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English In Medicine - U6 - Task 10
Unit 6: Making a diagnosis Task 10 1 A 33-year-old salesman suffering from a duodenal ulcer DOCTOR: Your stomach has been producing too much acid. This has inflamed an area in your bowel. It #39;s possible that your stressful job has aggravated the situation. This is quite a common condition and there is an effeetive treatment. It doesn #39;t involve surgery. 2 A 6-year-old boy with Perthes #39; disease, accompanied by his parents DOCTOR: What #39;s happened to your son #39;s hip is caused by a disturbance of the blood supply to the growing bone. This causes the bone to soften. When he walks, it puts pressure on the bone and it changes shape. It #39;s painful and he limps. This problem isn #39;t uncommon with young boys and if we treat it now, it won #39;t cause any permanent damage. 3 A 21-year-old professional footballer with a torn meniscus of the right knee DOCTOR: The cartilage, which is the cushioning tissue between the bones of your knee, has torn when your knee was twisting. PATIENT: Right. DOCTOR: We need to do some further tests -- an MRI scan and possibly an arthroscopy. PATIENT: Sorry ... DOCTOR: That means looking into the joint with a kind of telescope. If there is torn cartilage, we can remove it then. Footballers often get this kind of problem and with treatment and physio, you will be able to play again. PATIENT: Oh, right. 4 A 43-year-old teacher with fibroids DOCTOR: Er, well your heavy periods are caused by a condition known as fibroids. Fibroids are a type of growth in the womb ...From:Nguy #7877;n H #7891;ng XuânViews:0 0ratingsTime:04:23More inEducation

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