This document provides common vocabulary related to visiting the doctor and receiving medical care. It outlines the typical steps a patient takes which include making an appointment, checking in, seeing the nurse for vitals, seeing the doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and possibly undergoing surgery which may involve anesthesia, IV fluids, casting, and recovery. It also describes going to the emergency room for immediate medical attention like setting a broken bone and calling an ambulance for transport.

1. Common Vocabulary
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2. 1. When is the last time you went to the doctor?
2. Have you ever had surgery?
3. What usually happens when you visit the
doctor?

3. When people are very sick for a long period of time… most people go to
a small ______________ or a big __________________.

4. When people are very sick for a long period of time… most people go to
a small clinic or a big hospital.

5. Before you go, you usually have to make an __________________;
however, many places will accept ______________ if they are not busy.

6. Before you go, you usually have to make an appointment;
however, many places will accept walk-ins if they are not busy.

7. When you get to the hospital or clinic, you must check-in at reception
then you go ….

8. to the Waiting Room

9. After waiting, a receptionist will call your name… but you won’t
see the doctor first. You will see the…

10. Who is this? What is she doing?

11. She is a NURSE
She is taking the man’s blood pressure
Nurses also:
- Weigh/measure patients
- Draw/Take blood
- Give injections
- Assist the doctor

12. After you see the nurse, the _____________ will come in.
You are the _______________.

13. The doctor or specialist
The patient

14. When you see the doctor…
Step 1: The patient describes their ______________.
Step 2: The doctor checks the patient and makes a
________.
Step 3: The doctor prescribes a __________________ to
cure the problem.

15. When you see the doctor…
Step 1: The patient describes their symptoms.
Step 2: The doctor checks the patient and makes a
diagnosis.
Step 3: The doctor prescribes a treatment to
cure the problem.

16. Sometimes, illnesses and injuries need attention
immediately.
What happened to this boy?

17. He has a fractured / broken bone
Where should he go?

18. He should go to the emergency room
How can he get there?

19. He should call an ambulance

20. If the injury is serious, it may need __________

21. Surgery / an operation
What happens when you have surgery?

22. The surgeon may use … to numb the pain
__________________
___________________

23. The surgeon may use … to numb the pain
General Anesthesia (gas mask)
Local Anesthesia (injection)

24. If you have surgery, you must also have an…
___________________
They use this to 1) ___________________ and 2)_____________________

25. If you have surgery, you must also have an…
IV Drip (Intravenous drip)
They use this to:
1) keep the patient hydrated with fluid
2) give medicine directly through a vein into the bloodstream.

26. After surgery, the boy may have to
wear a ________________.
When the bone has _________, he can
take the _______ off

27. After surgery, the boy may have to
wear a cast.
When the bone has healed, he can
take the cast off

28. After surgery, your body may
___________
and
_____________.
*These are the side effects from
surgery.

29. After surgery, your body may
swell
and
bruise.
*These are the side effects from
surgery.

30. But don’t worry, after a few weeks
or months, you will
__________________.

31. But don’t worry, after a few weeks or
months, you will recover / make a
recovery.