language related to your health.

Flu patients laugh most contagiously.

A doctor is a philosopher: after all, there is not much difference between wisdom and medicine. - Hippocrates.

Probably everyone knows how disgusting it is to get sick. As we get older, we fully realize this. As children, many loved to wrap themselves in a blanket and look out from under it with their nose, waiting for their mother to bring medicine and an orange.

It's getting close to winter. Winter is coming! Cold winds are rising. Winter is coming, the Starks said. And of course, this is an occasion to think about your health and not catch a cold. And then walking with a runny nose is uncomfortable and unpleasant.

But the reality is this: in order to fully live,. On our children, on ourselves, on the development of our creativity. After all, the disease unsettles us, although it signals that something is wrong with ours. Treat her with patience.

By the way, I remember looking at the word runny nose in the dictionary for a long time and was amazed at how easy his translation was. Cold, just Cold.

I have a cold. I have a runny nose. Elementary.

I've caught a cold. I caught a cold.

I`m cold. I'm cold

So, expressions related to maintaining your health and problems that arise from it periodically.

I try to lead a healthy lifestyle. I try to lead healthy lifestyle life.

If you want to get slimmer, you must eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and less fats. If you want to lose weight, then you need to eat more vegetables and fruits and less fat.

Look at him! Poor man, he is a bit overweight. Look at him, he's a little overweight!

He needs to go on a diet and lose some weight. He is out of shape. He needs to go on a diet and lose some weight. He's out of shape.

Look at this girl! She is so slim. She needs to put on a bit weight. Look at this girl, she's so thin! She needs to gain some weight.

To stay healthy, we should sleep well and give up smoking. To stay healthy, we must sleep well and stop smoking.

How to deal with stress? Meditate and practice yoga. How to deal with stress? Meditate and practice yoga.

Look also at the expressions and one small dialogue, with parsing.

To make an appointment with a doctor. Make an appointment with the doctor. Appointment-meeting at the scheduled time. Maywood Clinic. Can I help you? Hello! I'd like to make an appointment with a doctor. I'd like to make an appointment with a dentist / with an eye specialist. Dentist - dentist Eye specialist - eye specialist I'd like to see a doctor as soon as possible. As soon as possible. as soon as possible. I don't live here. I'm a tourist. I'm here on vacation. On vacation - on vacation I have medical insurance. Medical insurance - medical insurance When can the doctor see me? When can a doctor see me?

Dialogue with a doctor.

good evening, doctor.

good evening.

What's your trouble?

I don`t feel well. (I feel bad). I feel sick and I have a stomachache.

Really?

Yes, and I feel a little bit dizzy and sometimes have heavy headaches! It's very painful!

Let me check your temperature first. Give me your wrist, please. There's nothing wrong with the pulse .

I hope there's nothing serious, doctor? I also have a toothache. And a sore throat and I'm coughing! Sometimes I faint and lose consciousness. And you see, I have skin rush! My vision is not good and I hear badly. And I have recently broken my arm!

I think you are suffering from mental disordes and vitamin-mineral deficiency. You should take a blood test , urine test , X-ray and electrocardiogram . You should also go to the dentist and traumatologist and dermatologist. Oh, my God, yo must visit an oculist and otolaryngologist.

Here are tablets and prescription. Take one before meals. And the other after meals for three days.

Will it help me?

Anyway, it will be better!

trouble - problem, trouble

to feel sick - feel sick, be sick

stomachache - pain in the abdomen

dizzy - dizziness

headache - headache

wrist - wrist

nothing wrong - everything is in order

pulse - pulse

nothing serious - nothing serious

toothache - - toothache

sore throat - sore throat

cough - cough

faint - to faint

lose consciousness - lose consciousness

skin rush - skin irritation

vision

suffer - to suffer

mental disorder - mental disorder

vitamin-mineral deficiency - lack of vitamins

take a blood test - take a blood test

urine test - urine test

X-ray - x-rays

electrocardiogram - electrocardiogram

traumatologist - traumatologist

dermatologist - dermatologist

oculist - ophthalmologist

otolaryngologist - ENT

prescription - prescription

If you need to buy medicine from a pharmacy, use the following phrases.

I need a cold medicine. I need medicine for a cold.

I need a cough medicine. I need cough medicine

What would you recommend? What would you recommend?

How do I take this medicine? Three times a day after meals.

How should I take this medicine? Three times a day after meals

before meals. Before meals.

And, of course, my favorite idioms.

Dialogue between a doctor and a patient with symptoms of gastritis

Exercise 1. Read and analyze the table.Remember types of questions that the doctor asks the patient, with symptoms of gastrointestinal disease.

