How patients may describe their feelings Flashcards

Understand lay terms for Speaking and Listening A

1
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to experience severe pain.. KILL SOMEONE

A

My neck is KILLING ME

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2
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experience joint spasms or muscle stiffness

A

My neck is STIFF AS A BOARD in the cold.

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3
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to have a vague feeling of pain or discomfort

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I feel OUT OF SORTS

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4
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Two body parts to describe being very thin

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My grandpa hasn’t been eating for months and HE IS SKIN AND BONES NOW

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5
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to lose your appetite/ to have lost your appetite

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I’m OFF MY FOOD

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6
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A colour and preposition phrasal verb to mean syncope

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I BLACKED OUT at the gym after exercising without drinking.

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7
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get medication the doctor has prescribed from the pharmacy

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I saw the doctor this morning and FILLED THE PRESCRIPTION this afternoon.

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8
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to be active, to go outside

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After being stuck in bed for a week, I cannot wait to GET OUT AND ABOUT.

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9
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a condition is inherited

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Osteoarthritis RUNS IN THE FAMILY

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10
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phrasal verb for relax

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I like to TAKE IT EASY at the weekend.

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always busy, going from one place to another

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An emergency doctor is always ON THE GO.

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