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OET Writing - MEDICINE - Discharge Letter

 OET Writing - MEDICINE - Discharge Letter Pt Name: Cindy Larson  DOB: 07/05/1935 (87 y.o. ) Social background: Retired Secretary at a law firm Organisation 1. Intro: Pt name, Pt profile, Purpose, Present condition 2. BP 1: Initially, date, presented the ED with the complaints       of...., Pt condition, CT head- no brain bleeding,  US: Rt                 shoulder dislocation, Referral to admission. 3. BP 2: (Mar 04 - Mar 14): Admission,  normal saline +                ibuprofen, P t still disoriented, developed high fever on                  Mar 12, Zosyn , Two days later (Mar 14) Fever, MSRA,                Zosyn discontinued, vancomycin initiated. 4. BP 3: (Mar 21 - 29) Recovered, vancomycin discontinued, arm  sling removed. 5. BP 4: (Mar 31- Apl 04) Physio commenced, OT ...

OET Reading Part C - Lexical Questions

  OET Reading Part C - Lexical Questions 1. What does the writer mean by the word cost in the paragraph? A) overwhelming evidence B) placental insufficiency C) viable progeny D) reduced growth Text: Pregnancies are complicated by sub-optimal conditions in the womb, such as happens during pre-eclampsia or placental insufficiency, enforced physiological adaptations in the unborn child and placenta. While these adaptations are necessary to maintain viable pregnancy and sustain life before birth, they come at a cost . The biological trade off is reduced growth, which may in turn affect the development of key organs and systems such as the heart and circulation, thereby increasing the risk of cardiovascular  disease in adult life. Overwhelming evidence in more than a dozen countries has linked development under adverse intrauterine conditions leading to low birthweight with  increased rates in adulthood of coronary heart disease and its major risk factors - hypertension, athe...