Doctor's Questions	Patient responses
1. General complaints What worries you? What are you complaining about?	My stomach hurts a lot. Nothing can't eat. Still often bitter in the mouth.
2. Characteristics of pain 2.1. Localization Where exactly do you feel pain? Where does it hurt: in the epigastric region or under the ribs on the right?	Under the spoon. Right here it hurts a lot.
2.2. Character What kind of pain do you have in the epigastric region: sharp or dull? What is the nature of the pain: cutting or pulling, aching?	Sharp, cuts in the stomach. More often it aches and pulls, sometimes there is just a feeling of heaviness.
2.3. Duration How long does the pain last?	Differently. It will hurt for a short time, then for a long time, but not more than an hour.
2.4. Repeatability How many times a day does the pain recur?	Every time after a meal. Repeatedly.
3. Conditions for the occurrence of pain 3.1. Relationship with food When do you have pain: before a meal, during a meal, or after a meal?	Usually when we eat. It starts to hurt on an empty stomach, before eating.
3.2. The nature of the food After what food does pain begin more often: fatty, fried or spicy?	After fatty and fried. Especially after salty, sour and spicy.
3.3. Time of onset of pain How long after eating does the pain appear: after a few minutes or a few hours?	Minutes through 10-15. In 2-3 hours.
4. Power mode. What is your diet: do you eat regularly or irregularly? Do you overeat often? Are you eating dry?	I don't follow the diet. As it turns out, more often 1-2 times a day. I eat rarely and a lot. Sometimes on holidays. Yes, I often eat dry food at work.
5. Additional complaints. 5.1. Nausea, vomiting Do you have nausea, vomiting? In the morning on an empty stomach or after a meal? The nature of vomiting and vomit What kind of vomiting do you have: mucus or eaten food? Vomiting copious or scanty? What color is the vomit?	Yes, it hurts sometimes. And there is vomiting. Both morning and afternoon. In the morning - on an empty stomach, and in the afternoon - 20 minutes after eating, and sometimes two hours later. Abundant. Sometimes brown.
5.2. - Feeling full happens in the epigastric region?	Yes, sometimes. (No, it doesn't).
5.3. - Feeling bloated belly?	Yes, the stomach often swells, bursting.
5.4. Heartburn Do you have heartburn? After what food does it appear? Are you taking anything for heartburn?	Often. Sometimes it hurts all day. Usually after fried. Soda, but helps for a short time.
5.5. Belching Is burping bothering you? What kind of belching do you get: air, sour, bitter, or with the taste of eaten food?	Worried. Belching with air.
5.6. Appetite What is your appetite?	Now he is bad, he does not feel like eating, only drinking, because he is thirsty and dries in his mouth.
5.7. Chair Is the stool regular or irregular? Do you suffer from diarrhea and constipation?	Irregular, sometimes upset stomach. Yes, sometimes it strengthens, then weakens.

Task 2. Formulate the answers of the patient with gastritis to the doctor's questions. Use colloquial speech in the patient's responses.

What worries you?

Where do you feel pain? Show.

What kind of pain do you feel: sharp or dull, cutting or aching?

How long does the pain usually last: a few minutes or a few hours?

Does the pain recur throughout the day?

When does the pain occur: on an empty stomach, during a meal or after a meal?

How long after eating does pain appear?

After what food does it often occur: after fatty, fried, spicy?

Does nausea happen?

What about vomiting?

When is vomiting more common: in the morning or during the day?

What kind of vomiting: mucus or eaten food?

Vomiting copious or scanty?

Is heartburn bothering you?

What are you taking for heartburn?

Feeling of fullness in the epigastric region?

What about bloating?

What kind of stool do you have: regular or irregular?

Task 3. Formulate the doctor's questions using the patient's answers.

My stomach hurts a lot, I can’t touch it, I have no appetite at all.

Here, in this place.

Cutting. Cuts in the stomach.

A few minutes, then the pain goes away.

Yes, mostly after meals.

Appears 15-20 minutes after eating.

After fried and spicy.

Yes, sometimes I get sick and vomit.

Morning and afternoon.

It happens on an empty stomach in the morning. Vomits one goo.

The pain decreases. It gets easier.

Abundant.

Yes, the stomach swells, bursts.

Rarely, but a lot.

Yes, often dry.

Not really. It weakens, it strengthens.

Tortured. Very often happens, especially after fried.

I drink almagel for heartburn.

Task 4.

1. At the doctor's appointment, the patient complains of aching and pressing pain in the epigastric region, nausea, sour belching and heartburn after taking fried and spicy foods. Pain is relieved by taking almagel. There is also concern about profuse vomiting in the morning with a lot of mucus and general weakness. The diet is disturbed: dry food and overeating are not uncommon. There is a decrease in appetite, a feeling of fullness in the epigastric region, flatulence. The stool is irregular and unstable.

2. was admitted to the hospital with complaints of intense paroxysmal pains of a pressing and cutting nature in the epigastric region, occurring mainly on an empty stomach, accompanied by a burning sensation. The pain lasts from 5 to 20 minutes, repeated several times a day. The pain attack is stopped by almagel. Nausea on an empty stomach, weakness, fatigue are also disturbing. Diet does not comply, often eats dry food.

Task 5. Formulate in writing the answers of the patient with gastritis to the questions of the doctor. Use colloquial speech in the patient's responses.

What are you complaining about?

Where exactly do you feel pain?

What is the nature of the pain: cutting or pulling?

When does the pain appear: before eating or after?

How long does the pain last?

How long after eating does pain occur?

After what food does it appear: after fatty, spicy or

Fried?

Nausea, vomiting happen?

Does the pain in the stomach go away after vomiting or does it continue?

Vomiting copious or scanty?

How do you eat: regularly or irregularly?

