Health problems Flashcards
addiction
addiction to s.th drug/alcohol addiction a long-term/chronic/serious addiction cure/treat/overcome/fight against/feed an addiction an addiction problem/clinic/counsellor
allergy
an allergy to s.th
develop/diagnose/teeat/trigger/cause an allergy
a severe/common/serious/life-threatening allergy
a food/peanut/penicillin/skin allergy
allergy suferers/symptoms
dehydration
avoid/prevent/cause/suffer from dehydration
severe/mild/extreme dehydration
disease
a fatal/deadly/chronic disease heart/lung/kisney disease transmit/contract/develop a disease prevent/treat/cure/fight a disease diagnose/spread/cause a disease
infection
a viral/bacterial/urinary/resipratory infection
a chest/ear/lung infection
contract:trasit/spread an infection
prevent/combat/fight/treat/cure/detect an infection
infection control/prevention
obesity
tackle/prevent/fight/reduce/cause obesity
the obesity epidemic/rate/problem
childhood/child/adault obesity
morbid/extreme/severe obesity
stroke
a suspected/minor/severe/fatal/mini stroke
a stroke victim/patient/unit
suffer/have/prevent a stroke
administer
administered by s.o/s.th administer s.th to s.o administer a dose/injection/vaccine/drug administer medication/antihiotics/morphine orally/interavenously administered
diagnose
s.o is diagnosed with s.th
s.o/s.th is diagnosed as s.th
diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/leukaemia
diagnosed with a disorder/disease/tumour
diagnosed as epileptic/diabetic
examine
a doctor/psychiatrist/soecialist examine s.o
examine a patient
examined by s.o
screen
screen for s.th screen for a disease/abnormality/condition screen dor TB/diabetes/cancer screen a patient/donor routinely/properly screen
vaccine
vaccinated against s.th vaccinated against smallpox/measles/flu/rabies fully vaccinated children/adults/animals are vaccinated have s.o vaccinated
discharge
discharge from hospital
