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1
Q

Where would you find the following in a hospital?

All medical files, letters, and reports

A

Medical Records

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2
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Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Women having babies

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Labour ward

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3
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Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Someone having an operation

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Theatre

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4
Q

Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Specimens being analyzed

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Laboratory

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5
Q

Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Patients who have just finished undergoing surgery

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Recovery Area

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6
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Where would you find the following in a hospital?

People moving between rooms and departments

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Corridor

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7
Q

Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Staff and visitors eating

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Canteen

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8
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Where would you find the following in a hospital?

People that have recently died

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Mortuary

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9
Q

Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Seriously ill people receiving specialist nursing

A

Intensive care

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10
Q

Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Patients from accidents and disasters

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Accident and emergency

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11
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Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Drugs being dispensed

A

Pharmacy

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12
Q

Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Stored blood

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Blood bank

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13
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Where would you find the following in a hospital?

People who have had a heart attack

A

Coronary care unit

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14
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Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Patients being moved between floor:

A

Lift

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15
Q

Where would you find the following in a hospital?

Elderly patients

A

Geriatric ward

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16
Q

They assist patients who have difficulties speaking.

A

Speech therapists

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17
Q

They move patients on beds, trolleys and wheelchairs.

A

Porters

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18
Q

They look after people’s feet.

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Chiropodists

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19
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They work out special meals and give advice on the most appropriate food.

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Dieticians

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20
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They are responsible for, prepare and dispense medicine.

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Pharmacists

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21
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These doctors’ speciality is children.

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Paediatricians

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22
Q

Senior medical people who give expert advice and are responsible for final decision making.

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Consultants

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23
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They operate on patients to repair skin damage or improve a patient’s appearance.

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Plastic surgeons

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24
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Their work is rehabilitation and assistance of people recovering from or suffering from illness.

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Occupational therapists

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25
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They operate equipment in the X-ray department.

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Radiographers

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26
Q

They work in the departments which are responsible for

specimens.

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Medical laboratory scientific officers

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27
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They are responsible for running and organizing a ward or department.

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Ward sisters / Charge nurses

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28
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They work together with medical personnel in hospital and try to deal with a patient’s problems at home.

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Social workers

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29
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They clean and organize bed linen.

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Laundry staff

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30
Q

These doctors may refer their patients to hospital to see a

specialist or to receive specialist care.

A

General practitioners

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31
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She nervously waited for the post to find out whether she had ___ her final nursing examination.

A

Passed

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32
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He seems to have put on a lot of ___ in the last few months.

A

weight

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33
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A new ___ on the edge of the city has now been found for the new hospital.

A

Sight

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34
Q

One quality that all nurses must have is ___.

A

Patience

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35
Q

She is very concerned that her hair loss will result in her

becoming ___.

A

Bald

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36
Q

During the procedure she began to feel unwell and felt she was going to ___.

A

Faint

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37
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He has been experiencing pain in the ___ region of the back.

A

lumbar

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38
Q

The surgeon uses a large number of ___ to mop up the blood.

A

swabs

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39
Q

Muscular dystrophy is a disease where the muscles ___ away.

A

waste

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40
Q

He suffers from a muscular ___ in his left eye.

A

tic

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41
Q

In the accident he suffered a major ___ to his right femur.

A

break

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42
Q

After sneezing or coughing, some microbial pathogens may be ___ on the wind, enhancing the spread of infection.

A

borne

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43
Q

Before going off duty the doctor should ___ that all

intravenous cannulae are working satisfactorily.

A

check

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44
Q

The wound has been very slow to ___.

A

heal

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45
Q

The doctor was called when the child began to ___ with pain.

A

groan

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46
Q

Her skin was badly ___ with the scars of acne.

A

pitted

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47
Q

As the infection took hold his temperature began to ___.

A

soar

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48
Q

I’d like to go over what we’re going to do tomorrow.

A

Stating the purpose

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49
Q

Did you say these pains always come an hour after you’ve been eating?

A

Clarifying information

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50
Q

Could you repeat that, please?

A

Asking for repetition

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51
Q

Yes, I see!

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Showing that you’re listening

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52
Q

Yes, I quite agree.

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Agreeing

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53
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I’m afraid I have to disagree there.

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Disagreeing

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54
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Not KLIM! KLEM!

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Correcting information

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55
Q

Well, Susan, it seems your main concerns are about the operation.

A

Summarizing

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56
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Don’t worry about that. We’ll soon sort it out for you.