Do you eat dry food?

Is burping bothering you?

Does heartburn happen?

After what kind of food: after smoked, spicy or any?

Are you taking medication or baking soda for heartburn or does it go away on its own?

What is your appetite?

How long do you have no appetite?

Do you suffer from diarrhea or constipation?

Task 6. Write down the doctor's questions using the patient's answers.

I have pain in the pit of my stomach, my stomach swells and severe weakness.

It hurts in the stomach, it presses on the stomach.

Pain continues for 5-10 minutes.

Pain is repeated several times a day.

Stomach starts hurting after eating.

Approximately half an hour after eating.

It happens, especially after fatty and fried foods.

Yes, I drink soda, it helps.

Yes, I often feel sick.

Sometimes there is also vomiting.

No, not very rich.

More often in the morning.

Yes, burping hurts.

It used to be normal, but now not at all. I haven't been hungry for two weeks now.

I do not comply. In the morning only tea, and in the evening I eat a lot.

Yes, I eat dry food. There is no time to go to the canteen at work.

I often have indigestion. And sometimes it sticks.

Task 7. Based on the information from the texts, make up dialogues between the doctor and the patient.

1. At a doctor's appointment, patient Z. complains of pain in the epigastric region. The pains are dull, aching in nature, usually associated with the intake of fried, spicy or sour foods, and occur approximately half an hour after eating. During the day, the attack of pain is repeated several times and is accompanied by a feeling of nausea, as well as profuse vomiting that occurs periodically in the morning and afternoon. After vomiting, the pain in the epigastric region decreases, and the state of health improves. Appetite is reduced, the diet is disturbed, the stool is irregular. The patient complains of an unpleasant taste in the mouth, belching with air, heartburn after fatty foods, which is stopped by taking Maalox tablets.

2. At an appointment with a gastroenterologist, patient D. said that he was disturbed by intense paroxysmal pains of a aching and pulling character in the right hypochondrium, accompanied by flatulence. Pain occurs after eating fried and spicy food. The patient also complains of severe weakness, nausea on an empty stomach, constant heartburn, dry mouth. He takes Rennie pills for heartburn. Diet is not observed, appetite is poor, stools are irregular, diarrhea is noted.

When we write articles, we always hope that the material will be useful to our readers and will be useful to them in practice. However, this article unsettled us: we really hope that these materials on how to conduct a dialogue with a doctor in English will never be useful to you in your life. And yet, it’s definitely worth learning them, because the English proverb says: better safe than sorry (God saves the safe).

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How to make an appointment with a doctor

So, you've been swimming in the sea for too long, or sprained your ankle on a tour. In this case, you need to contact the hotel administrator or ask someone where you can find a doctor. To do this, say: I need a doctor (I need a doctor) or Please, get me a doctor (Please send for a doctor). You may need to make an appointment with your doctor by calling his office. In this case, use the following phrases when talking:

Phrase	Translation
I would like to make an appointment with Dr. house, please.	I'd like to make an appointment with Dr. House.
When will the doctor be free?	When will the doctor be free?
I'd like to see Dr. House on Monday.	I'd like to make an appointment with Dr. House on Monday.

In a conversation with you, the administrator can use the following phrases:

Phrase	Translation
Is it urgent?	This is urgent?
Do you have private medical insurance?	Do you have health insurance?
What's the problem? / What's the matter? / What do you complain about?	What is the problem? / What's happened? / What are you complaining about? (in response, you can describe the symptoms using the phrases below)
Which day and what time is good for you?	What day and time would be convenient for you?

If you need a narrow specialist, the conversation can be conducted using the previous phrases, but you need to know the name of the doctor you need. Fortunately, many names of doctors in Russian and English language they sound almost the same, so you don't have to learn a lot.

Word	Translation
an allergic	allergist
a cardiologist	cardiologist
a dentist	dentist
a dermatologist	dermatologist
a GP (general practitioner), a physician	general practitioner, internist, family doctor
a gynecologist (AmE) / a gynaecologist (BrE)	gynecologist
a neurologist	neuropathologist
an ophthalmologist	ophthalmologist
an orthopedic doctor	orthopedic doctor
a pediatrician	pediatrician
a surgeon	surgeon

If you or someone else needs urgent help, ask someone around you to call for it, to do this, say: Please, call an ambulance (Please call ambulance). Ambulance doctors will definitely provide first aid to the victim and, if necessary, take him to the hospital (hospital).

Have you decided to call for help yourself? Be sure to check with the tour operator or on the Internet for the phone numbers of all emergency services before traveling. You can call them even in the absence of money in the account and without a SIM card. Record the following emergency numbers on your phone:

• 112 - Europe (full list of countries);
• 911 - USA, Canada and NANP countries (full list of countries);
• 999 - Great Britain, Ireland and other countries (full list of countries).

In some cases, when you dial one of these universal numbers, the system automatically redirects your call to emergency services. Therefore, if you forgot from shock which of the numbers is valid in a given country, dial any of the indicated ones. The operator will clarify what type of assistance you need and will connect you to the appropriate service. To be connected to an ambulance, say: I need an ambulance, please. After the connection, describe the symptoms and give your address, a specialist will be sent to you.

