Dialogue. Resident: This patient is doing well with treatment for heart failure but I have problems in treating his hypertension

Resident: This patient is doing well with treatment for heart failure but I have problems in treating his hypertension.

Dr. Pavlova (head of the department): What is his case history?

Resident: He is 53. Six years ago he consulted a physician because of morning headaches. He was diagnosed to have hypertension, and weight reduction, shorter hours of work, and small doses of captopril and beta-blockers were prescribed.

Dr. Pavlova: Is there hypertension in the family?

Resident No, there's no cardiovascular disease in the family. As I said earlier, his heart failure has been corrected but the blood pressure remains 220-180 over 120-110 mm Hg.

Dr. Pavlova: Give the patient antihypertension drugs and then we will try to find out the cause of his high blood pressure. The cause of hyper­tension may be renal, vascular or endocrine. Tomorrow we'll have the results of the laboratory tests and then we'll try to clear up the case.

Упражнение 16. Прослушайте (прочитайте) диалог еще раз. Скажите, какие утверждения соответствуют содержанию диалога.

1. а) Больной поступил в больницу по поводу почечной недоста­точности; б) Больной поступил в больницу по поводу сердечной недо­статочности. 2. а) У родителей больного отмечалась гипертония; б) Никто в семье больного не жаловался на гипертонию. 3. а) Причи­ной гипертонии может быть заболевание почек; б) Пиелонефрит не может быть причиной высокого давления.

Упражнение 17. Прослушайте (прочитайте) диалог и скажите, о чем беседуют Дима и Джон.