Acute / a cause of a disease / pain / abdomen / tongue / dry / perform an operation
Read the text and find the English equivalents of the given words.
- острый аппендицит
- встречаться
- причина болезни
- воспаление аппендикса
- острая боль
- боль в эпигастрии
- тошнота
- задержка стула
- скорость оседания эритроцитов
- язык обложен
- приступ аппендицита
- боли в животе уменьшаются
- умеренная болезненность
- хирургическим путем
- удалять аппендикс
Acute Appendicitis
Acute appendicitis occurs in all age groups. The cause of the disease is the inflammation of the appendix. Acute appendicitis begins suddenly with sharp pain which is at first felt in epigastrium but then becomes generalized in the abdomen. The pain is accompanied by nausea, retention of stools and gases.
With the development of the disease temperature rises and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate becomes increased. The pulse is quick. The tongue is coated and dry.
The attack of acute appendicitis lasts for 3-4 days. Then the temperature returns to normal, abdominal pains decrease and only a moderate tenderness is felt in the right lower part of the abdomen on palpation.
A doctor treats acute appendicitis surgically. He performs an operation under local anaesthesia and removes the appendix to prevent its rupture which may result in peritonitis.
Fill in the gaps using the information from the text “Acute Appendicitis”.
- The cause of appendicitis is … of the appendix.
- The patient has … pain in the …, … of stools, … temperature, nausea and … tongue.
- The temperature ….
- The … is felt in the epigastrium and generalized in the ….
- … increases.
- The doctors … the disease ….
- The doctor … the appendix.
Answer the questions
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- What is the cause of acute appendicitis?
- What symptoms does the patient have?
- What is the course of the disease?
- What does the doctor do to treat the disease?
Speak about acute appendicitis
TOPIC 31. ACUTE BRONCHITIS
1. Teacher: Before speaking about acute bronchitis let’s review the words which you are to know. It will be a competition! If you translate most of the words for a short time you’ll win! Ready, steady, go!
- call in a doctor
- go to the polyclinic
- experienced therapeutist
- come to the call
- patient’s complaints
- condition
- painful dry cough
- throat
- breastbone
- examine the patient
- listen to the lungs
- measure blood pressure
- dry rales
- breathe
- make a diagnosis
- admit to the hospital
- a sick-leave
- follow a bed regimen
- administer tablets
- home treatment
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