Medical English
At the Dentist / At the Doctor
Role-Play Exercise 1 
I have a cavity.
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Nurse:
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Are you a regular patient here?
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Nurse:
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How bad is it?
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Nurse:
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Okay. Wait here, please.
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Role-Play Exercise 2
I have a high fever.
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Doctor:
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What seems to be the problem?
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Doctor:
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Did you take your temperature?
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Doctor:
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Let me examine you. Open your mouth. ... All right. Cough, please.
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Doctor:
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You have the flu. You need to stay in bed for three days. I´ll write out a prescription for you. ... There you go. Take this to the drugstore.
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Role-Play Exercise 3
I have a terrible stomachache.
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Good morning. Please have a seat here. What´s the problem?
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Doctor:
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Do you have diarrhea?
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Doctor:
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Do you have any other symptoms?
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Doctor:
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You mean you feel nauseous?
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Doctor:
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When did the symptoms start?
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Doctor:
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All right. Please take off your clothes to the waist and lie down there. ... Just tell me if it hurts when I do this.
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You:
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Doctor:
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Okay. Let´s hope it´s just indigestion, but we´ll need to run some diagnostic tests to be sure. We´ll run a blood test and we´ll also need a urine sample.
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You:
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Doctor:
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Yes, I´ll give you a prescription for indigestion tablets.
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