3. Questions for discussion:

1. Does the above dialogue take place in the office of a dentist or in the office of a doctor?

2. What is insomnia?

3. What does the doctor say is the best cure for insomnia?

4. What does the doctor recommend that Mr.Liss do in order to help him sleep better?

5. Has Mr. Liss been suffering from a pain in his back or a pain in his leg?

6. Does Mr. Liss say that it is a steady pain, or a pain that comes and goes?

7. What, in medical terminology, is meant by “poor circulation”?

8. What is the opposite of “overweight”?

9. Does the doctor feel that Mr. Liss’ blood pressure is above normal or below normal?

10. In periods of stress or excitement does the blood pressure usually rise or fall?

11. What is normal body temperature?

12. During serious illness or attacks of fever, to what heights will body temperature sometimes go?

13. What are some of the symptoms of heart trouble? Of rheumatism? Of arthritis?

14. What treatment does the doctor recommended to Mr. Liss?

15. When you go to a doctor, do you always or seldom follow his advice?

4. Imagine, you are a doctor. Try to diagnose these illnesses.

1. Common symptoms ; weakness, fever, sore throat, and puffiness to the cheeks. The swelling may extend from the cheeks to under the angle of the jaw.

2. This common childhood illness has its highest incidence in These symptoms will give way to a rash ( pink ,circular spots ) that starts on the face and spreads to the trunk, arms, and legs. Duration of the rash is typically 1-3 days.

3. Common symptoms in the adults include: fever, chills, runny nose, sore throat, swollen glands, frontal headache, muscle and body aches, joint paints, dry cough, chest pains with coughing, and weakness.

4. Common presentation is abdominal pain with fever ,loss of appetite, and nausea. Within 6-7 hours the pain localizes to the right lower quadrant of the abdomen.

5. Common symptoms include productive cough, fever, and chills. Shortness of breath is seen in more severe cases, breathing out is more difficult than breathing in. The act of breathing out may be accompanied by a musical wheeze.

6. This infection will commonly start as an upper respiratory infection with symptoms of runny nose, fever, and sore throat. A cough may be present, but it is usually spreading to the limbs. The rash starts as red spots that later turn into blistery bumps. The rash will eventually crust over, scab, and only rarely cause scarring. This process may take 7-14 days.

7. It is generally a 3-7 days illness( often seasonal) that results in congestion, runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes, sore throat and dry cough. There may be an associated low-grade fever.

TEXT C

A home call

Between a Mother, her Son and the Doctor.

M: Your nose is clogged up , your voice is hoarse and your face flushed. You must have a cold. I’m sure. I hope it’s nothing more. Where did you manage to get it?

S: I don’t know myself. I must have caught cold last night after a game of football when I felt so hot that I even took my jacket off.

M: How, thoughtless of you, the evening was chilly and windy. Now you will have to stay at in. Here is the thermometer, take your temperature.

S: Oh, I’ll be all right in a few hours.

M: Now, you do what you are told. Put the thermometer under your arm …. Oh, it’s thirty eight point three. You’ll have to away from classes today. I ‘ ll call the doctor. ( She phones to the local out patient hospital and is told that the doctor will call while making his daily round of the district).

D: What do you complain of , my boy?

S: I have a bad head ache and a sore throat. I feel sort of feverish.

D: Let me feel your pulse . Open your mouth, please. I see your tongue is coated and your throat inflamed. Now , strip to the waist, please. Take a deep breath…

Your son is to keep his bed for three days. Here is the prescription. This medicine is to be taken three times a day before meals, two tablespoonfuls each time. It will to keep the fever down . Blow your nose gently , young man, or else you’ll

have an earache…Nothing serious, but don’t get up before Wednesday , as there might be complications(bad after-effects)