Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Medicine & Health

Organ Transplants and Donation

Unit 9

1) Compound Adjectives

• Bald-headed: Calvo
• Bad-tempered: Enfadado
• Brown-eyed: Ojos marrones
• Curly-haired: Rizado
• Easy-going: Fácil
• Long-legged: Patilargo
• Rosy-cheeked: Mejilla rosa
• Suntanned: Moreno
• Warm-hearted: Amable
• Broad-minded: De mente abierta
• Self-disciplined: Centrado
• Big-headed: Cabezón

2) Body Idioms

• a) Keep an eye on someone
• b) Twist someone's arm
• c) Pull someone's leg
• d) Put your foot in it
• e) Be on the tip of your tongue
• f) Give someone a hand
• g) Keep a straight face
• h) Pick someone's brains

3) Relative Clauses

The plasma TV has broken. I only bought it last week.

The plasma TV, which I bought last week, has broken.

Unit 10

1) Expressions with Mind

• a) Mind your own business
• b) Do you mind if...?
• c) I don't mind + noun or -ing
• d) Change your mind
• e) Make

Swipe, browse, scroll, plug, switch. Afford (pagar) worth it, borrow, waste, support (apoyar), dependable (confiable), kind (amable), supportive, packs (manada), banks, achieve (lograr), advertise, appeal, claim (reclamar), broadcast (retransmitir), bid (oferta), bargain (rebaja), auction (subasta), purchase, refund, supply, aisle (pasillo), checkout (caja), counter (encimera), packaging (embalaje), low-priced, wide-ranging, long-term, ready-made, labor-saving, reliable (confianza), wireless, stored, releases (libera), rest (descanso), break (recreo), cheer up (animar), work out, slow down, open up to, face up, cut down, calm down, chill out, bruised (magullada), itchy, sore (dolorido), sprained (torcido), swollen (inchada), wrap up (envolver)... Continue reading "Essential Verbs and Grammar Rules for Effective Communication" »

Better ways to learn

1. A) FALSE: “Indeed, these surveys show that over 70 % of students probably don’t need to study more – just more effectively.”

b) FALSE: “For instance, rather than sitting at the same desk studying for hours, Changing the scenery will create new associations in your brain and make it Easier to recall information later.”

2. a) No, Because students study to pass the exam and do not really learn

b) Because If we study in short periods of time we stay better focused and do not get Distracted so easily

3. A) Notion    b) potential     c) associations     d) enhances

4 a) studying.   b) Unless / Stressing.     C) trying

d) The Teacher wanted to know if his / her students had written a summary of the Lesson

Vocabulary and Grammar Essentials

General Vocabulary

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If a patient has a family history of cardiovascular disease and is concerned about his own level of risk, the most useful measurements would be serum triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels

If gangrene develops in a patient's foot and the patient is found to have high blood lipid levels, he or she probably has peripheral artery disease.

If a patient has a thrombosis in a cerebral artery, he or she would experience a stroke.

A patient who would be likely to have elevated serum triglyceride levels is a(n) overweight man who drinks three alcoholic beverages a day.

The primary goal of therapy to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease is to lower serum levels of _____ cholesterol. LDL

In a 55-year-old woman, an LDL cholesterol

Common English Idioms and Phrases

Here are some of the most common English idioms and phrases that will enrich your English vocabulary and make you sound like a native speaker.

1. ‘The Best of Both Worlds’

Means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.

Example: “By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.”

2. ‘Speak of the Devil’

This means that the person you’re just talking about actually appears at that moment.

Example: “Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”

3. ‘See Eye to Eye’

This means agreeing with someone.

Example: “They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”

4. ‘Once in a Blue Moon’

An event... Continue reading "25 Common English Idioms and Phrases to Sound Like a Native" »

Endocrine System Overview

Key glands involved in the endocrine system include:

• Hypothalamus
• Pituitary gland
• Thyroid and Parathyroid glands
• Adrenal glands
• Pancreas
• Testes (in males)
• Ovaries (in females)

Hormone Types and Examples

Steroid Hormones

Produced by:

• Testes and Ovaries (e.g., testosterone, estrogen)
• Adrenal Cortex (e.g., cortisol)

Polypeptide Hormones

Produced by:

• Pituitary Gland (e.g., Human Growth Hormone - HGH, Luteinizing Hormone - LH)
• Pancreas (e.g., insulin)
• Hypothalamus (e.g., Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone - GHRH)

Amino Acid-Derived Hormones

Produced by:

• Adrenal Medulla (e.g., epinephrine)
• Thyroid Gland (e.g., thyroxine)

Diabetes Mellitus

Type 1 Diabetes

Cause: The pancreas fails to produce insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels.

Signs &

SOAP Note: Subjective

This section usually includes the patient's chief complaint, or reason why they came to the physician.

Objective

Documents objective, repeatable, and traceable facts about the patient's status.

Regula y controla todas las necesidades y acciones del cuerpo.

Cuando la glándula recibe información del sistema nervioso, secreta hormonas al sistema circulatorio. Estas hormonas van a un órgano.

Transmite los cambios que ocurren en el entorno dentro de nuestro cuerpo. Coordina todo el cuerpo y controla la memoria.

El sistema nervioso periférico transmite toda la información al sistema nervioso central en el cerebro. La respuesta se elige y se transmite al sistema nervioso periférico y finalmente llega a los efectores. La información se transmite entre neuronas en un proceso llamado sinapsis.