Exercise 12. Put questions to the underlined words: Acute glomerulonephritis usually develops a few weeks after a strep infection (стрептококова інфекція) of the throat or skin.
Diuretics may be prescribed to increase urination.
Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the glomeruli, small round filters located in the kidney.
Kidney stones cause painful problems when they block the flow of urine through or out of the kidney.
Urine is formed by the kidneys.
Kidney stones cause problems when they interfere with the normal flow of urine.
Surgical removal of a stone may become necessary when a stone appears too large to pass.
Kidney stone usually passes more quickly if the patient is encouraged to drink large amounts of fluids.
Exercise 13. Re-write sentences using the appropriate tense form. Translate them: Dialysis is the artificial process of getting rid of waste and unwanted water from the blood. This process naturally (to do) by our kidneys. Some people, however, may have damaged kidneys which cannot (to carry out) the function properly – they may need dialysis. In other words, dialysis (to be) the artificial replacement for lost kidney function. Dialysis (to use) for people who (to become ill) and have acute kidney failure, or for fairly stable patients who permanently (to loose) kidney function.
Exercise 14. Describe the term “nephritis” according to the plan:
