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  OET Writing, Medicine, Pt: Mrs Somarni Khaze Dr Alaa Omar The Breast Surgeon144 Wickham Tce Spring Hill, 4004  Date: 09/04/1917 Dear Dr Omar Re: Mrs Somarni Khaze DOB: 12/04/'71 Thank you for seeing Mrs Khaze, a 46-year old married nurse with four children, who requires definitive diagnosis and further management of her moderately differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma of left breast.  Initially, on  22/10/'17, Mrs Kharze presented with a complaint of a six-week old breast lump, which was not painful, not increasing in size, and with no nipple discharge. She was over-weight with a body mass index of 31, but her general examination results were normal. However, a local examination revealed a 2x2 cm hard, non-tender nodule in the left breast accompanied by palpable left axillary lymph nodes, while her right breast showed the scar of the previous surgery. She was ordered an ultrasound and mammogram because of the probability of breast cancer. A fortnight later, Mrs Khaze was a

 Reading PART - B  Qtn 1. Stains act as the first line of preventive medicines in the people with: A) Early stage CVD B) No CVD C) Advanced stage   CVD STAINS: Stains, also known as HMG CoA reductase, are a class of lipid-lowering medications.  Stains have been found to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in those who are at high risk of CVD. Evidence is strong that stains are effective   for treating CVD in early stages  of the disease (secondary prevention ) and in those at elevated risk, but without CVD (primary prevention ) . Key words of Qtn: i) Early stage ; ii) No CVD ; iii) advanced stage Text: " .... stains are effective for treating for treating CVD in early stages of the disease (secondary prevention)...".  Hence, Answer choice (A) is wrong X Text: "..... and in those elevated risk (= syn. advanced stage)....". Hence, Answer choice (C) is wrong X Text : ".... , but without CVD (primary prevention = before the disease i.e. N

 IELTS Writing Task 2 - CMT Effects and Solutions Task You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write at least 250 words. In the recent years, there has been a rise in the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports . What are the consequences of doping for athletes? What measures should be taken to combat the issue. Give reasons for your answers and include relevant examples from your knowledge or experience. Key word Analysis 1. a rise in the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) 2. sports 3. consequences 4 measures to combat  the issue. Task requirements 1. Why there is a rise in the use of  PEDs in sports? (deterioration of the values of life and a desire to win quick money and fame) 2. Two consequences (1. physical and  mental heath are affected. 2.  punishment and bad name for the athlete and the nation he/she represents) 3. Two measures (1. educate sports people about the hazards of drug abuse. 2 introduce rigorous rules and punishments) Structure of the Essay Par

 OET Speaking Medicine - 10 Warm-up Questions 1. How would you like to be known as a doctor? 2. How do you manage continuing professional development? 3. Describe a situation when you had to communicate with a patient who spoke a different language? 4. Describe a challenging patient care situation and how did you manage it? 5. Why do you take take this T est? 6. What's your advice to the up-coming doctors? Roleplay Card SETTING : Eeon Healthcare Hospital DOCTOR You are a doctor currently talking to the father of a patient who has been suffering from the problems of whooping cough for over 10 days. The father is worried and wants to know how long it will take for his daughter to get better and if there's anything he can do to help with this. TASK * Begin with warm greetings. * Try to find out more information about the problem that the little girl has been suffering from.  * Answer any questions that the father might ask you.  * Try to provide as much information about whooping

  OET Speaking, Medicine -9 Setting: Community Health Centre DOCTOR This 63-year-old patient is enquiring about the need for a tetanus vaccine. He/she cut his/her right foot while working in the garden recently. He/she cleared the wound, but is worried about contracting tetanus. Task * Find out the reason for the patient's enquiry * Check for any symptoms of tetanus 'lockjaw' (e.g., muscle stiffness and spasms in the neck, especially a stiff jaw, 4-21 days after injury) * Explain why tetanus is a serious disease(e.g., affects nervous system, muscles, etc.)  * Reassure the patient that the consulatation was a good idea (booster required every 10 years: immune system may not work well with age). Recommend a tetanus vaccine if required.  (if the previous vaccination was more than 10 years ago, advise the patient to have another booster) * Encourage the patient's gardening hobby (outside exercise) * Advise on suitable footwear to avoid future gardening injuries (strong, co

