8 Unit!
A & E (n) Accident and Emergency
rapport (n) relationship §®89 inspiratory crepitations
A presenting complaint
1 Work in pairs or groups. Decide what the abbreviations below stand for.
Puke 100/min. BP: 100/70 utm/Hj JVP NoirdevaieA CVS NAD O/B
WLdesjw&aA early imfw&tory jute crepitation* tuuLMe
CNS-NAD
2 Listen to part of a conversation between Dr Martin, a doctor in A&E, and Mr Wood. As you listen, make your own notes about Mr Wood's presenting complaint.
1 Discuss the signs above.
2 Discuss the correct diagnosis for the shoulder pain.
3 Decide what the diagnosis was on arrival at the hospital.
4 Outline your immediate treatment.
• Language spot
Tenses in the presenting complaint
• Understanding the time patients are referring to when they speak is crucial to making a correct diagnosis. You should be very comfortable understanding the difference between the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, and Present Perfect Continuous.
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1  Decide whether each sentence a-i relates to the time shown in diagrams 1,2,3, or 4 below.
PC = Presenting complaint
PC
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Time
1 Present Simple
Now
PC
Time
2 Present Continuous
Now
PC
Time
3 Present Perfect
Now
PC
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Time
Now
4 Pfesent Perfect Continuous