Healthcare Flashcards
What is the term for unintended reactions to medication?
Side effecfs
What covers the cost of medical expenses in case of illness or injury?
Health insurance
I’m _____ a cold at the moment. (Trying to get a rid of)
Fighting off
Rani isn’t in today; she’s ____ flu. (Has caught, usually a non-serious illness)
Gone down with
I’m not going to work today. I’ve ____ a dreadful cold. (To talk about illness of ourselves)
Come down with
Harry ____ hay fever and sneezes a lot if he’s near grass or flowers. (Used for long-term problems)
Suffers from
My arm ___ where I banged it against the car. (gives pain caused by an injury)
Hurts
My back ___ after all that digging yesterday. (persistent low-level pain)
Aches
My head is ___. (beating with pain)
Throbbing
She tripped on the uneven pavement and ____. (injured by turning it suddenly)
twisted her ankle
I feel a bit ____. I think I should sit down. (a feeling that you are spinning round and can’t balance)
dizzy
I have a ____ from sitting in a draught yesterday. (pain and difficulty in moving your neck round)
stiff neck
She was a bit ___ this morning, so I told her to stay in bed. (with a high temperature/fever)
feverish
He was ___ all over; I knew it must be something serious. (shaking)
trembling
My nose is all ___ today with this horrible cold. (blocked)
bunged up
I had a virus last week, but I ___ it quite quickly. (got better, recovered).
got over
Dan felt terrible last week, but he’s ___ now. (getting better).
on the mend
It’s taking Hania some time to recover from her accident, but she’s ___ now. (past the most difficult period).
over the worst
She’ll ___ again soon. (fully healthy again)
be back on her feet