Let's learn how to make an appointment with a doctor in English with the help of a dialogue.

Phrase	Translation
A: Hello! I would like to make an appointment with a doctor, please.	A: Hello, I would like to make an appointment with the doctor.
B: Hello! Do you need urgent care? What seems to be the problem?	IN: Hello! Do you need urgent help? What's happened?
A: Yes, I do. I have a terrible pain in my left arm and my wrist is swollen.	A A: Yes, it's urgent. My left arm hurts terribly and my wrist is swollen.
B: Do you have private medical insurance?	IN: Do you have health insurance?
A: Yes, I do.	A: Yes, I have.
B: Ok, I can fit you in today at 3 p.m. Does that suit you?	IN: I can make an appointment with the doctor for 3 pm today. Suits you?
A: That's great, thank you.	A: Excellent thank you.
B: Ok, I will write you in for today at 3 p. m.	IN: Okay, I'll book you in for today at 3 pm.
A: Thank you for your help!	A: Thank you for your help!

We invite you to watch a video in which you will learn useful phrases for talking with the clinic administrator. They can be used when you go to the doctor and wait your turn, describe your symptoms to the nurse, etc.

Names of symptoms of diseases in English

You asked for medical help and now you need to explain to the doctor what happened to you. The correct diagnosis depends on how accurately you describe your symptoms, so English can literally save lives.

We will give the names of the symptoms (symptom) of diseases in English: that is, what you feel, what you complain about.

Word/Phrase	Translation
ill	sick
an illness	disease ( internal organs, short)
a disease	severe/chronic/fatal illness
sickness	nausea
an injury	bodily injury
a backache	backache
a black eye	black eye
a blister	blister, corn
a bruise	bruise
a bump	cone
a burn (a sunburn)	burn (sunburn)
a chill	chills
a cough	cough
a cramp	cramp, spasm
a cut	a cut
an earache	earache
a faint	fainting
fever	fever
a headache	headache
a muscle ache	muscle pain
a nosebleed	nosebleed
a pain / an ache	pain
a rash	rash
a scratch	scratch
a sore throat	sore throat
a stomachache	stomach ache
a toothache	toothache
bleeding	bleeding
blood pressure	arterial pressure
constipation	constipation
diarrhea/diarrhoea	diarrhea
indigestion	indigestion, indigestion
insomnia	insomnia
inflammation	inflammation
sore	inflamed, painful (when the muscles ache after a lot of exercise)
sore eyes	inflamed (red) eyes
to hurt	get sick
to sneeze	sneeze
to feel dizzy	to feel dizzy
to feel weak	feel weak
to be broken	broken (My arm is broken. - My arm is broken.)
to sprain/pull	stretch the ligaments (I sprained my ankle. - I sprained my ankle.)
to twist	sprain (I twisted my ankle. - I sprained my ankle.)
swollen (leg)	swollen/swollen (leg)
runny/running nose	runny nose (runny nose)
(my nose is) stuffed up	(my nose) stuffed up
(my skin is) itchy	(my skin) itches
(to feel) sick	(feel) nauseous
to vomit / throw up / puke	tear

As you already understood, in order to accurately tell the doctor what hurts you, you need to know the names of body parts. Therefore, we recommend that you learn at least the basic concepts from the article "Body Parts in English".

There are two similar terms for the word "pain" in English: pain and ache. What is the difference? Ache is a continuous dull pain that we can endure. The word pain usually refers to the pain that is stronger, because of which we go to the doctor. However, in many cases, these two words are interchangeable, because each person has his own pain threshold, and for someone, ache can be comparable in strength to pain.

How to report your complaints to the doctor

Now you know the names of the main symptoms in English and will be able to tell the doctor what is bothering you. We suggest using the following simple phrases for a dialogue with a doctor in English.

Phrase	Translation
I am not feeling well.	I do not feel myself well.
I feel ill.	I am sick.
I feel sick.	I'm sick.
I feel dizzy.	I feel dizzy.
I've cut myself.	I cut myself.
I have: a high temperature; a backache/headache/earache; a pain in my arm/neck/chest; a swollen ankle/arm/knee; a sprained wrist/ankle/knee; a broken arm.	I have: heat; back pain/headache/ear pain; pain in the arm/neck/chest; swollen ankle/arm/knee; sprained wrist/ankle/knee; broken arm.
My back/arm/head is hurting. / My back/arm/head hurts.	My back/arm/head hurts.
It hurts here.	I'm in pain right here. (universal phrase if you forget the name of the body part)
I got hit with...	I got hit...

After you have described your symptoms, your doctor may ask you next questions to clarify the situation. We also wrote simple options response that you can use.

Phrase	Translation
A: When did you notice the symptoms? When did the symptoms start?	A: When did you notice the symptoms? When did the symptoms first appear?
B: Yesterday / two days ago / a month ago.	IN: Yesterday / 2 days ago / 1 month ago.
A: When do you have the symptoms?	A Q: When do you have symptoms?
B: Only at night / every morning.	IN: Only at night / every morning.
A: How long did the symptoms last? For how long have you been feeling ill?	A Q: How long do the symptoms last? How long have you been sick?
B: Three days / four hours / a week. About two days ago and it still hurts.	IN: Three days / four hours / a week. About two days ago and still hurts.
A: Did you take any medicine?	A: Did you take any medications?
B: I'm taking...	IN: I accept...