A

Reassuring

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57
Q

I can imagine it’s very difficult for your family at the moment.

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Empathizing

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58
Q

I’m very sorry but your father died ten minutes ago.

A

Giving bad news

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59
Q

Two of these on the bed are straightened regularly and washed
every few days.

A

Sheets

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60
Q

A mask and tube from this will supply oxygen to the patient.

A

Oxygen point

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61
Q

Patients lie on this, it’s sometimes hard and sometimes soft!

A

Mattress

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62
Q

Male patients confined to bed use this to urinate.

A

Urine bottle

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63
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A patient with a broken leg will need two of these to get around.

A

Crutch

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64
Q

A mechanical device for lifting and moving patients.

A

Hoist

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65
Q

A narrow bed for transporting patients.

A

Trolley

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66
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Patients who can sit up comfortably can be transported in one of
these.

A

Wheelchair

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67
Q

For flowers.

A

Vase

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68
Q

To rest their head on.

A

Pillow

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69
Q

Drawn around a patient’s bed to provide some privacy.

A

Curtain

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70
Q

Patients use this when they need to call a nurse.

A

call button

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71
Q

Intravenous fluid bags are suspended on this.

A

drip stand

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72
Q

These keep the patient warm.

A

blanket

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73
Q

A patient confined to bed will have to use this to urinate and
defecate.

A

bedpan

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74
Q

Wash your hands here.

A

basin

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75
Q

Meals are brought to the bed on this.

A

tray

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76
Q

For identification, this is worn by patients around their wrist.

A

name band

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77
Q

This covers the bed to keep off the dust.

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bedspread

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78
Q

Suspended above the bed, this can be used by the patient to pull
herself up.

A

monkey pole

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79
Q

The patient’s condition is recorded here.

A

Observations chart

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80
Q

alopecia

A

baldness

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81
Q

arteriosclerosis

A

hardening of the arteries

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82
Q

bursitis

A

housemaid’s knee

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83
Q

cerebral palsy

A

(to be) spastic

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84
Q

candida

A

thrush

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85
Q

cerebral infarction/bleeding

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stroke

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86
Q

dyspepsia

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indigestion

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87
Q

eructation

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belching

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88
Q

erythema pernio

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chilblains

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89
Q

flatulence

A

wind

90
Q

hemorrhoids

A

piles

91
Q

halitosis

A

bad breath

92
Q

herpes simplex

A

cold sore

93
Q

herpes zoster

A

shingles

94
Q

hordeolum

A

stye

95
Q

infectious mononucleosis

A

glandular fever

96
Q

myocardial infarction

A

heart attack

97
Q

oedema

A

swelling

98
Q

poliomyelitis

A

polio

99
Q

pyrosis

A

heartburn

100
Q

rubella

A

German measles

101
Q

rubeola; morbilli

A

measles

102
Q

tendonitis

A

tennis elbow

103
Q

urticaria

A

heat spots/nettle rash

104
Q

varicella

A

chickenpox

105
Q

verrucae

A

warts

106
Q

The ___ of equipment is necessary to kill spores.

A

sterilization

107
Q

Safe practice includes the safe ___ of waste.

A

disposal

108
Q

Hands must be carefully washed after ___

with body fluids.

A

contamination

109
Q

A patient with a highly infectious disease may have

to be cared for in ___.

A

isolation

110
Q

Some disease organisms may trigger an inflammatory ___ in the body.

A

response

111
Q

The ___ of influenza depends on the strain

of virus causing it.

A

severity

112
Q

In the case of mumps the period of ___ is very long.

A

incubation

113
Q

In most European countries, ___ against many childhood diseases is available.

A

vaccination

114
Q

A long ___ is often required after glandular fever.

A

convalescence

115
Q

Many viral diseases are known to cause ___ of the tonsils.

A

inflammation

116
Q

A programme of ___ has made diphtheria a very rare disease in Britain.

A

immunization

117
Q

Tetanus is an ___ by the Clostridium tetani bacillus.

A

infection

118
Q

Typhoid fever is spread by ___ of food or drink contaminated by bacillus from infected faeces.

A

ingestion

119
Q

If plaque is not removed from teeth it may lead to the ___ of the enamel.

A

destruction

120
Q

Disease can spread to another person through direct contact

___ the patient.

A

with

121
Q

Infection may be carried in water contaminated ___ sewage.

A

by

122
Q

Malaria is transmitted ___ the bite of a mosquito.

