Von Willebrand’s Disease (from sbd)

Von Willebrand’s disease is a hemophilic disorder of men and women characterized by lengthy bleeding caused by the deficiency of a clotting factor.

Named after Everard A. von Willebrand, ... a German- born Finnish physician, who first described it.

Question: What is Von Willebrand’s disease? Answer: An inher­ited disorder of the blood, involving faulty clotting. Unlike hemophilia, it occurs in women as well as men. Ease of bruising and bleeding, such as from the bowel, and excessive menstruation are features.

Task 12. Build medical terms:

1 — myo...; 2 — ...cardium; 3 — angio...graphy; 4 — ...tension; 5 — hypo...; 6 — phleb...; 7 — ...cardia; 8 — ...manometer; 9 — brady... .

(a — endo...; b — cardio...; c — ...cardium; d — ...ten­sion; e — ...itis; f — sphygmo...; g — hyper...; h — tachy...; i — ...cardia

)Task 13. Add the proper combining form, suffix or prefix to the parts of medical terms so as to fit their definitions;

1. A thickening of and loss of elasticity in, the inner walls of arteries, accompanied by the formation of the depo­sition of fatty compounds (athero...). 2. A thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries, as in old age (...sclerosis). 3. Abnormal heart rhythms (...rrhythmia).

2. Inflammation of the endocardium (endocard..,), 5. A narrowing or constriction of a passage, duct, opening (as in a mitral valve of a heart (mitral...osis). 6. High blood pressure affecting the heart and blood vessels (...tension). 7. Inflam* mation of a vein (...itis). 8. Lack of oxygen in blood (de...genation). 9. The branch of medicine dealing with the heart, its functions, and its diseases (cardie.,.).

(a “ a...; b — ...sclerosis; c — arterio...; d^ sten...; e — ...itis; f — phleb...; g — hyper...; h — ...logia; i — ...oxy...)

Task 14. Use this structure to respond to the following questions:

Example: What was the patient's temperature on admi­ssion to the hospital?

Prompt: It was 39°C.

Response: On admission to the hospital the patient’s tem­perature was 39° C.

1. What colour was the patient’s skin? (pallid) 2. What was the patient’s respiration rate? (20 per minute) 3. What was the patient’s pulse rate? (100 per minute) 4. What was the patient’s diagnosis? (obscure) 5. What colour were the patient’s lips? (cyanotic, blue) 6. What was the patient’s arterial pressure? (130/80).

Task 15. Choose the word that correctly completes each of the following sentences. Consult the dictionary if necessary:

1. The atherosclerosis patient should ... at least 7—8 hours.

2. Those who drink alcohol do a great damage (harm) to the ...;.

3. Vitamins are, most ... in treating atherosclerosis. 4. Vita­mins prevent the... from getting fatty and improve the metabolic processes. 5. The patient has a healthy heart, a healthy ... of lungs, and an adequate blood volume. 6. A doctor can ... heart ... . 7. Do you know the expressions “... heart”, “to ... heart”?

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a — deer, dear; louse, lose, loose; b — slip, sleep; c — leaver, liver; d — hair, hear, hare, here; noise, rales, clamour, murmur; e — hut, hat, hurt, heart; f — important, impotent; g m peer, pear, pair, pyre)