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Hospital/Doctor’s Visit Vocab/Phrases. Role Play Dialogue. A = Doctor / B = Patient A: Hi. Come on in and have a seat. Now what seems to be the problem? B: I have a(n)________ A: How long have you had it? B: It ’ s been about_________. A: Are you taking anything for it?
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Role Play Dialogue • A = Doctor / B= Patient • A: Hi. Come on in and have a seat. Now what seems to be the problem? • B: I have a(n)________ • A: How long have you had it? • B: It’s been about_________. • A: Are you taking anything for it? • B: Yes. I’ve taken____________ ,but it doesn’t seem to be helping. */ No, I haven’t. • A: I see. Are you allergic to any medications? • B: Not that I know of. / *Yes. I’m allergic to_________ • A: I’m going to give you a prescription for___________. I want you to take it______________times a day. */ I recommend that you_____________. • Make an appointment to see me next week if it doesn’t get better over the next few days.
Important Phrases: • I have a(n)___________ (headache, cold, sore throat, fever, migraine, earache, etc.) • I have a pain in my__________(stomach, intestines, side, abdomen, etc.) • My__________hurts. • I hurt my__________ • It’s a dull pain (not sharp or sudden; a slow, steady ache) • It’s a sharp pain (very painful at one point, then not so painful at another point, then painful again) • My________is numb/tingly • I have been vomiting/throwing-up • I am having________(chest pains, heartburn/indigestion, stomach cramps)
Symptoms: (what is wrong with you; what you are experiencing; pain that you have, and where) • Rash= red spots or red itching areas on the skin; usually comes from an allergy or illness • Fever= a high temperature over 99 degrees Fahrenheit. • Diarrhea= runny, liquid feces (poop) • Constipation= When you cannot go # 2 (cannot release feces) • Runnynose= when your nose keeps dripping stuff/mucus • Stuffynose= when you can’t breathe through your nose; too much mucus in the nose; restricted nasal passages • Cramp= tightening of the muscles that causes pain • Toothache= a hurt/painful tooth • Earache= an ear that hurts. • Broken arm/leg/tooth/toe= a broken bone in a body part • Migraine= a very painful headache, usually over one eye, sometimes with a upset stomach, and the eyes are sensitive to light • Headache= a pain in your head/brain area • AllergicReaction= an allergy to certain kinds of food, pollen, hay, or medicine; usually in the form of a rash, or swelling/large body parts • Vomiting/throwing-up/barfing • Upsetstomach/Nausea= a feeling like you are going to vomit/throw-up • Sore throat= Pain in the throat; it hurts when you swallow • Cold= usually a sore throat, a cough, a stuffy or runny nose, and an achy body, with low energy • Flu= Usually vomiting, achy body, and a high fever • Fastheartrate= when your heart beats very fast • Chestpains= pains in the chest/heart area • Heartburn/Indigestion= when stomach acid rises into the esophagus and produces a burning feeling in the chest area • Stomachcramp= painful cramps in the stomach/intestines
Know Your Health History!!! • 1.) Allergies to medicines? • 2.) Heart problems? • 3.) Diabetes? • 4.) Past surgeries? • 5.) Are pregnant? • 6.) High blood pressure? • 7.) History of cancer for you and in your family? • 8.) History of stroke/heart attacks for you and in your family? • 9.) List of medicines you are currently taking • 10.) Insurance coverage • who is the insurance company? • who is insured? • is there a co-pay? • insurance ID number? • the insurance card will have this information on it