Present illness.
1. Basic questions:
What is the matter?
What is your trouble?
What is wrong with you?
What brings you to the emergency room?
What can I do for you?
Since when have you had it?
How long have you had such symptoms?
How long have you been ill?
When did this start?
When were you first bothered by it?
2. Physical examinations and test. Instructions to the patient:
Could you lie down on this bed?
Please lie down on your back.
Please lie on this bed.
Please lie on your abdomen.
Please turn on your left side.
Could you turn around?
Please face the other direction.
3. Measurements:
Please step onto the scale.
I want to check your blood pressure.
Let me take your blood pressure.
I will put the cuff around your arm.
Take a few deep breaths.
I want to check your pulse.
4. Prognosis:
This is nothing to be worried about.
Don't worry about it.
There is nothing to worry about.
There is no need to worry about it.
There is no reason for you to worry right now.
It doesn't look too bad to me.
5. Instructions for home treatment:
You have to take it easy for a few days.
You should rest for three days.
Try to rest as much as possible.
Keep quiet in bed till tomorrow.
Please stay in bed for two days.
Keep her out of school as long as she has a fever.
6. Medication:
You had better take medicine.
You shouldn't take any medicine other than what I prescribe.
I will treat you with medication.
I will give you a pain killer.
I will give you three days worth of antibiotics.
7. Operation:
I would recommend surgery.
I advise an immediate operation.
You need an operation.
An operation is the treatment of choice.
The best course would be to operate.
If this medicine doesn't work, you will need an operation.
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