17 Decide which system each disease or problem refers to: skeletal (S), nervous (N), cardiovascular (C), respiratory (R) or digestive (D).
1. aneurism ...
2. arrhythmia ...
3. arthritis ...
4. bloating ...
5. cold ...
6. constipation ...
7. epilepsy ...
8. flu ...
9. fracture ...
10. heartburn ...
11. hypertension ...
12. multiple sclerosis ...
13. osteoporosis ...
14. Parkinson’s Disease ...
15. pneumonia ...
16. sprain ...
18 Listen to some people describing their symptoms and identify the disease or problem.
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
Speaker 4:
Speaker 5:
19 Choose the right medicine (a-h) for the following people (1-5).
1. Jane has a terrible cough. She can’t sleep at night and has a strong pain in her chest when she coughs. She doesn’t like taking pills.
2. Mike has a sore throat but it is not a bacterial infection. However, he has got a temperature.
3. Tim has caught the flu. He has to rest and take aspirin every six hours.
4. Chloe has broken her arm and needs an analgesic to alleviate the pain.
5. Candice has got stomach ache. She needs to take a painkiller and avoid eating sweets for at least one week.
a. Mucinex pills alleviate the symptoms of the cough and help eliminate phlegm.
b. Contramal is an analgesic to alleviate pain in case of infection.
c. Paracetamol is an anti-inflammatory and antipyretic for inflammations of the respiratory system.
d. Bronchosan is a cough syrup that contains an analgesic against pain in the back and chest caused by continuous coughing.
e. Aspirin C is an aspirin with vitamin C. You need to take two pills every twelve hours.
f. Aspirin C++ is an aspirin with a high quantity of vitamin C. You need to take four pills in twenty-four hours with a regular interval between each one.
g. Tramadol is an analgesic to alleviate pain in case of injury, muscular and skeletal problems.
h. Contraspasm is a painkiller for the digestive and urinary system. You need to take a pill every six hours.