 C1 - Alzheimer's Disease: New Treatment Q. 7: According to  Dr Andres Lozano's report , for whom is deep brain stimulation ( DBS )   suitable ?         A) people  over 65  with  advanced Alzheimer's disease     B) people  aged 66  and above in the  earlier stages of Alzheimer's                 C)  65-year-old patients  with  mild Alzheimer's  disease     D) patients  under the age of 65  with mild Alzheimer's disease Method:  Q-T-A  ( Question- Text- Answer * The Key Words (KW) in the question are  Dr Andres Lozano report , DBS & suitable * Go to the text and find out the KW. * It is in the second sentence. Read that sentence carefully. * Go back to the Answer choices and highlight the KWs. * Locate the right answer. A) says: "... advanced Alzheimer's disease", but the text says              " mild Alzheimer's. So choice A is wrong. X B) says: i) aged 66 ii) mild Alzheimer's disease. Both satisfied             according to th

 OET Speaking Medicine - 8 Warm-up 1. Could you please introduce yourself? 2. Why  did you choose taking OET? 3. What are the challenges you face in your work? 4. Why did you choose to become a doctor? 5. Tell me about a time when you had to handle a diificult patient and how did you manage the situation? 6. What are your career goals? 7. What is the one quality in you that makes you a good doctor?   SETTING : Sub-urban Medical Clinic. DOCTOR Your patient describes two syncopal episodes that have occurred in the last three months. The patient has come to see you because he/she is worried that it might happen again. The episodes were not witnessed and you do not know if they were truly syncopal, whether they were convulsions , or even if they were real. You want him/her to see a neurologist. TASK * Explain that further investigations are necessary for the diagnosis, and you must do an ECG here in the surgery. You also want to do a CT scan of his/her head and some basic blood tests. * Co

  OET Speaking (Medicine) - 7 SETTING : Medical Ward DOCTOR You are a medical doctor working in an in-patient ward. Your patient is a 54-year -old and was admitted 2 days ago with right lower lobe pneumonia. They have made significant improvement with intravenous antibiotics and the decision was made by the team to discharge home with a further  3 days oral antibiotics from today. TASK * Explain that the intravenous antibiotics have treated the pneumonia; the blood tests and vital signs are still re-assuring and the plan is for discharge today with tablet antibiotics for another 3 days. * Ask about their home and work situation and recommend a medical certificate for a further week off work. * Advise to return to the hospital if if not feeling better after a week , or sooner if they have worrying symptoms (e.g., chest pain,acute shortness of breath, high fever.) * Inform they will need a chest x-ray in 6 weeks  to ensure full resolution of the x-ray findings. * Explain that the x-ray

 OET Speaking, Medicine-6  SETTING: Paediatrics Ward DOCTOR: Your patient is a 7-year-old girl called Flora. She has had tonsillectomy this morning without complications. She is due for discharge later this evening. Her father is concerned about the speed at which she is set to leave the hospital for she is still in pain, has a slight fever, and is not very alert. She has had a little to drink and has eaten some ice cream. She has been prescribed paracetamol for pain and fever. Full recovery is expected to take  around 2weeks. TASK *  Reassure the father that the tonsillectomy was carried out without any complications. and that it is normal for a child to leave on the day of the operation (or the next day if the child is not eating properly). * Enquire weather the patient has had anything further to eat or drink. * Explain the importance of encouraging the patient to eat as normally as possible even though it may be painful. * Discuss post-operative recovery (e.g., the patient could

Types of General Questions 1. Do you ......... ?     e.g., Do you watch TV? Grammar Do not use:       * Used to ( reference to past time)      * Would like to/Like to ( reference to future time)      * Will ( Reference to the future)      * - ing ( temporary state) e.g.,  Qtn: Do you read newspaper? Ans: Yes, I would like to read newspaper -  X (Wrong)          Yes, I used to read newspaper -  X (Wrong)          Yes, I will read newspaper -  X (Wrong) Qtn: Are you student or do you work? Ans: I'm working as a nurse/ teacher (wrong)          I'm a nurse/teacher by profession and I have two years                   experience in Apollo Hospital. (right) The right way of answering: Well, Yes. I read newspaper daily and my favourite one is the                 Hindu. It helps me know what's happening around me               and indirectly helps me to improve my proficiency in                     English. Or No, I don't read newspapers these days. Since I'm Preparing f