In addition, your doctor may ask you the following questions:

Phrase	Translation
Where's the pain?	Where does it hurt?
What seemed to make the symptoms worse?	What do you think makes your condition worse?
What have you eaten/drunk?	What did you eat/drink?
Have you got any other symptoms?	Do you have any other symptoms?
What infectious diseases have you had?	What infectious diseases Have you been sick?
Is this the first time this has happened?	Is this the first time with you?
Have you taken your temperature?	Did you take your temperature?
Take your clothes off.	Get undressed.

After the interview, the doctor will conduct an examination (examination), while he can say to you the following words:

Phrase	Translation
Can I have a look?	May I have a look?
Does it hurt when I press here?	Does it hurt when I click here?
Could you roll up your sleeve?	Could you roll up your sleeve?
I'm going to take your blood pressure/temperature/pulse.	I'm going to take your blood pressure/temperature/pulse.
Your blood pressure is low / normal / rather high / very high.	Your blood pressure is low/normal/fairly high/very high.
Your temperature is normal / a little high / very high.	Your temperature is normal / elevated / very high.
Open your mouth, please.	Open your mouth, please.
Cough, please.	Cough, please.
Take a deep breath, please.	Take a deep breath, please.
Breathe out.	Exhale.
Don't breathe.	Don't breathe.
lay down over here.	Lie down here please.

After the examination, the doctor may prescribe you an additional examination or procedure, as well as give you some prescriptions. We suggest studying the following phrases that a doctor can say in a dialogue with a patient in English:

Phrase	Translation
You need to have a blood test.	You need to do a blood test.
I want you to see a specialist.	I want you to see a specialist.
We need to take a urine sample / blood sample.	We need to take a blood/urine test.
You need a few stitches.	You need stitches.
I want to send you for an X-ray.	I want to send you for an x-ray.
I want to send you for an ultrasound.	I want to send you for an ultrasound.

Diagnosis in English

If no additional examinations are required, the doctor will make a diagnosis (diagnosis), and you will need to understand what you are sick with. We suggest you memorize the names of the main diseases in English.

Word/Phrase	Translation
(a) brain concussion	concussion
a break/fracture	fracture
cold	cold
a contagious disease	contagious/infectious disease
a heart attack	heart attack, heart attack
A nervous breakdown	breakdown
a stroke	stroke
a tumour (benign tumour) / a tumor	tumor (benign tumor)
a virus/bug	virus
an allergy	allergy
an infection	infection
an ulcer	ulcer
appendicitis	appendicitis
arthritis	arthritis
asthma	asthma (asthma patient)
bronchitis	bronchitis
chicken pox (chickenpox)	chicken pox
diabetes	diabetes
epilepsy	epilepsy
food poisoning	food poisoning
hepatitis	hepatitis
influenza / the flu	flu
pneumonia	pneumonia
mumps	piggy
tonsillitis	angina, tonsillitis

Now let's look at an example of a dialogue between a doctor and a patient in English.

Phrase	Translation
A: Hello! What seems to be the problem?	A: Hello! What worries you?
B: Hello! I have a nagging pain in my left arm and my wrist is swollen.	IN: Hello! I have aching pain in my left arm and my wrist is swollen.
A: When did the symptoms start?	A Q: When did the symptoms first appear?
B: About two hours ago and it still hurts.	IN A: About two hours ago and still hurts.
A: Can I have a look? Please, roll up your sleeve. Does it hurt when I press here?	A: May I have a look? Please roll up your sleeve. Does it hurt when I click here?
B: Yes, it hurts.	IN: Yes, it hurts.
A: Well, I want to send you for an X-ray.	A: Okay, I want to send you for an x-ray.
B: OK.	IN: Fine.
A: Well, it's not a fracture. You have only sprained your wrist.	A A: Well, it's not a fracture. You just sprained your wrist.
B: Ok, what are your recommendations? Could you prescribe something?	IN: Well, what would you advise me? Could you write me something?
A: I'm going to apply a bandage and prescribe you some anti-inflammatory ointment. Do you have any allergies?	A: I'm going to put a bandage on and prescribe you an anti-inflammatory ointment. Are you allergic to anything?
B: No, I don't.	IN: No.
A: OK, here is your prescription. You should apply your ointment three times a day.	A: Okay, here's your recipe. You should apply the ointment three times a day.
B: Thank you very much!	IN: Thanks a lot!
A: Not at all!	A: Please!

So, the diagnosis is made, the only thing left is to recover. The doctor will give you his recommendations and a prescription (prescription) so that you can buy at the pharmacy medicines(remedy). Treatment (treatment) may include medical manipulations. In this case, the doctor can tell you in English what he is going to do.

