Exercise 11. Read the case histories. Open the brackets in the correct tense and voice. Translate into your native language: A 37-year old female (to admit) to the hospital with tachypnea ([tǽ'kipniə] – поверхове дихання), and acute shortness of breath with wheezing. Auscultation (to reveal) decreased breath sounds with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing and the patient (to cough up) small amounts of white sputum.
The patient was a 7-week-old male who (to transfer) to the hospital with a 10-day history of choking (задуха), progressing to his turning red and grasping for breath. Over the prior 2 days, he also (to have) three episodes of vomiting in association with his coughing. His physical examination (to show) both tachycardia and tachypnea. There was no evidence of tracheal abnormalities.
The patient was a 15-year-old male with a history of sickle cell disease. He (to admit) to hospital with a 4-day history of a progressive, productive cough and 2 days of fevers. On admission, his temperature was 41.10C, his respiratory rate was 40/min, pulse was 120 beats/min, and his blood pressure was 80/40 mmHg. He also (to have) a mild respiratory distress (дихальна недостатність). A chest radiograph (to demonstrate) a right lower lobe infiltrate.
Exercise 12. Describe the term “influenza” according to the table:
