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MEDICAL ENGLISH TEST 1-DẠNG BÀI 1

Name:………………………………….

Class:………….

Mark the letter A,B,C and D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.

Exercise 1

1. The children's…………….is located on the fourth floor of the hospital.

A. vein B. transplant C. ward D. wound

2.The hospital department that specializes in the treatment of the heart and
heart diseases.

A. Pediatrics B. orthopedics C. cardiology D. obstetrics

3. You should be able to buy a bandage at the…………….

A. Pharmacy B. emergency C. surgery D. dermatology

4. The ………………suggests that your wife is seventeen weeks pregnant.

A. sore B. therapy C. Ultrasound D. seizure

5. The hospital department that specializes in the treatment of the skin and
skin diseases.

A. dermatology B. orthopedics C. cardiology D. obstetrics

6. The physician will be monitoring your ……..………. to make sure it isn't

cancerous.

A. antibiotics B. laboratory C. Immunization D. growth

7. I have a terrible rash on my arms and legs. I think I'm allergic to dairy
food, but it also might be grass.

A. chiropractor B. opthomologist C. Allergist D. psychiatrist

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8. The hospital department that specializes in the treatment of bones and

muscles.

A. determalogy B. Orthopedics C. cardiology D. obstetrics

9. My husband and I just took a home pregnancy test, and it came out
positive. We want to know when we are due and we want to make sure the
fetus is healthy.

A. podiatrist B. Pediatrician C. Obstetrician D. pharmacist

10. I still can't walk and it's been three months since my accident. I hate
being stuck in a wheelchair.

A. anesthesiologist B. physical therapist

C. radiologist D. dentist

11. The test results show that I have an advanced form of blood cancer.

A. oncologist B. neurologist C. midwife D. allergist

12. My left eye has an infection that won't go away and my vision has been
blurry for two weeks now.

A. podiatrist B. massage therapist

C. Ophthalmologist D. radiologist

13. I've had problems with drugs that cause side effects, so I'd like to try
some natural remedies.

A. naturopath B. Dentist C. cardiologist D. dermatologist

14. My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for three years. We
have tried everything that the books suggest.

A. fertility specialist B. Oncologist C. Psychiatrist D. dentist

15. A person who fills prescriptions and gives medicine.

A. a lab technician B. a nurse C. a radiologist D. a pharmacist

16. A doctor who provides many kinds of care to adults and children.

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A. a general practitionr B. pediatrician

C. Optician D. obstetrician

17. A doctor who renders patients unconscious or prevent them from

feeling pain.

A. a general practitioner B. pediatrician

C. anesthesiologist D. cardiologist

18. Dermatologists treat ….

A. lung problems B. intestinal gas

C. skin conditions D. thyroid & other gland problems

19. Anesthesiologists ……

A. prevent and treat infections

B. “put people to sleep” for surgeries

C. help people recover from injuries

D. help people with mental illness

20. ………...treats patients in life-threatening condition.

A. Surgery B. Emergency C. Pathology D. Radiology

21. Can you cut this gauze for me? – OK. I’ll take the …. …….

A. bandage scissors B. latex gloves C. Gown D. gauze

22. I need to wrap the ……………around my ankle, as I suspect I have

sprained it.

A. bandage B. Plaster C. Cloth D. clothes

23. If the patient has suffered a severe head injury and there is a risk for a
spinal cord injury, he or she will have to wear a neck…………....

A. lace B. Brace C. Wearing D. ring

24. A broken bone will be treated with the ……..…..unless it is very small.

A. forceps B. Stretcher C. Bandage D. cast

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25. As you will be immobilized after the surgery so unable to go to the

toilet, you will have a …………. inserted.

A. bag B. Wheelchair C. Brace D. catheter

26. She’s been walking on …………. for 4 weeks now and is really looking
forward to the moment when her leg has fully recovered.