Phrase	Translation
I'm going to give you an injection.	I will give you an injection.
I'm going to put on a plaster.	I'll put you in plaster.
I'll dress the wound.	I will bandage the wound.
You need a drip.	You need to put a drip.
I'm going to prescribe you some antibiotics.	I will prescribe antibiotics for you.
Do you have any allergies?	Are you allergic to anything?
I'll give you a prescription. Take two of these pills three times a day.	I will give you the recipe. Take these two tablets three times a day.
You must take your medicine four times a day. If you don't feel better in two or three days, call me again.	You must take your medicine 4 times a day. If you don't get better in 2-3 days, call me again.
We'll need to run some tests.	We need to do some more testing.
Come back next week if you don't feel better.	Come back next week if you don't feel better.
You shouldn't worry. There's no serious problem.	You don't have to worry. You don't have any major problems.
I don't think it's too serious.	I don't think it's too serious.
You must stay in bed and take your medicine four times a day, after meals.	You must stay in bed and take your medicine 4 times a day after meals.
You must follow a diet.	You must be on a diet.
I'd like to keep you here overnight for observation.	I would like to leave you here (at the hospital) for observation.
You'll have to stay in hospital for two weeks.	You will have to stay in the hospital for two weeks.

You can also ask the doctor your questions in English:

Phrase	Translation
What are your recommendations for me?	What will you advice me?
Is it something serious? Is this a common problem at my age?	Is it something serious? Is this normal for my age?
When will the test results come in? Are you going to run more tests?	When will test results be ready? Are you going to do any more tests?
Do I have to be operated on? / Will I need surgery?	Do I need an operation?
How long do I have to stay in hospital?	How long do I have to stay in the hospital?
Could you prescribe some medicine for me?	Could you prescribe me some medicine?
How often should I take this medicine?	How often do I need to take this medicine?
Shall I come back next week if I don't get better?	Do I have to come back to you next week if I don't get better?

Check out the following examples of dialogues from the British Council, which will show you how the visit to the doctor goes from the moment of injury to the moment you leave the hospital.

How to communicate in a pharmacy in English

Pharmacy can be called three different words: pharmacy, drugstore and chemist's. What is the difference between them? It is believed that the drugstore is the American version of the name of the pharmacy, and the terms pharmacy and chemist's are better used in the UK. Previously, the word drug was used only in the USA and Canada to name, in addition to drugs, medical preparations. Now the word drugstore is already used by residents Foggy Albion. However, there is another difference between these three terms. In most cases, the pharmacy and chemist's dispense drugs only by prescription, while the drugstore can also buy over-the-counter drugs.

Let's learn the names now various kinds medicines in English. This information will be useful to you if you decide to buy medicines without visiting a doctor.

Word/Phrase	Translation
a bandage	bandage, bandage
a brace	corset, splint, bandage
a capsule	capsule
a dressing	bandage
a laxative	laxative
a pain killer	painkiller
a sleeping tablet/pill	hypnotic
a sticking plaster	patch
a sling	support bandage
a tablet/pill	tablet
a tranquilizer	tranquilizer, sedative
an antacid	stomach acid reducer
an antibiotic	antibiotic
an elastic band	rubber band
an inhaler	inhaler
antibacterial medication	antibacterial medicine
antifebrile	febrifuge
antiseptic	antiseptic
antiviral medication	antiviral medicine
cough medicine	cough medicine
drops	drops
insulin	insulin
medicine / a drug	medicine
mixture	potion
ointment	ointment
powder	powder
syrup	syrup

What is the difference between pill and tablet? Usually a pill is a round tablet that is easy to swallow - a pill. The word tablet usually refers to flat tablets. However, recently these words are increasingly used as synonyms, calling them different types of tablets, as well as capsules.

Let us give an example of a dialogue in a pharmacy in English.

Phrase	Translation
A: Hello! Can I help you?	A: Hello! I can help you?
B: Hello! I am looking for some anti-inflammatory ointment.	IN: Hello! I'm looking for an anti-inflammatory ointment.
A: Do you have a prescription?	A: Do you have a prescription?
B: Yes, here you are.	IN: Yes, here it is.
A: Alright, one moment, please.	A: Okay, one minute, please.
B: Thanks. Another thing, have you got any bandages for my sprained wrist?	IN: Thank you. And one more thing, do you have any bandages, I sprained my wrist?
A: Sure, here you are.	A A: Of course, here they are.
B: Thank you! What is the total?	IN: Thank you! What is the total amount?
A: That will be £7, please.	A: 7 pounds please.
B: Here you are. thank you!	IN: Hold. Thank you!
A: Have a nice day!	A: Have a good day!

By the way, every medicine has side effects(side effects), be sure to ask your pharmacist what to expect from certain pills. You can read more about how to communicate with a pharmacist in the article of our teacher Ekaterina "At the pharmacy, or Useful English in a pharmacy".

Now you are ready for any situations abroad and will not be at a loss if you get sick. We hope you will never need this knowledge and you will have a great rest without any unpleasant adventures. And if you want to improve your English in order to feel completely comfortable abroad, we invite you to. Our teachers will teach you to speak correctly and beautifully.

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Health, medical care, illness, treatment - the topic is very relevant and, unfortunately for many, inevitable. There are a few lucky people in the world who have never come to the attention of doctors. The dialogues presented below in English not only contain valuable information: the necessary lexical minimum and very useful verb constructions, but also, perhaps, someone will cheer up.

DOCTOR SMITH TREATS HIS PATIENTS
DR. SMITH SEEING PATIENTS

Dialogue in English at the doctor - Dialogue 1.

