Symptoms. Complaints

1. Pre-reading activities

1.1 Read and memorize the words:

Headache – головний біль;

to have a headache – мати головний біль;

to take a tablet for a headache – прийняти таблетку від …

Toothache – зубний біль;

to have a toothache – мати зубний біль;

Stomachache – біль у шлунку;

to have a stomachache – мати 6iль y шлункy;

Earache - біль y вyci;

to have an earache - мати біль у вусі;

to put a warm compress on the ear - накласти теплий

компрес на вухо;

Heartache - серцевий біль;

to have a heartache - мати біль у серці;

to have a bad ( weak ) heart - мати хворе (слабке) серце;

to have a healthy heart - мати здорове серце;

Sore throat - запалене горло;

to have a sore throat - мати запалене горло;

to gargle the throat - полоскати горло;

Bleeding - кровотеча;

to stop the bleeding - зупинити кровотечу;

the bleeding is from an arm (leg, nose...) - кровотеча з ... ;

Cough - кашель;

to have a dry cough - мати сухий кашель;

to have a bad cough - мати сильний кашель;

Cold in the head - нежить;

to have a bad cold in the head - мати нежить;

to have a running nose - мати нежить;

Fracture - перелом;

to have an open (closed) fracture - мати відкритий (закритий) перелом;

Sunstroke - сонячний удар;

to get a sunstroke - отримати сонячний удар;

to cool the body - охолоджувати тіло;

Fever - лихоманка;

to be ill - хворіти;

to keep (stay) in bed -залишатися в ліжку;

to catch a cold - застудитися.

1. Read the text. Get ready to describe different kinds of pain.

Pain

Pain is divided into two types: acute pain and chronic pain.

Acute pain is pain of sudden onset, lasting for hours to days. Acute pain has a clear cause. It could result from any illness, trauma, surgery or any painful medical procedures.

Acute pain signals that there is something wrong and motivates the person to get help.

Examples of acute pain include:

the pain of heart attack

acute appendicitis

bone fracture

muscle sprain and others.

Chronic pain is the pain that starts as an acute pain and continues beyond the normal time expected for resolution of the problem. It can last for a long time (for 6 months or longer). About 9% of the US population and 18% of the European population suffer from chronic pain.

Severity

Severe or excruciating ( болісний, нестерпний)

Periodicity

Continuous pain that does not stop.

Intermittent pain that stops and starts again.

Brief or transient pain that passes quickly.

Quality

Sharp pain that is intense.

Dull pain that is not as intense or acute as sharp pain, possibly more annoying than painful. It is usually more diffuse than sharp pain.

Diffuse pain that covers a large area.

Shifting pain that moves from one area to another, such as from the lower abdomen to the area over the stomach.

3. Post-reading activities

3.1 Give the Ukrainian equivalents:

acute pain; chronic pain; covers a large area; moves from one area to another; severe pain; pain that stops and starts again; a clear cause; motivates the person to get help.

3.2 Give the English equivalents:

триває протягом 6 місяців або довше; біль, що починається раптово; страждати від хронічного болю; біль, що швидко проходить; не такий інтенсивний як гострий біль.

3.3 Answer the questions to the text:

1. How many types is pain divided into? 2. What is acute pain? 3. What is chronic pain? 4. What does acute pain motivates the person to do? 5. How long can chronic pain last? 6. What is shifting pain?