A. stools B. Stretchers C. Crutches D. wheelchairs

27. A/An ………..and thermometer are examples of common diagnostic

equipment.

A. stethoscope B. Lamp C. Syringe D. X-ray

28. Use ……..…. to close the blood vessel.

A. bandage B. Forceps C. Plaster D. rope

29. As my son was born a month before he was due, he had to be placed in
a/an ………...

A. cage B. Pram C. Incubator D. cot

30. ………..…. are included as standard equipment for ambulances in case

paramedics need to carry injured patients.

A. mattress B. Stretchers C. crutches D. wheelchairs

Exercise 2

READING AND VOCABULARY

A big hospital is like a small town; it needs thousands of people to make it

work. A these people are organized into teams and each person in each
team has a rank and often a specialism. In the past, the health care team’s
chain of command was simple, doctors made decisions and gave senior
orders. Senior nurses then instructed junior nurses, and so on. Things are
changing. In many countries nurses have much more respomsibility than
they once had.

One thing is not changing. It is still a doctor who is in charge of a patient’s

treatment. In Britain, that doctor is called a consultant. Next in line to the
consultant is the registrar. Consultans and registrars train the junior
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doctors who are called house officers or interns. Junior doctors work the
same long, unsocial hours that nurses do on the wards. The most senior
nurses are nursing officers; they are administrators. Then come ward
managers who supervise staff nurses and students.

It is not only doctors and nurses who deliver treatment and care; there are
many other specialists too. For example, there are physiotherapists who
specialize in exercises to treat injury or dysfunction and occupational
therapists who help patients manage every – day living. There are also
many people the patient does not meet like lab technicians doing the tests
and pharmacists dispensing medicines.

Like any town, a hospital has teams of office staff and ancillary workers
such as porters, orderlies, technicians, drivers, cleaners, receptionists, and
cook. Every team is esseritial for the delivery of treatment and care. This
includes the volunteers who, without pay, raise money for the hospital and
run shops, cinemas, libraries and restaurants.

I.Use the information in the text to complete the sentences with a, b or c

1. A hospital is like a small town because __________

A.It’s busy.

B.It’s full of different kinds of people.

C.There are so many buildings.

2. The difference between now and the past is that _______

A. nursing is easier

B. house make more decisions

C. nurses work harder

3. Consultants and nursing officers are both __________

A. senior staff

B. house officers

C. in charge of a patient’s treatment

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4. Ward managers are _________

A. nurses

B. office workers

C. senior doctors

5. Lab technicians and pharmacists___________

A. deliver treatment and care

B. work in the background

C. help the specialists

6. Hospital volunteers are ___________.

A. sometimes needed

B. paid well

C. essential

II.Words from the text

Match each verb 1-7 to a suitable phrase a-g. The first one is done for you.

1. specialize a. new 1-
2. train b. unsocial hours 2-
3. make c. a buy department 3-
4. dispense d. injuries and 4-
dysfunctions
5. run e. quick decisions 5-
6. work f. in paediatrics 6-
7. treat g. medicines 7-

READING AND VOCABULARY

Some hospitals specialize in particular conditions like cancer or psychiatric

illness. Other hospitals specialize in particular types of patients like

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geriatrics, children or the terminally ill. However, the best known type of
hospital is the general hospital which deals with almost everything, has
ambulance crews and beds for both intensive care and long stay. A big
general hospital has many different specialist departments. Identifying
departments can be confusing because different hospitals use different
names for the same thing. For example,
one hospital may have a ‘children’s unit’ which a different hospital
calls‘Paediatrics’. ‘Accident and Emergency’ (A&E) in one hospital is called
‘Casualty’ in another. There are many other examples. The department that
specializes in heart problems, is sometimes called ‘Coronary Care’. Others
call it ‘Cardiology’ or ‘Cardiovascular medicine’. Nephrology, the
department that treats illnesses of the kidney is sometimes called ‘the
Renal Unit’. Gastroenterology (digestive system) is sometimes ‘the
Department of Hepatology’. Hospital staff often use abbreviations for
departments. For example, they refer to ‘Obs and Gynae’. This is a
department combining Obstetrics (pregnancy), and Gynaecology (women’s
reproductive organs). They call Otolaryngology, ‘ENT’ (ears, nose & throat),
mostly becauseit is much easier to say. transport waste lift dispenses
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a What three types of hospitals are mentioned in the text?