Good morning doctor.
- Good morning, Mr. White. What's the matter with you?
- Oh, Doctor, it's quite difficult to describe my condition! The things seem to be awful. I've got all the illnesses you have ever seen during your practice. Perhaps I "m the first patient who will die in your study. First of all, I" ve got a terrific headache. It has been lasting since Friday and it seems to me that it "ll never end. Besides I" m constantly coughing, evidently I "ve caught a cold. I have a sore throat and I haven" t been sleeping for the last fortnight already .
- Please, don't worry. I'm sure, you won't die here or somewhere else. I'll try to help you. Have you taken your temperature?
- Of course, I have. It's 37.50 (thirty seven point five).
- Well, let me see... Open your mouth... The things don't seem so bad as you imagine. You've really caught a cold: your headache, cough and insomnia are the direct aftereffects of it. The temperature is not very high, and your lungs are all right, but I "ll write out some prescriptions for pills and tonic... You have to take them four times a day during this week. Besides I have no doubts that you" ve been run down and you need to have a short rest.
- Really? Maybe you "re quite right, Doctor. I"ll try to follow your advices, but as for my rest... Unfortunately I have no time at all.
- But you'll have a nervous breakdown!
- Well, I "m ready to make my will and prepare for a better world!"
- Good Luck, Mr. White. see you later.
- In a better world?
- No, no! Let's hope for the best!

Vocabulary notes to the dialogue:
Dialogue in English - at the doctor's - Dialogue 1. Comments on the dialogue:

what "s the matter with...? what happened with...?
perhaps or sometimes ["præps] (colloquial) quite possibly, maybe; probably, perhaps
to last
it seems to smb (me, him, her, etc.) it seems
evidently
as bad (good, interesting, beautiful, silly, etc) as... as bad (good, interesting, beautiful, stupid, etc.) as..., the construction so ... as is used in negative and interrogative sentences, for example: He "s not so witty as his elder brother. He is not as witty as his older brother.
aftereffect
will (zd.) testament
to prepare for a better world prepare to die: lit. prepare to move into a better world
see you later
let "s hope for the best let's hope for the best.

Dialogue in English at the doctor - Dialogue 2

Good afternoon, Mrs. Kein. Come in, please. Take a seat.
- Good afternoon, Doctor. Glad to see you.
- Haven "t seen you long. Is anything wrong again?
- I feel well, thank you. I "ve come to you because my husband seems to be seriously ill but he" s so obstinate that he "ll never visit you!
Well, I see. So what's happened to him?
- He had a crash the other day and badly damaged the car. Besides I "m afraid he"s got some serious injuries. Something "s happened to his neck, right shoulder and right leg. He can hardly move. I don" t know how can I bring him to you. Somebody's given him a suspicious ointment and he is constantly rubbing it in his sore spots.
- Great! No comment! Unfortunately I can "t treat your husband at a distance. Try to explain him that he must go to the hospital, have his shoulder, neck and leg X-rayed and then come to me. I"ll certainly help him.
Thank you Doctor. I'll make another attempt.
- See you later. You and your husband both!

Some words and phrases to the topic "Medicine, health":
Some useful words and word combinations:

obstinate stubborn
injury
ache (n.) pain (continuous, not sudden); usually the noun ache is part of compound words, for example: headache, toothache, earache, pain in the ears, stomach-ache pain in the abdominal cavity, etc.
ache (v) to be sick; She "s broken her finger. Now she complaints that it aches. She broke her finger. Now she complains that it hurts.
pain pain (strong, sharp, sharp, attacks); painful
to have (got) a cold (headache, backache, insomnia, stomachache)
to catch (a) cold
flu (flu)
to feel unwell to be in bad (good) condition
to be in no condition to do smth.
to give up (smoking) stop (occupation, habit), quit (smoking): If you can "t give up smoking, at least try to keep off alcohol! If you can't quit smoking, then at least limit yourself to alcohol!
to take medicine (pills, tonics)
insomnia
cough
to have a sore throat
to take smb "s temperature measure temperature
to write out a prescription for...
to be run down
a nervous breakdown
sore spot
to rub in smear (medicine), rub (ointment, cream, etc.)

Hello! Diseases, their symptoms and treatment, medical care - this topic, unfortunately, is very relevant even in our progressive time. There is hardly a person in the world who can claim that he is absolutely healthy and has never consulted a doctor. And no matter what country you are in, the most important words that you strive to learn first of all, one way or another, relate to your health, and their knowledge is sometimes simply vital. So, our topic today is illness in English. Knowledge of English vocabulary on a medical topic

Let's imagine several situations and possible dialogues with doctors. Your task is to isolate and memorize useful words and word combinations in English from the following dialogues.

First dialogue

Mike came on medical examination to his old friend and attending physician Tom.

