1 Match the vital signs with the definitions

1 blood pressure a) how many times a person breathes per minute

2 pulse b) how hot the body is
3 rate of respiration c) how many times the heart beats per minute
4 temperature d) the force with which blood travels round the body

2 Label the pictures of medical equipment

thermometer

digital blood pressure monitor stethoscope sphygmomanometer

oximeter
digital blood pressure monitor - oximeter
sphygmomanometer - stethoscope - thermometer

3 Match the abbreviations in the chart with the words in the box

blood pressure - kilograms - oxygen saturation

percentage - pulse - respiration rate - temperature - weight

Patient name: Samuel Adams

Date
BP P RR T Wt O2 Sats Signature
Time

14/10/19 130/60 75 15 36.5 81kg 96% Nurse Williams

4 Complete with the words from the box

high - low - monitor - observation chart - record - sign - take - vital signs
vital signs record
Nurses usually ____
take the patient’s ____ several times a day. We ____ the information
observation chart
on the ____ and sign ____ it. Medical staff then use this information to monitor____ the
patient. If there are any changes, a high ____ temperature (fever), for example,
or a low
____ blood pressure count, we have to inform the Senior Staff Nurse
immediately.
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1 Find the most suitable translation for the equipment that you use at work

Tijeras: scissors
Pinzas: tweezers
Guantes de lá tex: latex gloves
Camisolı́n: gown
Apó sito: dressing
Jeringa: syringe
Suero: serum
Algodó n: cotton
Cinta: tape
Aguja: needle
Barbijo: mask
Gasa: gauze
Descartador: discarder
Camilla: stretcher
Silla de ruedas: wheelchair
Tubo de oxı́geno: oxygen tube
1 Match the expressions on the box with the faces

mild pain - moderate pain - no pain - severe pain

unbearable pain - very severe pain

0: No pain

2: Mild pain

4: Severe pain

6: Moderate pain

8: Very severe pain

10: Unbearable pain

1 Join the sentences with the definitions

A a room where surgery is performed

B an instrument used to hold an incision open
C a room where doctors sanitize themselves
D a tool used to grasp small objects
E an instrument used to cut into a patient
F a person who is in charge of a system
G a where patients heal after surgery
H capable of killing microorganisms

1 ____
A operating room
2 ____
H bactericidal

3 ____
F coordinator
4 ____
G post-operative unit

5 ____
D forceps

6 ____
C scrub room
7 ____
E scalpel
8 ____
B retractor
1 Read the sentence pair. Choose where the words best fit the blanks
1 platelets / clots
When people are injured, __________
clots are formed to stop the bleeding.
The __________
platelets circulating in my blood help me stop bleeding.

2 universal donor / bleeding

Sam is __________
bleeding a lot. She might need to accept someone else’s blood.
Hannah is a __________
universal donor because she has type O blood.

3 plasma / red blood cells

Brent always donates his __________
plasma because the laboratory pays him for it.
Your __________
red blood cells allow oxygen to circulate throughout your body.

2 Match the words to the definitions

A having only the B antigen in its red blood cells

B having both the A and B antigens in its red blood cells
C having neither A nor B antigens in its red blood cells
D having only the A antigen in its red blood cells
E capable of working or existing with something else

1 _____
D Type A
2 _____ Type B
A

3 _____
B Type AB
4 _____
C Type O
5 _____
E compatible
1 Complete the sentences using the words in the box

babies - children - elderly - emergency cases - exercises - heart - kidney

nervous system - operations - skin disorders - test results - X rays

CASUALTY is the place where doctors treat __________.

emergency cases

SURGERY is where surgeons carry out __________.

operations
Medical staff in the RENAL UNIT specialise in __________kidney diseases.
The DERMATOLOGY department is where doctors deal with __________. skin disorders
Specialists in GERIATRICS treat problems related to the __________. elderly
PATHOLOGY is where they analyse patient __________.test results

Midwifes deliver __________

babies in the MATERINITY UNIT.
PAEDIATRICS is where specialists treat __________.
children

Patients with __________

heart disease visit CARDIOLOGY.
The RADIOLOGY department is where they take __________. X- rays
nervous system
Disorders of the __________ are treated in the NEUROLOGY department.
In the PHYSIOTHERAPY department patients learn special __________ exercises to help
them recover.
1 Match the hospital jobs with their descriptions.
There are some extra words

anaesthetist - cardiologist - consultant - lab technician - midwife

paediatrician - paramedic - pharmacist - physiotherapist - porter
radiologist - receptionist - scub nurse - surgeon
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A paediatrician
__________ treats children.
A __________
midwife attends births and delivers babies.
A __________
cardiologist specializes in illnesses of the heart and blood vessels.

A __________
porter moves equipment, furniture, patients, etcetera around the hospital.
A __________
radiologist takes X-rays and other images.

A __________
scrub nurse helps surgeons in the operating theatre.

A __________
pharmacist prepares medicines to give to the medical staff or patients.
A __________
paramedic responds to emergencies and gives irst aid.

A __________
surgeon performs operations.
A lab
__________
technician examines samples and tissues under a microscope.
2 Taking into account the hospital departments and their personnel,
complete the chart

Hospital Departments Hospital Jobs

Cardiology Cardiologist

Orthopaedics Orthopaedic

Pathology Pathologist

Dermatology Dermatologist

Neurology Neurologist

Geriatrics Geriatrician /specialists in geriatrics

Paediatrics Paediatrician

Maternity unit Midwife

Medical staff in the renal unit

Renal unit

Surgery Surgeon - Scrub nurse

Casualty Paramedic

Radiology Radiologist