How patients may describe their feelings Flashcards
Understand lay terms for Speaking and Listening A
to experience severe pain.. KILL SOMEONE
My neck is KILLING ME
experience joint spasms or muscle stiffness
My neck is STIFF AS A BOARD in the cold.
to have a vague feeling of pain or discomfort
I feel OUT OF SORTS
Two body parts to describe being very thin
My grandpa hasn’t been eating for months and HE IS SKIN AND BONES NOW
to lose your appetite/ to have lost your appetite
I’m OFF MY FOOD
A colour and preposition phrasal verb to mean syncope
I BLACKED OUT at the gym after exercising without drinking.
get medication the doctor has prescribed from the pharmacy
I saw the doctor this morning and FILLED THE PRESCRIPTION this afternoon.
to be active, to go outside
After being stuck in bed for a week, I cannot wait to GET OUT AND ABOUT.
a condition is inherited
Osteoarthritis RUNS IN THE FAMILY
phrasal verb for relax
I like to TAKE IT EASY at the weekend.
always busy, going from one place to another
An emergency doctor is always ON THE GO.