Dialogue 3

D: How long have you had this temperature?

P: Oh, I don’t know exactly. About two months on and off.

D: And is the temperature there all the time or does it come on at any particular time?

P: Well, sometimes I’m all right during the day, but I wake up at night and I’m drenched in sweat, and sometimes my whole body shakes.
D: How have you been feeling in general?

P: Well, I don’t know, I’ve been feeing a bit tired and weak. And I just don’t seem to have any energy.

D: Have you noticed any pain in your muscles?

P: Actually I have a bit, yes.

D: And what about your weight? Have you lost any weight?

P: Yes, yes, I have, about a stone (1 stone=14 pounds or 6.4 kg).

D: I see, and what about your appetite? What’s your appetite been like?

P: I’ve really been off my food this last while. I just haven’t felt like eating.

D: Have you had a cough at all?

P: Yes, I have. Nearly all the time. I sometimes bring up a lot of phlegm.

D: Have you noticed any blood in it?

P: No, not always but yes, sometimes.

D: Have you had any pains in your chest?

P: Only if I take a deep breath.

Dialogue 4

D: Good afternoon, Mr Hudson. Just have a seat. I haven’t seen you for a good long time. What’s brought you along here today?

P: Well, doctor. I’ve been having these headaches and I seem to have lost some weight.

D: I see, and how long have these headaches been bothering you?

P: Well, I don’t know. For quite a while now. The wife passed away you know, about four months ago. And I’ve been feeling down since then.

D: And which part of your head is affected?

P: Just here. Just here on the top. It feels as if there were something heavy, a heavy weight pressing down on me.

D: Have they affected your vision at all?

P: No, no I wouldn’t say so.

D: Not even seeing lights or black spots?

P: No, nothing like that.

D: And they haven’t made you feel sick at all?

P: No.

D: Now, you told me that you’ve lost some weight. What’s your appetite been like?

P: Well, actually, I haven’t really been feeling like eating. I’ve already been off my food for the moment.

D: And what about your bowels, any problems?

P: No, no they’re, I’m quite all right, no problems.

D: And what about your waterworks?

P: Well, I’ve been having trouble getting started and I have to, I seem to have to get up during the night, two or three times at night.

D: And has this come on recently?

P: No, not exactly. I think I’ve noticed it gradually over the past few months.

D: Do you get any pain when you’re passing water?

P: No, no.