Dialogue. Patient: About 90 kilograms, I think / It usually comes after meals/ I've had pain/ Well, I'll try, but it's not going to be easy/ For about a month / Well

Patient: About 90 kilograms, I think / It usually comes after meals/ I've had pain/ Well, I'll try, but it's not going to be easy/ For about a month / Well, yes, I tend to overeat, I'm afraid / No, it is not continuous, it comes and goes/ I've always been fond of eating good things /I haven't been feeling well, doctor/ Here — just below where my heart is/

Doctor: Does it come on at any particular time?/ Show me where it hurts /Well, what seems to be the problem?/ Is your pain continuous or does it come and go?/ Do you eat big meals?/ I would like to take some measurements — we need your BMI (body mass index)/ What is your weight?/ How long have you had this pain?/ After meals?/ You'd better not eat so much/ I'll check your blood pressure first/Try to get your weight down by 5% in three months/ That is probably the cause of your pain/ Some laboratory tests will be needed: let's begin with fasting blood sugar/Let's first of all discuss your diet: no heavy meals, not so much bread, no sugar in your tea, no cake/ But before we decide on the treatment I would like to examine you/

Упражнение 14. Иностранные друзья попросили вас рассказать о вашей сестре, которая работает участковым врачом в районной поликлинике. Составьте рассказ, используя следующие слова и словосочетания:

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local polyclinic, to be on call, to visit patients in their homes, to work
in shifts, to examine patients, to have the patient X-rayed, to auscultate
the heart and lungs, to check the blood-pressure, to give a sick-leav^
(certificate), to diagnose, to prescribe medicine |

Упражнение 15. Прослушайте (прочитайте) диалог между врачом тера­певтического отделения клиники Московской медицинской академии и ординатором из Малайзии. Определите тему беседы.