ELIH 102 ESP ( English for Medicine) U7 vocabulary revision

(n) a branch within healthcare whereby a patient is given activetreatment for a severe injury or illness

• acute care

• admission

• Alexandria Plan

• behavioural disorder

(n)a system of 24-hour care developed at the Alexandria Hospital in Virginia in the 1960s

• care cycle

• Alexandria Plan

• discharge

• fracture

(n) a tool for understanding the status of the care process for a given medical condition

• hospital ward

• prevention

• care cycle

• recovery room

(n) the process of helping someone who has suffered an illness or injury restore lost skills and regain maximum self-sufficiency

• rehabilitation

• teaching hospital

• triage nurse

• vital signs

(n) a nurse who works in emergency room settings, assessing patients' conditions and monitoring them

• vital signs

• triage nurse

• waiting room

• department

(n) a room where people can sit when they are waiting to be seen by a a healthcare professional

• waiting room

• vital signs

• teaching hospital

• rehabilitation

(n) a hospital linked to a medical school, where medical students receive their practical training

• teaching hospital

• department

• prevention

• occupational therapy

(n) the skills necessary to follow a formal medical procedure

• procedural skills

• recovery room

• rehabilitation

• prevention

(n) a nurse who works in emergency room settings, assessing patients' conditions and monitoring them

• teaching hospital

• minor injury

• hospital ward

• triage nurse

(n)a break in bone or cartilage

• prevention

• (n)a break in bone or cartilage

• fracture

• recovery room