—— §) Hospital English.com English For the medical professional Procedures Dialogue Doctor: prescriptions. Patient: Great. Doctor: your knee joints. Patient: Doctor: Patient: Thank you. Explaining medication Giving medication Mrs. Williams, I'm going to give you a couple The first medication is an anti-inflammatory. This is medicine to prevent inflammation in You should take one capsule twice a day as needed. OK. Will it help with the pain? Yes. The second medication is a diuretic. This is medicine for your high blood pressure. You should take one tablet once a day. | really appreciate it. Option. This medicine is . This medication is... This is medicine for ... This is medication to ... an antibiotic an anti-inflammatory a fever reducer a diuretic asteroid a cough suppressant an antacid a pain reliever a sedative a bronchodilator stomach acid headaches diabetes pain infection rashes inflammation anxiety sleep nausea allergies asthma stop pain prevent nausea lower your blood pressure prevent blood clots reduce your cholesterol help with your arthritis, take care of your rash fae eo Try the conversation again and change the prescriptions to other medications. copyright 62009 hospitatenclish.com | — ———— §) Hospital English.co English For the medical professional Prescription directions shorthand QD once a day BID twice aday TID three times a day QID four times a day 4h every 4 hours more: tab tablet cap capsule syr syrup gtt drop ung ointment cr cream Try a few of these prn pc ac hs od os po pr sq tsp tbsp as needed (for ..) after meals before meals at night day right eye left eye by mouth rectally subcutaneous teaspoon (5m!) tablespoon (15ml) What are the directions you should tell the patient? 1TID 2.q4h pm (apply) QD pn rash 2 git os TID 1 BID pc pm pain 1 tsp TID x 7d Make a couple yourself and have a partner write the directions. copyright 02009 hospitalenelish.com—— §) Hospital English.com ———— English For the medical professional Procedures Giving medication Practice. Write three sentences about these prescriptions. a pain rehever 1 qh pr pam an antacid L ald pm heartburn a steroid cream Tip x7 daxs a Cough APP Sml Gh pm Cough copyright 62009 hospitatenclish.com | — ——