A

by

123
Q

Toxins released ___ the blood circulation may produce fever.

A

into

124
Q

A rash is probably due ___ a viral infection.

A

to

125
Q

The severity of the disease depends ___ the particular viral strain.

A

on

126
Q

A secondary infection can be treated ___ appropriate antibiotics.

A

with

127
Q

There are six patients suffering ___ ‘flu’.

A

from

128
Q

Patients must be warned ___ the dangers of secondary infection.

A

of / about

129
Q

The measles rash appears ___ the forehead and then spreads ___ the body.

A

on

to / down

130
Q

The German measles rash consists ___ pink macules.

A

of

131
Q

Girls should be vaccinated ___ rubella if they have never had it.

A

against

132
Q

Laryngeal spasm may cause difficulty ___ swallowing.

A

in

133
Q

Antibiotics are effective ___ the Bordetella pertussis bacillus.

A

against

134
Q

In the past many people died ___ smallpox.

A

of / from

135
Q

Children are routinely immunized ___ polio, whooping cough and other diseases.

A

against

136
Q

Typhoid fever is caused ___ Salmonella typhi.

A

by

137
Q

Precautions must be taken to prevent the spread ___ infection.

A

of

138
Q

Children are often concerned ___ a rash on their skin.

A

about

139
Q

Each ___ has another one exactly like it.

It’s the sex ___ which determines an individual’s sex.

A

Chromosome

140
Q

___ is caused by an extra chromosome.
A foreshortened head, upward slanting eyes and a flat nasal bridge are some of the characteristic physical features of ___.
The chance of a women having a baby with ___ increases considerably with age.

A

Down’s syndrome

141
Q

___ is enclosed in the central nucleus of the cell.
The whole nature of a cell depends on the kinds of ___.
During division of a cell, the ___ duplicates itself.

A

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

142
Q

Brown eyes are ___ over blue eyes..
If one parent has a ___ characteristic from both his/her parents, he/she must pass it on to his/her children.
Gregor Mendel discovered that tall pea plants were ___.

A

dominant

143
Q

Each individual has a unique set of genes ___ from the parents.
Sickle cell disease is an ___ disease of the blood.
There is a chance of 1 in 4 that cystic fibrosis will be ___ by a second child born to parents of a child with the disease.

A

inherited

144
Q

Some diseases tend to run in families without observing any ___ known rules of ___.
With some diseases the effects of ___ and environment cannot always be distinguished.
The material from which chromosomes are formed governs

A

inheritance

145
Q

The child of normal parents may be affected by ___ in an ovum or a sperm.

A sudden change in the genetic makeup of an organism is known as ___.
___ leads to people being born with a defect.

A

mutation

146
Q

A sex-linked ___ transmits haemophilia.
Sickle-cell anemia is the result of a defective recessive ___.

In Britain, the commonest disease due to a single pair of recessive ___s is cystic fibrosis.

A

gene

147
Q

The chance that a child will be born with a serious ___ defect is 1 in 50.
Some ___ disorders can be cured.
___ engineering has provided a plentiful supply of insulin.

A

genetic

148
Q

A ___ diet contains all the necessary substances required by body cells.

A

balanced

149
Q

There can be adverse effects from overeating aswell as from ___.

A

undernutrition

150
Q

A varied diet is the best way to ensure an adequate ___ of all the essential nutrients.

A

intake

151
Q

The essential nutrients are water, carbohydrate, protein, lipid, vitamins and ___.

A

minerals

152
Q

Carbohydrates are the main source of ___.

A

energy

153
Q

Carbohydrates comprise sugars, ___ and complex polysaccharides.

A

starches

154
Q

Fruit and vegetables provide carbohydrate but leaves and stalks can be indigestible because they contain more ___.

A

cellulose

155
Q

The component ___ of protein are essential for structural maintenance, physiological regulation and energy supply.

A

amino acids

156
Q

High quality protein which is easily digested and ___ is found in meat, eggs, milk and fish and (beans, peas, lentils etc.).

A

absorbed

157
Q

Lipids provide concentrated energy and are used by the body to store energy. They provide ___ under the skin, ___ major organs from trauma and are required for effective neural function.

A

insulation

protect

158
Q

Lipids give food aroma and ___, increase palatability and give a feeling of satiety.

A

flavour

159
Q

Only small ___ of vitamins are required.

A

amounts

160
Q

Fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed from the small intestine and are found in ___ and plant oils.

A

fish

161
Q

Vitamins can be ___ in the liver and adipose tissue.

