QUESTIONS:

(Choose the best response for each one)

1. If pain disappears and then comes back again, it's referred to as "________________" pain.
recurrent
reclusive
current

2. We'll have to __________________________ ( = do) some blood tests.

race
run
jog

3. I need you to __________________________.

take a heavy breath
make a deep breath
take a deep breath

4. I ___________________ the patient last week - He seemed very healthy.

examined
examination
exam

5. Your test came back _______________. You are healthy!

positive
increase
negative

6. If someone is HIV-_______________, it means that they have the HIV virus.

neutral
positive
negative

7. If you give someone a "clean ___________________", it means that you have determined
that the person is completely healthy.
bill of health
sheet of health
paper of health
8. What's another word for "doctor" ?
shrink
physician
physiologist

9. My mother has a _______________of needles = She is afraid of needles

horror
fear
panic

10. Hopefully we can ______________ ( = find out) what's wrong with you.
name
deter
determine

11. Take these pills - they'll help ______________________ ( = diminish) the headaches.
ease
facilitate
rectify

12. If someone asks you to __________________ to your waist, it means they would like
you to take off all the clothes above your waist. ( = your shirt, blouse, etc.)
strip down
take off
take down

13. What are some of the ____________________ of this medicine?

sideways action
side action
side effects

14. I'm going to prescribe some ____________________ for you.

pain-removers
pain-killers
pain-takers

15. If something is "sensitive _________________", it hurts when you touch it.

to contact
to the touching
 to the touch

16. I've __________________________ since I was a little girl.

had migraines
had a migraine
been migrated

17. __________________________ = Put your clothes on

Get dressed
Get dressed up
Get up

18. What's the opposite of the question above?

Dress yourself
Get down
Get undressed

19. __________________________ when I touch it?

Is it pain
Does it hurt
Is there anguish

20. Some physical symptoms are actually caused by _______________________ or stress.

anxious
anxiety
nervous

21. We can __________________________ cancer = It's definitely not cancer

rule up
rule out
rule in

22. Last year my grandfather was __________________________ with Alzheimer's.

diagnosis
made a diagnosis
diagnosed
23. I can't _____________ ( = don't have enough money to buy) these brand-name drugs.
pay
afford
pay off

24. My doctor told me I was ________________ for diabetes ( = there is a chance that I will
develop diabetes).
at risk for
very risky
a risk taker

25. You should never neglect the ____________ of an illness - Go see a doctor immediately!
warning signs
warning touch
road signs

26. Do you have a ____________________? No, my temperature is normal.

burn
thermometer
fever

27. It's not hopeless. This is something we can __________________________.

treat
treatment
give treatment

28. General _______________, which makes you unconscious, is used for some procedures.
anesthesia
narcosis
passing out

29. I need to have surgery = I need to have an __________________________

operative
operation
apparatus
30. Let me ask you a couple of questions about your medical _______________________.
life-history
past
history

31. I checked your __________________________ x-ray - Your lungs seem fine.

chest
foot
head

32. I think I'm _______________________ with something = I think I'm starting to get sick
coming to
coming down
coming apart

33. You will not feel any pain = You won't feel __________________________
things
painless
a thing

34. He's a __________________________ professional with over 20 years experience.

highly-qualified
high-qualifications
high-qualified

35. I'm going to refer you to a _______________________ of mine ( = a person I work with)
collage
college
colleague

36. I'm sorry, Dr. Beck is __________________________ patients today.

not having
not seeing
not healing

37. There is still no __________________________ for the common cold!

cure
curation
 treatment

38. Let me check my __________________________. Yes, tell Mr. Johnson that I can see
him at 2:00 PM on Thursday.
graph
schedule
time

39. Is it a sharp pain or a __________________________?

dull
dull one
dulled one

40. I don't have __________________________ in my right index finger.

a feeling
any feelings
any feeling

41. After you see a doctor, you might have to schedule a __________________________
appointment to see how things are progressing.
follow-up
follow-through
fellowship

42. I think this might be the __________________________ of your illness.

cause
reasoning
reason

43. I think this might be the __________________________ behind your illness.

reasoning
cause
reason

44. Do you have any allergies? Yes, I'm __________________________ to Penicillin.

having an allergy
allergic
allergy
45. A person who specializes in a particular field of medicine is called a ________________.
surgeon
special doctor
specialist

46. My back is __________________________ me! = My back hurts very much!

killing
destroying
paining

47. Does this __________________________?

hurt
pain
painful

48. It's too early to __________________________ a diagnosis.

express
tell
make

49. She is __________________________ = She is taking birth control pills

on pills
on the pill
on a pill

50. I almost __________________________ ( = lost consciousness) from the pain.

passed forward
passed out
passed over