(MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT)
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| bandage | scalpel | ||
| catheter | sling | ||
| curette | splint | , | |
| drain | stethoscope | ||
| forceps | , | stretcher | |
| gag | syringe | ||
| hook | thermometer | ||
| pipette | tourniquet | . | |
| probe | , | wheelchair | - |
1. A small, sharp, pointed knife used in surgery is called
2. A device used to constrict an artery and reduce the flow of blood is called
3. A device with two earpieces connected to a tube and a metal disc, used to listen to sounds made inside the body is called
4. A folding bed with handles, on which an injured person can be carried by two people, is called
5. A piece of cloth which is wrapped around a wound or an injured limb is called
6. A chair with wheels in which an invalid can sit and move around is called
7. A stiff support attached to a limb to prevent a broken bone from moving is called
8. A thin glass tube used for taking and measuring samples of liquid is called
9. A triangular bandage attached around the neck, used to support an injured arm and prevent it from moving is called
10. A tube used to remove liquid from the body or the site of an operation is called
11. A tube which is passed into the body along one of the passages is called
12. A tube with a plunger which slides down inside it, forcing the contents out through a needle, or slides up the tube, allowing a liquid to be sucked into it is called
13. An instrument for measuring temperature is called
14. An instrument like a long thin spoon, used for scraping the inside of an organ is called
15. An instrument similar to a pair of scissors, used for holding and pulling is called
16. An instrument used to explore inside a cavity or wound is called
17. An instrument which is placed between a patients teeth to stop him closing his mouth is called
18. An instrument with a bent end, used for holding structures apart in operations is called
(MEDICAL SPECIALITIES)
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| dentist | a physician who treats the diseases of the nervous system |
| therapeutist | a specialist who treats the diseases of the inner organs |
| infectiologist | a medical adviser who makes X-ray examinations and describes X-ray films |
| neurologist | a doctor who treats our teeth |
| cardiologist | a doctor who treats mental disturbances |
| roentgenologist | a medical specialist who works in the field of infectious diseases |
| psychiatrist | a physician who treats cardiac diseases |
| physiologist | a doctor who operates on patients |
| general practitioner (GP) | a scientist who works in the field of physiology |
| surgeon | a doctor who treats different diseases and performs operations |
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(A DOCTORS DAILY ROUTINE)
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Patients
Treatment
Examines
Chest
Depressed
Blood pressure
Prescribes
Surgery
Disease
Chemist
Nurse
Prescription
When people have some problems like being (1) or having lost appetite, they go to see the doctor in his (2). Every doctor has a (3) to help him. When the doctor sees (4) in his surgery, first he listens to their problems, then he (5) them. He takes the patients temperature, listens to his (6), looks in his ears, eyes, takes his (7). Then, if the (8) isnt so serious, he (9) some medicine. Later the patient will take the (10) to the (11). If something is seriously wrong with the patient, the doctor sends him to hospital for (12).
(DISEASES)
