学术英语(医学)Unit1.ppt

学术英语 医学Academic English for MedicineUnit 1Doctors’ LifeDoctors are thought as noble, respectable, and caring, but it is really common to read or hear about the complaints of doctors’ being impatient and careless. What are the causes for such complaints? How can ordinary incidents influence the way doctors practice medicine? This unit explores doctors’ life from different perspectives so that you can understand them better.Unit 1 Doctors’ Life Unit ContentsLead-in Text AText BText CListeningSpeakingWritingLead-in•Questions to be answered•Brainstorm •Additional activityUnit 1 Doctors’ LifeLead-inQuestions to be answered • What are the causes for complaints of doctors’ being impatient and careless? • What kind of life does a doctor lead? • How can ordinary incidents influence the way doctors practice medicine?Unit 1 Doctors’ LifeLead-inBrainstorm Brainstorm a list of words and expressions related to a doctor’s life and practice. Unit 1 Doctors’ LifeLead-inAdditional activity What do they mean for a doctor? – a decent career – a noble calling – respectable – knowledgeable – under great pressure – underpaid – mistrusted – dangerousUnit 1 Doctors’ LifeText A• Critical reading and thinking– Questions for discussion– Topics for presentation – Useful expressions– Difficult sentences•Language building-up– Signpost language– Formal English– Vocabulary test•Suggested answersUnit 1 Doctors’ LifeText A Critical reading and thinking Questions for discussion • How do you interpret the title? – neuron overload – juggling physicianUnit 1 Doctors’ LifeText A Critical reading and thinkingTopics for presentation1 Do you agree that it is sheer neuron overload on the doctor side that leads to the complaint that doctors don’t listen? • neuron overload • patients’ high expectations • mistrust and misunderstanding between the patients and physicianUnit 1 Doctors’ Life2 Describe Mrs. Osorio’s condition.Text A Topics for presentationUnit 1 Doctors’ LifeText A Useful expressions• a 56-year-old woman • somewhat overweight • reasonably well-controlled diabetes and hypertension • cholesterol on the high side without any medications for this • not as much exercise as she should • thinning of her bones on last DEXA scan • stressful but good about keeping her appointments and getting her blood tests • generally healthyUnit 1 Doctors’ Life Critical reading and thinkingText A Useful expressions•in my practice / in a medical practice •overweight •diabetes •hypertension •cholesterol on the high side •DEXA scan •thinning of her bones / lower density •stressful life •keep her appointments •blood tests •generally healthy •an average patient •not excessively complicatedUnit 1 Doctors’ Life Critical reading and thinkingText A Topics for presentation3 What are the good and bad things about Mrs. Osorio’s conditions that run through the author’s mind?Unit 1 Doctors’ Life Critical reading and thinkingText A Useful expressions• Good Things – Blood tests done – Glucose a little better – Her blood pressure good but not great • Bad Things – Her weight a little up – Her bones a little thin on the DEXAUnit 1 Doctors’ Life Critical reading and thinkingText A Useful expressions• 20-min consultation • glucose • starting a statin • liver enzymes normal • five fruits and vegetables — diet choices • 30 min of walking each day — exercise • morning sugars compare to her evening sugars • the nutritionist / her eye doctor / the podiatrist • blood pressure • add another BP med • more pillsUnit 1 Doctors’ Life Critical reading and thinkingText A Useful expressions• start a bisphosphonate • prevent osteoporosis • experiencing just the usual stress of life • lurking depression or anxiety disorder • the depression questionnaire • health maintenance • her last mammogram • PAP smear • colonoscopy • a tetanus booster • qualify for a pneumonia vaccineUnit 1 Doctors’ Life Critical reading and thinkingText A Topics for presentation4 Describe the situation when Mrs. Ororio might send the author’s delicately balanced three-ring circus tumbling down. Unit 1 Doctors’ Life Critical reading and thinkingText A Useful expressions• The author was in moderate state of panic: juggling so many thoughts about Mrs. Osorio’s conditions and trying to resolve them all before the clock ran down. • Mrs. Osorio made a trivial request, not so important as compared to her conditions. • Mrs. Osorio seemed to care only about her “ innocent— and completely justified—request”: the form signed by her doctor. • The doctor tried to or at least pretend to pay attention to the patients while completing documentation. • Complaints that doctors don’t listen might have other reasons than just doctors’ neuron overload.Unit 1 Doctors’ Life Critical reading and thinkingText A Useful expressions• the diet-and-exercise discussion • not making eye contact with Mrs. Osorio (communication skills) • get her lab results • check her mammogram report • document th。