Hello Mike! How are you?
Hello, Mike! How are you?
Hello, Tom! I'm fine, thanks.
Hi Tom! I'm fine thanks.
Glad to hear it! Take a seat, I must examine you.
Glad to hear it! Sit down, I have to examine you.
— Open your mouth. good. Now take a breath. Don't breath. Breath out. Oh, it seems to me, there is a small problem.
Open your mouth. Fine. Now take a breath. Hold your breath. Come out. Oh, I think there's a little problem.
— Really?!
Really?!
- Don "t worry. There is nothing to worry about so much. I'm going to prescribe you some pills. Be careful, take three of these pills two times a day.
Don't worry. There is nothing worth worrying about so much. I'm going to prescribe you some pills. Be careful, take three tablets twice a day.
— Write me on the paper, please. I can forget.
Please write to me. I can forget.
- Give this prescription to the chemist. I'll wait for you in 5 days.
Give the prescription to the pharmacist. I will wait for you in 5 days.
Thank you, Tom!
Thanks Tom!
— Take care!
Take care of yourself!

Second dialogue

Dialogue at the reception between Mary and the nurse on duty. Mary, feeling unwell, decided to drop everything and devote time to her health.

— Good morning! Can I help you?
Good morning! Can I help you?
— Good morning! I would like to see Dr. Smith.
Good morning! I would like to consult Dr. Smith.
- What's your name? Do you have an appointment?
Your name? Are you enrolled?
My name is Mary Robinson. Unfortunately, I haven't, but I am feeling unwell.
My name is Mary Robinson. Unfortunately, I am not recorded, but I do not feel very well.
— What are your symptoms?
What are your symptoms?
- I "ve got a pain in my back.
My back hurts.
— Take a seat. Wait a minute, please.
Sit down. Wait one minute.
— Okey.
Fine.
— Dr. Smite is ready to see you now.
Dr. Smith is ready to receive you now.
— Thank you a lot!
Thanks a lot!

Third dialogue

The dialogue that takes place between the doctor and the patient directly during the examination.
Dialogue between doctor and patient- What's the problem, Mrs. Nelson?
What's the problem, Mrs. Nelson?
— I am in a lot of pain!
I have unbearable pain!
— Lay down over here. Where does it hurt?
Lie down here. Where does it hurt?
— Oh, my feet.
Oh my foot.
Does it hurt when I press here?
Does it hurt when I press here?
— Yes!
Yes!
— What happened?
What's happened?
— I fell down the stairs. Doctor, I've been feeling sick and having headaches.
I fell down the stairs. I was nauseated and had a headache.
- I hope you've pulled only a muscle in your leg. I want to send you for an x-ray.
I hope you just sprained a muscle in your leg. I want to send you for an x-ray.

The word "disease" in English

In English there are several terms that are translated into Russian as "disease". However, these words are not complete synonyms - each of these words has its own semantic features. That is, depending on the type of disease, we choose the term that corresponds to it.

1. disease
   This term refers to the most severe diseases - incurable and lasting a lifetime.
2. Illness
   This word means in English rather than a disease, but a person’s poor health, which is temporary and it is possible to get rid of it
   Illness is something like a symptom or the first manifestation of a disease
3. 
   Denotes poor health, but already as a reaction of the body to something unacceptable or unusual. Poisoning, a sharp drop, bad smell cause a similar condition.

It makes me sick. — I'm sick of this. / I won't accept it.

It can also be used to indicate moral weakness.

Useful vocabulary on the topic "Diseases"

Medical professionals in English:

• head physician
• doctor; doc - doctor
• nurse - nurse
• midwife - midwife
• cardiologist - cardiologist
• stomatologist - dentist
• surgeon - surgeon
• Radiologist - radiologist

The most common diseases in English:

Disease	Translation	Transcription
allergy	allergy	[ˈælədʒɪ]
asthma	asthma	[ˈæsmə]
AIDS	AIDS
boil	abscess
bronchitis	bronchitis
sholera	cholera	[ˈkɔlərə]
quinsy	angina	[ˈkwɪnzɪ]
variosity	varicose veins
gastritis	gastritis	[ɡæsˈtraɪtɪs]
hepatitis C	hepatitis C	[ˌhepəˈtaɪtɪs]
influenza	flu	[ˌɪnfluˈenzə]
insomnia	insomnia	[ɪnˈsɔmnɪə]
jaundice	jaundice	[ˈdʒɔ:ndɪs]
measles	measles	[ˈmi:zlz]
meningitis	meningitis	[ˌmenɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs]
migraine	migraine	[ˈmi:ɡreɪn]
mumps	piggy
smallpox	smallpox	[ˈsmɔ:lpɔks]
malaria	malaria
tetanus	tetanus	[ˈtetənəs]
tuberculosis	tuberculosis
typhus	typhus	[ˈtaɪfəs]
scarlet fever	scarlet fever	[ˈskɑ:lɪt ˈfi:və]
sty	barley
ulcer / sore	ulcer	[ˈʌlsə]/

Symptoms of diseases in English

Symptom	Translation	Transcription
discharge	allocation	["dɪskɑːd]
chest pains	chest pain
chill	chills
cough	cough
fever	heat	[ˈfi:və]
headache	headache	[ˈhedeɪk]
phlegm	sputum
pressure	pressure	[ˈpreʃə]
pimple	acne	[ˈpɪmpl]
vomiting	vomit	[ˈvɔmɪt]
shiver	shiver	[ˈʃɪvə]
rash	rash

You can learn about English idioms on a medical topic from this video.