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The vocabulary of everyday patient care — symptoms, appointments, basic procedures, and the routine language used in clinics and hospitals.
Why this matters This lesson connects directly to your progress: it covers basic clinical vocabulary; everyday patient care phrases; basic clinic situations. Mastering this content lets you move forward confidently, and reinforces patterns you'll use again later. Take time to review every example before moving to the assessment — repetition is what actually locks knowledge in long-term.
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The goals of this lesson.
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You've completed general English. This is the first lesson of the Medicine specialization — essential vocabulary for patient care situations.
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Essential terms for describing symptoms and basic patient information.
Examples
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Standard phrases used in appointments, prescriptions, and basic testing.
Examples
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Common scenarios: paperwork, insurance, and clinic navigation.
Examples
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Read the text and answer the questions. You can try as many times as you want.
Laura arrived at the clinic with a fever and a sore throat. "Please take a seat in the waiting room," the receptionist said. "The doctor will see you shortly." After filling out her medical history form, a nurse checked her blood pressure and temperature.
"Have you taken any medication today?" the nurse asked. Laura said no. The doctor examined her and said, "I recommend you get some rest and drink fluids. I'll prescribe antibiotics for the infection, and you should follow up in two weeks if symptoms persist."
1. What symptoms did Laura have?
2. What did Laura fill out?
3. What did the nurse check?
4. Had Laura taken any medication that day?
5. What did the doctor prescribe?
💪 Great foundation in medical English! Review this lesson, or continue to the Intermediate level.
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A second reading, a bit longer. Read it and answer the questions below.
Pedro came in for a routine checkup after feeling under the weather for a few days. The nurse asked if he was currently on any medication and checked his blood pressure before the doctor arrived.
“We'll run a test just to rule out anything serious,” the doctor said. After reviewing the results, she told Pedro it was probably just a minor cold. “Get some rest, drink plenty of fluids, and take it easy this week. Follow up with us if the symptoms don't improve.”
1. Why did Pedro come in?
2. What did the nurse ask him?
3. Why did the doctor run a test?
4. What did the doctor say it probably was?
5. What did the doctor tell Pedro to do?
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Tap a term on the left, then tap its matching definition on the right. Ungraded — repeat as many times as you like.
Term
Definition
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Usa las pistas para completar cada palabra en inglés. Sin calificar — repite las veces que quieras.
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The essentials of this lesson, summarized.
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Key terms to remember.
a person receiving medical care
pacienteto occupy or use, as in a seat
tomara medical professional who treats patients
doctor/ato require something
necesitarconsumed or used (past participle of 'take')
tomadoa person trained to care for the sick
enfermero/aa scheduled time to see a doctor
citaa sign that shows a person may be sick
síntomawritten instructions from a doctor for medicine
receta médicaa reaction to a substance that affects some people
alergiaa routine medical examination
chequeo médicomedicine given with a needle
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Everyday expressions used between patients, nurses, and doctors.
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Tap the words in the correct order to form the sentence. Ungraded — repeat as many times as you like.
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Tap the correct verb form to complete each sentence. The other options are conjugations from other tenses — on purpose, so you learn to tell them apart.
You should up in two weeks
Have you any medication today
The will draw a blood sample
The checked the patient's pulse and breathing
The prescribed antibiotics for the infection
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Listen to the full dialogue with the speaker buttons first, then fill in the missing words from this lesson's real conversation. Ungraded — repeat as many times as you like.
What are your
I have a and a mild fever yesterday.
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You need at least 80% to unlock the next lesson. You can retake it as many times as you want — your best score is saved.
1. What does this mean: "The patient's temperature is slightly elevated."?
2. Which option matches: "The appointment is scheduled for Monday morning."?
3. "The clinic is open Monday through Friday." — which one is correct?
4. Select the correct match for: "I have a headache and feel dizzy."
5. Choose the equivalent of: "The doctor prescribed antibiotics for the infection."
6. "Please bring your insurance card to the appointment." — which one is correct?
7. Which option matches: "Please describe your symptoms."?
10. Select the correct match for: "The receptionist confirmed my appointment time."
9. Choose the equivalent of: "The patient's temperature is slightly elevated."
10. What does this mean: "The patient has a fever and a sore throat."?
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You now handle basic patient care vocabulary. Next lesson: diagnosis, procedures, and clinical care.
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Practice this lesson's vocabulary with a word search and flashcards. Ungraded — play as many times as you like.
Tap the first and last letter of a hidden word to find it. Los términos de varias palabras van sin espacios en el tablero (ej. "give up" aparece como GIVEUP).
Elige la respuesta correcta. Si aciertas, la tarjeta queda lista por hoy; si fallas, vuelve a aparecer pronto para reforzarla. Tu progreso se guarda en este dispositivo.