Практичне заняття 4.2

Медичний огляд

1. Письмове обгрунтування. Види обгрунтувань: перевали і недоліки, думка і рішення.

2. Уміння доцільно використовувати в спілкуванні найуживаніші вислови, необхідні для ведення бесіди з лікарями, письмово обгрунтовувати причини хвороб та пропонувати шляхи їх подолання.

3. Погода в Україні та в країні, мова якої вивчається.

«How to Check Pulse»

Heart – серце

To strengthen – зміцнювати

Radial artery – променева артерія

To protect – захищати

A regular regimen – правильний режим

To check pulse – перевірити пульс

To control – контролвати

To beat – битися, стукати

A patient’s condition – стан пацієнта

To be careful – бути уважним

Nervous – нервовий

To count the pulse – рахувати пульс

Beating of the pulse – биття пульсу

Immediately – негайно

Changes – зміни

To note – помічати

Deep or shallow – глибокий чи мілкий

Rate – частота

The strength of beating – сила биття

Rhythm – ритм

I. Speaking

1. What can you say about the heart? Can you take your pulse rate?

2. Do you know what is a normal pulse rate is?

3. Why is pulse so important?

II. Work with Text

Pre-reading activities

4. Match definitions with words.

a) Condition	__ to calculate the total number of items
b) Pulse	__ making a regular sound or movement
c) Nervous	__ the state of somebody’s health or how fit they are
d) To count	__ the number of times the blood beats in a minute
e) Beating	__ connected with the body’s nerves and often affecting you mentally and emotionally

5. Replace the italicized parts of the sentences with equivalents from the text.

1. A nurse must take care of patients.

2. The patients are in abnormal state now

3. Changes in the beat are very important.

4. You must notice that he is waiting for you.

5. A physician works in hospital.

6. There are a lot of medical sisters who help doctors.

Reading

6. Read the text and learn how to take the pulse rate.

How to check pulse

Your heart is a wonderful organ that works during every minute of your life. You can help it work long and well. You can strengthen it protect it from diseases by exercises and regular regimen.

Take your pulse and in such a way you can control the work of you heart.

Our pulse is about 70 beats per minute. After heavy exercises the heart works faster and then the pulse will be faster too, perhaps 100 beats. After a minute or two the pulse will be normal again.

A nurse looks after her patients in the daytime or at night and can see any change's in the patients' condition. Many of the changes are very important. The nurse must be careful when she takes the patient's pulse. It is not difficult to take the pulse. Put three fingers of the left hand over the radial artery. Many patients are nervous when they see a nurse or a doctor, and the patient's pulse is faster. That's why the nurse must wait a few seconds before she begins to count the pulse. If the nurse sees any changes in the beating of the pulse she must immediately tell the doctor. Changes in the pulse are very important.

REMEMBER: When you take the pulse you must note:

1. If it is deep or shallow.

2. Its rate.

3. The strength of the beating.

4. Its rhythm.

Post-reading activities

7. Comprehension. Are the sentences true or false? Correct false statements.

1. A nurse looks after patients only in the daytime.

2. She can see any changes in patients’ condition.

3. The nurse must be careful when talking with patients.

4. It’s difficult to check pulse.

5 You must put two fingers of the left hand over the radial artery.

6. Many patients are glad to see a doctor.

7. The nurse must wait a few seconds before she begins to count the pulse rate.

8. If the nurse sees any changes in the beating of the heart she must talk to the doctor.

9. Changes in pulse are very important.

10. The pulse is shallow.

8. Answer the questions.

1. When does a nurse look after her patients?

2. Must she be careful while taking the pulse rate?

3. Is it difficult or easy to take pulse?

4. How can we take pulse?

5. When are patients nervous?

6. The patients’ pulse is faster when they see a nurse, isn’t it?

7. What must the nurse do before taking the pulse rate?

8. What must the nurse do if she sees any regularity in the beating of pulse?

9. What is very important in pulse?

10. How must the nurse count the pulse rate?