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Student doctor emergency 20 questions12/12/2023 ![]() Thereafter, we’ll keep the patient under observation for 4-5 days. In this case, the best course of action is immediate surgery to remove the affected part followed by radiation therapy.Īttendant: How many days of hospitalization will be required?ĭoctor: We can perform the surgery day after tomorrow. ![]() The attendant then gets the patient admitted and visits the doctor again the next morning with new reports in hand.)ĭoctor: The cancer is just one stage before it’ll spread to other parts. (The doctor writes his observations on his letterhead and hands it over to the attendant. And let’s meet tomorrow morning when you’ve the reports of these tests. What we’ll do is admit him today itself and get few tests done. Here are the reports.ĭoctor: Yes, this looks cancerous. We’ve taken three opinions on the reports and all have opined colorectal cancer. In this conversation, the patient’s family member (attendant) talks to the doctor.Īttendant: Doctor, my father has been diagnosed with abnormal growth of cells in colon, which doctors so far have confirmed as a case of cancer.Īttendant: On the advice of doctors in Lucknow, we conducted blood tests, CT scan, and biopsy. ![]() Conversation with an oncologist on cancer And get plenty of rest.ĭoctor: Yes, I’m prescribing few to control diarrhea. Avoid caffeine, dairy products, and solid foods at least till evening. Mix some Glucon-D powder or Electral in it. Because of diarrhea, you’ve lost plenty of body fluids. It’s likely a result of that.ĭoctor: Likely you ate contaminated food. Patient: I ate some snacks on the roadside eatery. Patient: I’ve stomachache and loose motions since last night. I’ll prescribe an antibiotic to clear the infection and a pain reliever to relieve the pain. (The doctor checks the patient thoroughly.)ĭoctor: It’s quite clear that the infection in your sinus is the reason for your headache. Looks like your headache is a result of sinus infection, and not the regular one that results from anxiety and fatigue. Patient: Saridon, but the headache hasn’t disappeared.ĭoctor: You’ve a running nose. Patient: Doctor, I’ve headache since yesterday evening.ĭoctor: Have you taken any medicine so far? Conversation between customer and a shopkeeper in a grocery shopĮxplore eBook 2.Conversation between waiter and guests in a restaurant.Conversation between two friends on issues such as pollution, job change, and picnic.Conversation between nurse and patient in a hospital.For example, the two dots here mean you’ve to take the medicine twice in the day, once in the morning and once after dinner. The number of dots in front of each tells you how many times in the day you’ve to take them. (He then proceeds to write the prescription.)ĭoctor: I’m prescribing three medicines and a syrup. It’s just precautionary, as there have been spurt in malaria cases in the last month or so. In most cases, the test come out to be negative. Patient: Not sweating, but I feel somewhat cold when I sit under a fan.ĭoctor: OK. (He then proceeds with measuring blood pressure.)ĭoctor: Do you get sweating and shivering? (He removes the thermometer and looks at the reading.) It’s much more convenient, as it doesn’t require cleaning after every use. (Unlike the earlier one which was placed below the tongue, this one snapped around one of the fingers.)ĭoctor: Yes, this is a new introduction by medical equipment companies. Patient: This thermometer is very different from the one you used the last time. (He touches the forehead to feel the temperature.) I’m running a temperature and have a sore throat. You look pale and your voice is out of tune. Conversation about fever and sore throatĭoctor: Good evening. Furthermore, explanations and activities outside the conversation have been put in brackets so that you can easily follow what’s happening. The three main characters – doctor, patient/ attendant, and support (reception, billing etc.) – in these conversations have been color-coded for ease of browsing. Whereas the first three conversations take place in a clinic, the last two take place in a hospital. This post contains conversation between a doctor and a patient/ attendant on five different medical issues:
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