A

stored

162
Q

Water-soluble vitamins are easily ___ from the body.

A

lost

163
Q

Vitamin B complex includes thiamine, ___ and nicotinic acid.

A

riboflavin

164
Q

Foods providing these include ___ (wheat, rye) yeast, milk and eggs.

A

cereals

165
Q

There are many minerals that are essential for health, but iron, ___, and zinc are the most significant.

A

iodine

166
Q

Zinc is involved in enzyme reactions and is important during periods of growth and wound ___. It is found in animal products.

A

healing

167
Q

Iron is a major component of ___ and is important in enzyme processes and in the immune response.

A

haemoglobin

168
Q

Iron is found in most foods but must be in ___ form.

A

bioavailable

169
Q

Treatment with water

A

hydro-

hydrotherapy

170
Q

Formation of milk

A

lact-

lactation

171
Q

Like sugar

A

sacchar-

saccharine

172
Q

Enzyme for digesting starch

A

amyl-

amylase

173
Q

Producing fat

A

steat-

steatogenous

174
Q

excess sodium in the blood

A

natr-

hypernatraemia

175
Q

secretion of potassium in unne

A

kal-

kaliuresis

176
Q

A stone

A

calc-

calculus

177
Q

Derivative of sugar

A

glyc-

glycoside

178
Q

Contains fat

A

adip-

adipose

179
Q

-ose

glucose, lactose

A

A sugar

180
Q

-ase

lactase, enterokinase

A

An enzyme

181
Q

-ide

disaccharide, glycoside

A

Derivative of sugar

182
Q

-in

pepsin, glycerine

A

Any kind of substance

183
Q

-gen

pepsinogen, trypsinogen

A

A precursor

184
Q

The operation has certainly brought him ___ to health

A

back

185
Q

The medication will help bring ___ his blood pressure.

A

down

186
Q

She fainted but quickly came ___.

A

around

187
Q

You’re coming ___ fine. We’ll have you home in no time!

A

along

188
Q

She couldn’t remember anything of the accident but slowly it’s coming ___ to her.

A

back

189
Q

We’ve cut ___ the growth and the wound should heal quickly.

A

out

190
Q

She’s done something ___ her back. She’s having difficulties moving.

A

to

191
Q

We’re still trying to find ___ what is causing the high temperature.

A

out

192
Q

She has decided to go ___ with the operation.

A

ahead

193
Q

Several patients have gone ___ with a stomach bug.

A

down

194
Q

Try to keep ___ this diet for the next four weeks.

A

to

195
Q

The baby is growing quickly and putting ___ weight.

A

on

196
Q

proceed

A

go ahead (with)

197
Q

adhere to

A

keep to

198
Q

become ill with

A

go down with

199
Q

establish

A

find out

200
Q

regain consciousness

A

come round

201
Q

increase

A

put on

202
Q

reduce

A

bring down

203
Q

restore

A

bring back

204
Q

cause injury

A

do something to

205
Q

improve

A

come on

206
Q

remember

A

come back

207
Q

remove

A

cut out

208
Q

The doctor has given her some medication to ___ the pain.

A

alleviate

209
Q

The operation was a success and we hope her body won’t ___ the new heart.

A

reject

210
Q

It’ll take up to six months to ___ fully from the hysterectomy.

A

recover

211
Q

We’re very pleased with her condition. She’s ___ well to treatment.

A

responding

212
Q

He’s in intensive care at the moment where we’re trying to ___ his condition.

A

stabilize

213
Q

At the scene of the accident the paramedics tried to ___ the casualty whose breathing had stopped.

A

Resuscitate

214
Q

It took some time to ___ her after she fainted.

A

revive

215
Q

Paracetamol will ___ the symptoms of the common cold but it won’t ___it.

A

relieve

cure

216
Q

If you leave the wound uncovered it will ___ more quickly.

A

heal

217
Q

The occupational therapist is working to ___ the patient after her serious accident.

A

rehabilitate

218
Q

The plaster cast acts to ___ the arm while the bone regrows.

A

immobilize

219
Q

Trauma to his spine has ___ his left leg.

A

paralysed

220
Q

Now that we have isolated the pathogen and can treat her, her condition should ___ rapidly.

A

improve

221
Q

He has made a good recovery but he still ___ occasional pain in his thigh.

A

experiences

222
Q

He was making a good recovery but this morning he ___ and we have moved him to intensive care.

A

relapsed

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