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Moving beyond basic patient interactions, this lesson covers diagnostic vocabulary, clinical procedures, and the language of coordinated patient care.
Why this matters This lesson connects directly to your progress: it covers diagnosis and clinical procedures; treatment and care coordination; clinical documentation and follow-up. 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 already know basic medical vocabulary. This lesson covers diagnosis, procedures, and clinical care in more clinical detail.
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Terms for clinical presentation, diagnosis, and diagnostic procedures.
Examples
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Vocabulary for treatment plans, referrals, and multi-provider coordination.
Examples
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Terms for charting, discharge, and follow-up care.
Examples
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Read the text and answer the questions. You can try as many times as you want.
The patient presented with acute abdominal pain, so the physician ordered a complete blood count and reviewed her medical history, noting a history of hypertension. "We suspect the patient may have a bacterial infection," the doctor noted, "but we need to rule out any underlying cardiac issues first."
After the lab results confirmed the initial diagnosis, the team administered medication intravenously and monitored her vital signs closely. Her condition stabilized overnight, and the discharge instructions included rest and a follow-up appointment in three months.
1. What did the patient present with?
2. What test did the physician order?
3. What did they need to rule out?
4. How was the medication administered?
5. When is the follow-up appointment?
💪 You're navigating clinical scenarios with real confidence! Review this lesson, or continue to the Advanced level.
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A second reading, a bit longer. Read it and answer the questions below.
A patient with a chronic condition came in presenting with new symptoms. The physician ordered tests to rule out a more serious diagnosis, while the nursing staff monitored her vital signs closely.
After the results came back, the team decided to administer medication and adjust her treatment plan. “She's responding well to treatment so far,” the doctor noted, arranging a referral to a specialist and asking her to follow up in three weeks for a full review.
1. Why did the patient come in?
2. What did the physician order?
3. What did the nursing staff do?
4. What did the team decide to do after the results?
5. What did the doctor arrange?
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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
Collocations: the patient presents with, admit a patient, patient history
to require something for diagnosis or treatment
Collocations: need to order, dire need, needs assessment
a medical doctor
Collocations: attending physician, primary care physician, consult a physician
closely observing a patient's condition
Collocations: monitoring closely, continuous monitoring, monitoring equipment
a record of a patient's past health
Collocations: medical history, family history, history of
to give medicine or treatment to a patient
Collocations: administer medication, administer a dose, safely administer
identification of what illness a patient has
Collocations: confirm a diagnosis, initial diagnosis, differential diagnosis
key body measurements like pulse and blood pressure
Collocations: check vital signs, stable vital signs, monitor vital signs
given directly into a vein
Collocations: intravenous fluids, intravenous line, administered intravenously
when a patient is allowed to leave the hospital
Collocations: discharge planning, ready for discharge, discharge instructions
a long-lasting health condition
Collocations: manage a chronic condition, chronic condition management, underlying chronic condition
being sent to see a specialist
Collocations: give a referral, referral to a specialist, urgent referral
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Expressions used by clinical staff when discussing patient care.
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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.
We to order a complete blood count
We're the dosage based on the lab results
We to administer the medication intravenously
We're the patient's vital signs closely
We the patient may have a bacterial 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 does the show?
blood pressure — we should order more tests the consultation.
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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. Choose the equivalent of: "The patient's condition has stabilized overnight."
2. Choose the equivalent of: "The surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday."
3. Select the correct match for: "We're coordinating care between multiple specialists."
4. "The lab results confirmed the initial diagnosis." — which one is correct?
5. Which option matches: "We're reviewing the patient's chart before the consultation."?
6. What does this mean: "The discharge instructions include rest and follow-up care."?
7. What does this mean: "The X-ray revealed a fracture in the left wrist."?
8. What does this mean: "The physician diagnosed her with type two diabetes."?
9. Choose the equivalent of: "We're adjusting the dosage based on the lab results."
10. What does this mean: "We recommend a follow-up appointment in three months."?
Review — Lesson 77 What matches: "The incident response team contained the breach within an hour."?
Review — Lesson 77 What matches: "We need to ensure GDPR compliance in our data handling processes."?
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You now discuss diagnosis and clinical procedures. Next lesson: clinical research and precision medicine.
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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.