Практикум по устной речи по английскому языку учебное пособие для студентов-медиков

The respiratory rate (rate of breathing) is modified by disease. Persons with fever have an increased respiratory rate, which serves to lower body temperature.
Temperature, pulse, and respiratory rate – called the vital signs — may be important manifestations of disease. A fourth vital sign, blood pressure, is equally significant. Among other things, it indicates the amount of blood in circulation.


Exercises


Задание 1. Найдите правильные ответы на вопросы и закончите предложения соответственно содержанию текста:
1. Which of the following is not characteristic for chronic disease?

2. 
   The process is developing little by little.
   
3. 
   Chronic diseases require immediate surgical treatment.
   
4. 
   The process lasts a long period of time.
   
5. 
   The acute condition may alter with periods when a patient feels well.
   

2. According to the text, … .

2. 
   benign diseases result in severe complications;
   
3. 
   a wart if left alone may result in cancer;
   
4. 
   some benign tumours may be caused by a virus;
   
5. 
   benign tumours produce illnesses that may be fatal.
   

3. Which of the following is not true?

2. 
   Fever is one of the most important signs of the disease.
   
3. 
   Symptoms are subjected to doctors.
   
4. 
   Fever is an unusual increase in body temperature.
   
5. 
   There is a great number of signs and symptoms in every illness.
   

4. Irregularity of the pulse shows everything except … .

2. 
   bleeding;
   
3. 
   the rise in temperature;
   
4. 
   a heart disease;
   
5. 
   the cause of disease.
   

5. Which of the following is not true?

2. 
   The higher the temperature is, the quicker one breathes.
   
3. 
   Temperature, pulse, blood pressure and rate of breathing are significant manifestations of disease.
   
4. 
   Fever shows the lack of blood supply.
   
5. 
   Blood pressure shows the amount of blood in circulation.