MEDICAL CONDITIONS

CHAPTER 8

WARM-UP

Watch the following clip. Then, do the exercise.

http://www.englishmed.com/doctors/dialogue-38/

BRAINSTORMING

Medical Conditions

EXERCISE 1: BELOW IS A LIST OF COMMON MEDICAL PROBLEMS. WORK IN

PAIRS. FOR EACH PROBLEM, LIST THE SYMPTOMS, CAUSES AND

TREATMENTS. CLICK ON THE HYPERLINK TO FIND THE INFORMATION.

Heart Attack http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/heartattack/htm/_no_50_no_0.htm

Symptoms Causes Treatments

High Blood Pressure http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/hypertension/htm/_no_50_no_0.htm

Stroke http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/strokes/htm/index.htm

Symptoms Causes Treatments

Symptoms Causes Treatments

Sleeping disorders http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/sleepdisorders/htm/_no_50_no_0.htm

Stress http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/managingstress/htm/_no_50_no_0.htm

Symptoms Causes Treatments

Symptoms Causes Treatments