剑桥医学英语

INTRODUCTION

BASICS

1 Health and illness

A Asking about health

B Sickness

C Recovery

2 Parts of the body 1

A Parts of the body

B Referring to parts of the body

C Describing radiation of pain

3 Parts of the body 2

A The abdomen

B The chest

C The pelvis

4 Functions of the body

A Eating

B The five senses

C Other functions

D Less common functions

MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL AND PLACES

5 Medical practitioners 1

A Practitioners

B Specialties

C Choosing a specialty

6 Medical practitioners 2

A Hospital staff

B Medical teams

C Shifts

7 Nurses

A Nursing grades

B Support workers

C Specialization

D The nurses role

8 Allied health professionals

A Community health

B Technicians

C Prosthetists and orthotists

D Opticians

9 Hospitals

A Introduction to a hospital

B Outpatients

C Inpatients

10 Primary care

A The National Health Service

B The practice team

C A GPs day

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

11 Medical education 1

A Medical education in the UK

B Extract from an undergraduate prospectus

C A students view

12 Medical education 2

A The Foundation Programme

B People in medical education

C Medical qualifications

13 The overseas doctor

A Types of registration

B PLAB

C PLAB stations and advice

SYSTEMS， DISEASES AND SYMPTOMS

14 Symptoms and signs

A Describing problems

B Presentation

C Talking about symptoms

15 Blood

A Full blood count

B Anaemia

C Pernicious anaemia

16 Bones

A Bones

B Fractures

C Treatment of fractures

17 Childhood

A Milestones

B Common infectious diseases

C Coeliac disease

18 The endocrine system

A Excess and deficiency

B Negative feedback systems

C Goitre

D A letter of referral

19 The eye

A Parts of the eye

B Examination of the eye

C Retinopathy

20 The gastrointestinal system

A Examination of the abdomen

B The faeces

21 Gynaecology

A The female reproductive system

B Menstruation

C A gynaecological consultation

D Contraception

22 The heart and circulation 1

A Shortness of breath

B Heart rhythm

C Heart failure

23 The heart and circulation 2

A Physical examination

B Examining the heart and circulation

24 Infections

A Fever

B Microorganisms

C Source and spread of infection

25 Mental illness

A Psychiatric disorders

B Substance abuse

C Affective disorders

D Neurotic and stress-related disorders

E Other types of functional disorder

26 The nervous system 1

A Sensory loss

B Motor loss

C Loss of consciousness

27 The nervous system 2

A The motor system

B Tendon reflexes

C Coma

28 Oncology

A Neoplasms

B Symptoms and signs of malignancy

C Treatment of tumours

29 Pregnalacy and childbirth

A Childbirth

B Labour

C Presentation and lie

30 The respiratory system

A Cough

B Auscultation

31 The skin 1

A Some types of skin lesion

B Rashes

32 The skin

A Injuries to the skin

B Case report

C Sores

33 The urinary system

A Urinary symptoms

B Urinalysis

INVESTIGATIONS

34 Basic investigations

A Ophthalmoscopy

B Blood pressure

C Taking blood

35 Laboratory tests

A A Microbiology test request form

B A Biochemistry and Haematology lab report

C Terms used to describe lab results

36 Endoscopy

A Functions of endoscopy

B Enteroscopy

C Report of a diagnostic endoscopy

37 X-ray and CT

A Radiography and radiology

B X-ray examination

C Computed Tomography

38 MRI and ultrasound

A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

B Ultrasound

C Preparing for medical imaging

D Describing medical imaging

39 ECG

A Uses of an ECG

B ECG procedure

C A normal ECG

TREATMENT

40 Medical treatment

A Prescriptions and drugs

B The British National Formulary

41 Surgical treatment

A The operating theatre

B Instruments

C The operation

D An operation report

42 Therapies

A Radiotherapy and chemotherapy

B A day in the life of a physiotherapist

C Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

PREVENTION

43 Screening and immunization

A Screening

B Common screening tests

C Immunization for travellers

EPIDEMIOLOGY

44 Epidemiology

A Rates

B Incidence and prevalence

C Association and causation

ETHICS

45 Medical ethics

A GMC guidelines

B Bioethical issues

C Assisted dying

RESEARCH

46 Research studies

A Case-control studies

B Cohort studies

C Trials

D Variables

TAKING A HISTORY

47 Taking a history 1

A A full case history

B Personal details

C Talking about pain

48 Taking a history 2

A Drug history

B Family history

C Social and personal history

49 Taking a history 3

A Reviewing the systems

B Asking about the central nervous syster

C Patient ideas， concerns and expectation

D Phrasal verbs in history-taking

EXAMINATION

50 Physical examination

A Examining a patient

B Giving instructions

51 Mental state examination

A Some symptoms of psychiatric disorders

B Mood

C Typical questions from a mental state examination

EXPLANATION

52 Explaining diagnosis and management

A Explanations

B Using lay terms in explanations

C An explanation of angina

53 Discussing treatment

A Offering options

B Advising a course of action

C Advising patients to avoid something

D Warnings

54 Giving bad news

A Principles of giving bad news

B A consultant medical oncologists report

PRESENTATIONS

55 Data presentation 1

A Referring to a table or figure

B Comparing variables

C Approximating

56 Data presentation 2

A Line graphs

B Pie charts

C Describing trends

57 Research articles

A The structure of a research article

B Objectives

C Main findings

58 Abstracts

A Structured abstracts

B The BMJ abstract

59 Conference presentations

A The structure of a presentation

B The introduction

C Signalling

D The conclusion

60 Case presentations

A Sections of a case presentation

B Bedside presentation

C Slides

Appendix I

Parts of the body

Appendix Ⅱ

Medical abbreviations

Appendix Ⅲ

Types of medication

Appendix Ⅳ

Symptoms and pain

Appendix Ⅴ

Verbs used in instructions

Appendix Ⅵ

Lay terms and definitions

Answer key

Index