……………………………………………………………………………..
b Which is the most common type of hospital?
…………………………………………………………………………
c Why are hospital department names confusing?
………………………………………………………………………………..
d Which two departments mentioned in the text, deal with the
gastrointestinal tract?
……………………………………………………………………………
e How many departments is ‘Obs & Gynae’?
………………………………………………………………….
f What is a common name for the Otolaryngology Department?
…………………………………………………………………………

Underline the correct words in italics to complete the sentences.

The first one is done for you.
1 We don’t need beds for out / in / day patients.
2 Who is your family history / next of kin / occupation?
3 What is your marital status / past illnesses / personal details ?
4 The new patient is a referral / admission / discharge from Cardiology.

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5 We need you to come back to the hospital for discharge / follow-up /

admission tests.
6 If you don’t stop smoking and drinking so much, your lifestyle / test
results / medical history may kill you.
7 After you sign the discharge / correspondence / record form, you can go
home.
Wards and departments

In a hospital, especially a general one, there are many departments, staffed by

a wide variety of healthcare professionals, with some crossover among
departments.

For example, physiotherapists often work in different departments and

doctors often do the same working on a general medical ward as well as an
intensive or coronary care unit.

Here you have a list of some of the most common departments or units you
may find in a hospital. Some of these units work very closely together, and
many even be combined into larger department.

Each department tends to be overseen by consultants in that speciality with a

team of junior medical staff tinder them who are also interested in that
speciality.

1.Admissions Department_______________________________________

2.Accident and Emergeney (A&E) or Casualty and Emergeney Department

__________________________________

3.Orthopacdic Ward __________________________________

4.Medical Ward__________________________________

5.Surgical Ward__________________________________

6.Operating Theatre__________________________________

7.Anaesthetie Room__________________________________

8.Intensive Care Unit (Critical Care Unit) ______________________________

9.Infeetious Diseases Unit__________________________________

10.Radiology (X-Ray Department) __________________________________

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11.Ear, Nose and Throat Ward (ENT Ward) ____________________________

12.Maternity Unit__________________________________

13.Neurolory Unit (Psychiatric Unit) __________________________________

14.Nutrition and Dietetics__________________________________

15.Obstetries and Gynaecology Units__________________________________

16.Occupational Therapy Department__________________________________

17.Physiotherapy Department__________________________________

18.Laboratory__________________________________

19.Outpatients Clinic__________________________________

20.Cardiolory__________________________________

21.Pharmacy (Dispensary) __________________________________

22.Dermatological Ward__________________________________

23.Bura Unit__________________________________

24.Geriatric Ward__________________________________

25.Paediatric Ward__________________________________

26.Central Sterile Supply Department (C.S.S.D) ________________________

27.Kitchen__________________________________

*PRACTICE

Full in the gaps.

1.______________where you should come if you’ve had an accident.

2.In the ________________, doctors treat blood diseases and malignancies

linked to the blood.

3.In the _________________, doctors look aften a wide range of problems

associated with the elderly.

4.This unit is for the most seriously ill patients. It’s_________________

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5.The __________________ provides medical care to patients who have

problems with their heart or circulation.

6.___________________ provides antenatal care, care during childbirth and

postnatal support.

7.___________________deals with disorders of the nervous system, including the

heath and specifize cord.

8.___________________ is a room where operations are performed.

9.___________________ is a department where radiographies are taken to

patients.

10.___________________ is where sick people visit for diagnosis or treatment

and then return home on the same day.

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