MEDICAL ENGLISH Listening Activity 9 |
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Examining a patient - Stretch tests The neurologIst carries out stretch tests on Mr Jameson for the sciatic
and posterior tibial nerves and the femoral nerve. Complete the gaps in
her instructions with the help of the drawings. |
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DOCTOR: Would you like to get onto the couch and 1.) _______ on your back, please? Now I'm going to take your left leg and see how far we can 2.) _______________ it. Keep the knee straight. Does that hurt at all?
PATIENT: Yes, just a little. Just slightly.
DOCTOR: Can I do the same with this leg? How far will this one go? Not very far. Now let's see what happens if I 3.) __________ your toes back.
PATIENT: Oh, that's worse.
DOCTOR:: I'm going to 4.) __________ your knee. How does that feel?
PATIENT: A little better.
DOCTOR: Now let's see what happens when we 5.) ___________ your leg again.
PATIENT: That's sore.
DOCTOR: I'm just going to 6.) __________ behind your knee.
PATIENT: Oh, that hurts a lot.
DOCTOR: Where does it 7.) __________
PATIENT: In my back.
DOCTOR: Right. Now would you 8.) __________ over onto your tummy? Bend your right knee. How does that 9.) ____________ ?
PATIENT: It 's a little bit sore.
DOCTOR: Now I'm going to 10.) __________ your thigh off the couch.
PATIENT: Oh, that really hurts.
2 raise / lift
3 bend
4 bend
5 straighten
6 press
7 hurt
8 roll
9 feel
10 lift / raise
DOCTOR: Would you like to get onto the couch and lie on your back, please? Now I'm going to take your left leg and see how far we can raise it. Keep the knee straight. Does that hurt at all?
PATIENT: Yes, just a little. Just slightly.
DOCTOR: Can I do the same with this leg? How far will this one go? Not very far. Now let's see what happens if I bend your toes back.
PATIENT: Oh, that's worse.
DOCTOR:: I'm going to bend your knee. How does that feel?
PATIENT: A little better.
DOCTOR: Now let's see what happens when we straighten your leg again.
PATIENT: That's sore.
DOCTOR: I'm just going to press behind your knee.
PATIENT: Oh, that hurts a lot.
DOCTOR: Where does it hurt?
PATIENT: In my back.
DOCTOR: Right. Now would you roll over onto your tummy? Bend your right knee. How does that feel ?
PATIENT: It 's a little bit sore.
DOCTOR: Now I'm going to lift your thigh off the couch.
PATIENT: Oh, that really hurts.