Dr. Bill Vicars

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Medical Signing

Lesson 12

Medical Signing

12.A

How do you sign…

I have a cold.

What is a cold? =

COLD what-MEAN?

COLD what-THAT?!

respiratory

illness

Common cold

symptoms =

head-COLD NORMAL HAPPEN WHAT?

head-COLD

INVOLVE WHAT?

Cough

Sore throat

Stuffy nose

Runny nose

Mild fever

MILD = nothing to it

LIGHT-(lightness)

How do you sign…

How do you catch

a cold?

IMPACT SPREAD

GET

SNEEZE

TOUCH

BREATHE in

Why isn't there a

cold vaccine?

What is the

difference …

between a cold and the flu?

FLU: higher fever

chills …

body ache

fatigue

What can I do to

prevent the flu?

PREVENT FLU HOW?

What's the best treatment for flu?

FLU TAKE-CARE HOW?

Review 12.A

Medical Signing

12.B

Why is it important to

keep the body

hydrated?

DRINK PLENTY WATER

FULL

ENOUGH

GOOD-ENOUGH

PLENTY

What does this mean? …

over the counter

CAN BUY STORE

NOT NEED RX

Why won't antibiotics

…

help against the flu?

Why should

you not …

touch your eyes, nose, or mouth?

How do you

prevent …

germs from

entering your body?

Review 12.B

Medical Signing:

12.C

Why should

you avoid …

crowds during flu season?

Why isn't there a

vaccine …

against catching a

cold?

impractical

What is a cold?

minor infections

throat, nose and sinuses

How long does a

cold last?

CONTINUE HOW

LONG?

FEW DAYS

Are colds serious?

Usually no serious

complications …

MOST TIME

NOTHING-to-it

Review 12.C

Vocabulary

AGAINST

ANTIBIOTIC

AVOID

BACTERIA

CHILLS

COLD-[sick]

COMPLEX

complications

congestion-(breathing)

= HARD BREATHE

CONTINUE

CROWDS

ENTER

FLU

GERMS

HYDRATED

IMPRACTICAL

Inability to keep down-(fluids)

INFECTION

inhibit

KEEP

mild minor

INCONSEQUENTIAL

On the other hand-ALTERNAT

IVELY

Over the counter

Persistent

PREVENT

Runny nose

SEASON

“See a doctor”

= ?

SERIOUS

SINUS-[sinuses]

STAY

STUCK

SWALLOW

TEEMING

TOUCH

TREATMENT

VACCINE

VIRUS

Dr. Bill Vicars

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