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QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. If pain disappears and then comes back again, it's referred to as "___RECURRENT__________" pain.
recurrent
reclusive
current
7. If you give someone a "clean _BILL OF HEALTH____", it means that you have determined that the person is
completely healthy.
bill of health
sheet of health
paper of health
shrink
physician
physiologist
10. Hopefully we can __DETERMINE______________________ ( = find out) what's wrong with you.
name
deter
determine
1.
2. If someone asks you to __STRIP DOWN___________ to your waist, it means they would like you to take
off all the clothes above your waist. ( = your shirt, blouse, etc.)
strip down
take off
take down
to contact
to the touching
to the touch
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
3. I can't ____AFFORD________________ ( = don't have enough money to buy) these brand-name drugs.
pay
afford
pay off
4. My doctor told me I was ____AT RISK ____________ for diabetes ( = that there was a chance I'd develop
diabetes).
at risk for
very risky
a risk taker
5. You should never neglect the ___WARNING SIGNS____ of an illness. Go see a doctor immediately!
warning signs
warning touch
road signs
8. General __ANESTHESIA________________________, which makes you unconscious, is used for some procedures.
anesthesia
narcosis
passing out
10. Let me ask you a couple of questions about your medical __HISTORY________________________.
life-history
past
history
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
2. I think I'm __________________________ with something. = I think I'm starting to get sick.
coming to
coming down
coming apart
3. You will not feel any pain. = You won't feel __________________________.
things
painless
a thing
cure
save
treatment
8. Let me check my __________________________. Yes, tell Mr. Johnson that I can see him at 2:00 PM on Thursday.
graph
schedule
time
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. After you see a doctor, you might have to schedule a __________________________ appointment to see how
things are progressing.
follow-up
follow-through
fellowship
having an allergy
allergic
allergy
2. There is no physical ______BASIS____________________ for these symptoms. I believe that the cause of your
problems is psychological.
base
basic
basis
7. This is not a ___FATAL_______________________ disease. = You will not die from this disease.
fatal
fatalistic
fatality
8. If a patient is ___TERMINALLY____________________ ill, he/she will likely die from their disease.
terminally
tactfully
totally
outdoors type
outpatient
outside patient
3. There's not much I can tell you until we get __________________________ (from the lab).
your tests over
your tests have returned
your tests back
major
minor
minority
7. Cough, fever, and bruises are examples of minor __________________________ that people commonly suffer.
ailments
sicknesses
illnesses
9. If your nose or sinuses become congested, or __________________________, a decongestant medicine may help
you.
stuck
stuffed
stuffy
1. The __________________________ ( = first ) symptoms of this condition are nausea and a high fever.
initial
initialed
initiative
2. These things are often __________________________. If your father had it, you might get it too.
hereditary
heresy
hearsay
anti-toxin
anti-depressant
antioxidant
5. Which one of these does NOT mean "to pay attention to"?
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to repress
6. This is a __________________________ dangerous condition. You have to seek treatment right away.
potentially
possibly
passively
7. Which tests are you going to __________________________? What can I expect to experience during these
tests?
perform
perforate
profess
10. Taking this medication will __________________________ your risk of a heart attack.
take down
lower
make less
1. How many treatments will I need, and how much will it __________________________? ( = how much will I have
to pay)
charge
cost
pay
5. Under __________________________ circumstances should you drink alcohol. = You shouldn't drink alcohol no
matter what.
no
not
any
7. I suggest you stop taking these sleeping pills. - You're becoming __________________________ ( = slightly
addicted to) them.
dependent on
depending on
dependent with
cover
pay
bankroll
10. Just because your mother had breast cancer doesn't mean that you'll __________________________ it too.
diagnose
do
develop
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
3. P1: Does the patient have health __________________________? P2: No, she is uninsured.
assurance
insurance
assistance
4. If you're unable to quit smoking altogether, you should at least __________________________. ( = do it less)
cut down
cut off
cut around
compliments
completions
7. I've been taking birth control pills __________________________. ( = for many years)
for years
on a yearly basis
yearly
9. Even if you are infected, the symptoms might not __________________________ ( = appear) for weeks.
show off
show up
show
10. This is a contagious disease that can only be __________________________ by/through sexual intercourse.
transferred
transplanted
transmitted
going up
going out
inconclusive
inclined
pain
fatigue
note
review
5. When there is a decrease in or disappearance of signs and symptoms of cancer, you can say that the cancer is in
__________________________.
regression
remittance
remission
6. How __________________________ is this treatment? ( = how well does this treatment work?)
affected
effective
ineffectual
rush
reach
take
make
primary
principal
10. Most operations are not emergencies and are considered __________________________ surgery. ( = surgery
that you choose to have)
choosy
picked
elective