Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Medicine and health sciences

Mastering Progressive Tenses (Tiempos Progresivos)

A Progressive tense (tiempo progresivo) is a form of the verb that shows that the action is in progress. In other words, it means that the action continues.

The Past Progressive

The Past Progressive (pasado progresivo) is a form of the verb that shows that the action was in progress at some time in the past.

Example: Lisa was dancing yesterday at 8 o'clock.

The Present Progressive

The Present Progressive (presente progresivo) is a form of the verb that shows that the action is in progress in the present.

Example: Lisa is dancing now.

The Future Progressive

The Future Progressive (futuro progresivo) is a form of the verb that shows that the action will be in progress at some time in the future.

Example:

1. Swollen udders are commonly hot with mastitis; they can be PAINFUL and

leak pus.

2. The patient was shouting all the time he was extremely IS IN PAIN.

3. The pregnant woman was suffering a lot, she asked for an EPIDURAL

injection.

4. The nurse could not COPE WITH with the situation, she asked the doctor to

interfere.

5. There are two units in the hospital on either side, on both floors, divided by

a CENTRAL hall and staircase.

6. I am COUGHING all the day, I think I need to drink some milk and honey to

get better.

7. The teacher is not coming today because she-FELS SICK she will be

absent the whole week.

8. The newborn baby is constantly crying the doctor says he was born

withGAS AND AIR in the intestines, maybe his mother drunk a lot of cola

when she...

***Random

-Hilpike---->vertigo
-Septal resection=/=Nasal polyp
-Fistula Test----->-ve
-fistula test----->Post ...Canal
-Abnormal Eustachian tube---> no movement
-L bronchitis---->All
-chainal atrsia--->ALL
-Smoking--->reinke edema!
-Audiogram--->conductive+ Mixed
-High Mortality--->subdural + brain abscess!
-OSA+CPAP--->AHI>20

--Photoanthmia---->weak VC
-Contact ulcer---->Vocal abuse!
-Fistula Test----------> -ve
-Fistula Test---------> Post ..Canal
-Smooth water edema--->allergy
**Development
-Child has only---->Ear cartilage
-Breath through nose--->1 year old
- bacteria-------> H Influenza!
***ANATOMY& vessels:
-Limited labyrinth--->Tra...
-GERD affects----->VC
-Bones--->U(D)S
-Pulsation----->

Article 166: Employer Safety Obligations

Article 166

The employer undertakes to provide the measures of occupational safety and health at the workplaces in such a way as to ensure prevention from work hazards. These hazards include:

• Mechanical hazards: These can arise as a result of a collision or contact between the worker’s body and a solid object, such as construction, building, and excavation hazards, collapse and fall hazards, and hazards arising from devices, machines, and transportation and handling means.
• Chemical hazards: Risks arising from handling solid, liquid, or gas chemical substances that can arise from the leakage of any substances into the working environment.
• Natural hazards: Factors affecting the worker’s safety and health

Definition of Consonants

A consonant is a speech sound produced when the airstream from the lungs is obstructed (completely or partially) or when the mouth passage is so narrow that the air is expelled with audible friction.

1. State of the Glottis

This refers to whether or not the vocal cords vibrate during sound production:

• Voiced: The vocal cords vibrate.
• Voiceless: The vocal cords do not vibrate.

2. Place of Articulation

1. Bilabial: Both lips.
2. Labiodental: Lower lip and upper teeth.
3. Dental: Tongue tip just behind the upper front teeth.
4. Alveolar: Blade of the tongue against the alveolar ridge.
5. Post-alveolar/Pre-palatal: Blade or tip of the tongue on the rear part of the alveolar ridge.
6. Palatal: Raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate.
7. Velar:

1. Vocabulary

• Basement: sótano
• Aim: objetivo
• Health care: cuidado de la salud
• To order something online: pedir algo por internet
• Seize the day: aprovecha el día
• A swimming cap: un gorro de natación
• A can of soup: lata de sopa
• To throw litter: tirar basura al suelo
• Economic growth: crecimiento económico

2. Verb Conjugation

• 1. I am having
• 2. Don't look
• 3. Does she have
• 4. Are you looking

3. Adjectives & Clothing

• Outgoing: extrovertido
• Sensitive: sensible
• Fleece: manga
• Something fits you: algo que te sienta bien o te quede
• Get changed: cambiarse
• Mittens: manoplas
• Short-sighted: corto de vista
• Bangles: pulseras

4. Countable & Uncountable Nouns

• Muffins: Countable
• Cabbage: Uncountable
• Sauce: Uncountable
• Lettuce: Countable
• Meat: Uncountable
• Steak: Countable
• Jam: Uncountable

5.

Immediate First Aid Protocols

1. Managing an Asthma Attack

• Help the person sit in a comfortable position.
• Ensure they take their prescribed medication (e.g., inhaler).
• Stay with them until they feel better.
• If the attack becomes severe, **call 999** immediately or delegate someone else to make the emergency call.

2. Controlling Severe Bleeding

• Apply direct pressure to the wound using whatever is available (e.g., a clean cloth) to stop or slow down the flow of blood.
• **Call 999** as soon as possible, or delegate someone else to do it.
• Maintain continuous pressure on the wound until emergency help arrives.

3. Supporting a Serious Injury

• Support the injury using the person's hand, a cushion, or items of clothing to prevent unnecessary movement.
• As soon as

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