剑桥医学英语

INTRODUCTION
BASICS
1 Health and illness
A Asking about health
B Sickness
C Recovery
2 Parts of the body 1
A Parts of the body
B Referring to parts of the body
C Describing radiation of pain
3 Parts of the body 2
A The abdomen
B The chest
C The pelvis
4 Functions of the body
A Eating
B The five senses
C Other functions
D Less common functions
MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL AND PLACES
5 Medical practitioners 1
A Practitioners
B Specialties
C Choosing a specialty
6 Medical practitioners 2
A Hospital staff
B Medical teams
C Shifts
7 Nurses
A Nursing grades
B Support workers
C Specialization
D The nurses role
8 Allied health professionals
A Community health
B Technicians
C Prosthetists and orthotists
D Opticians
9 Hospitals
A Introduction to a hospital
B Outpatients
C Inpatients
10 Primary care
A The National Health Service
B The practice team
C A GPs day
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
11 Medical education 1
A Medical education in the UK
B Extract from an undergraduate prospectus
C A students view
12 Medical education 2
A The Foundation Programme
B People in medical education
C Medical qualifications
13 The overseas doctor
A Types of registration
B PLAB
C PLAB stations and advice
SYSTEMS， DISEASES AND SYMPTOMS
14 Symptoms and signs
A Describing problems
B Presentation
C Talking about symptoms
15 Blood
A Full blood count
B Anaemia
C Pernicious anaemia
16 Bones
A Bones
B Fractures
C Treatment of fractures
17 Childhood
A Milestones
B Common infectious diseases
C Coeliac disease
18 The endocrine system
A Excess and deficiency
B Negative feedback systems
C Goitre
D A letter of referral
19 The eye
A Parts of the eye
B Examination of the eye
C Retinopathy
20 The gastrointestinal system
A Examination of the abdomen
B The faeces
21 Gynaecology
A The female reproductive system
B Menstruation
C A gynaecological consultation
D Contraception
22 The heart and circulation 1
A Shortness of breath
B Heart rhythm
C Heart failure
23 The heart and circulation 2
A Physical examination
B Examining the heart and circulation
24 Infections
A Fever
B Microorganisms
C Source and spread of infection
25 Mental illness
A Psychiatric disorders
B Substance abuse
C Affective disorders
D Neurotic and stress-related disorders
E Other types of functional disorder
26 The nervous system 1
A Sensory loss
B Motor loss
C Loss of consciousness
27 The nervous system 2
A The motor system
B Tendon reflexes
C Coma
28 Oncology
A Neoplasms
B Symptoms and signs of malignancy
C Treatment of tumours
29 Pregnalacy and childbirth
A Childbirth
B Labour
C Presentation and lie
30 The respiratory system
A Cough
B Auscultation
31 The skin 1
A Some types of skin lesion
B Rashes
32 The skin
A Injuries to the skin
B Case report
C Sores
33 The urinary system
A Urinary symptoms
B Urinalysis
INVESTIGATIONS
34 Basic investigations
A Ophthalmoscopy
B Blood pressure
C Taking blood
35 Laboratory tests
A A Microbiology test request form
B A Biochemistry and Haematology lab report
C Terms used to describe lab results
36 Endoscopy
A Functions of endoscopy
B Enteroscopy
C Report of a diagnostic endoscopy
37 X-ray and CT
A Radiography and radiology
B X-ray examination
C Computed Tomography
38 MRI and ultrasound
A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
B Ultrasound
C Preparing for medical imaging
D Describing medical imaging
39 ECG
A Uses of an ECG
B ECG procedure
C A normal ECG
TREATMENT
40 Medical treatment
A Prescriptions and drugs
B The British National Formulary
41 Surgical treatment
A The operating theatre
B Instruments
C The operation
D An operation report
42 Therapies
A Radiotherapy and chemotherapy
B A day in the life of a physiotherapist
C Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
PREVENTION
43 Screening and immunization
A Screening
B Common screening tests
C Immunization for travellers
EPIDEMIOLOGY
44 Epidemiology
A Rates
B Incidence and prevalence
C Association and causation
ETHICS
45 Medical ethics
A GMC guidelines
B Bioethical issues
C Assisted dying
RESEARCH
46 Research studies
A Case-control studies
B Cohort studies
C Trials
D Variables
TAKING A HISTORY
47 Taking a history 1
A A full case history
B Personal details
C Talking about pain
48 Taking a history 2
A Drug history
B Family history
C Social and personal history
49 Taking a history 3
A Reviewing the systems
B Asking about the central nervous syster
C Patient ideas， concerns and expectation
D Phrasal verbs in history-taking
EXAMINATION
50 Physical examination
A Examining a patient
B Giving instructions
51 Mental state examination
A Some symptoms of psychiatric disorders
B Mood
C Typical questions from a mental state examination
EXPLANATION
52 Explaining diagnosis and management
A Explanations
B Using lay terms in explanations
C An explanation of angina
53 Discussing treatment
A Offering options
B Advising a course of action
C Advising patients to avoid something
D Warnings
54 Giving bad news
A Principles of giving bad news
B A consultant medical oncologists report
PRESENTATIONS
55 Data presentation 1
A Referring to a table or figure
B Comparing variables
C Approximating
56 Data presentation 2
A Line graphs
B Pie charts
C Describing trends
57 Research articles
A The structure of a research article
B Objectives
C Main findings
58 Abstracts
A Structured abstracts
B The BMJ abstract
59 Conference presentations
A The structure of a presentation
B The introduction
C Signalling
D The conclusion
60 Case presentations
A Sections of a case presentation
B Bedside presentation
C Slides
Appendix I
Parts of the body
Appendix Ⅱ
Medical abbreviations
Appendix Ⅲ
Types of medication
Appendix Ⅳ
Symptoms and pain
Appendix Ⅴ
Verbs used in instructions
Appendix Ⅵ
Lay terms and definitions
Answer key
Index