Healthcare Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is the term for unintended reactions to medication?
Side effecfs
What covers the cost of medical expenses in case of illness or injury?
Health insurance
I’m _____ a cold at the moment. (Trying to get a rid of)
Fighting off
Rani isn’t in today; she’s ____ flu. (Has caught, usually a non-serious illness)
Gone down with
I’m not going to work today. I’ve ____ a dreadful cold. (To talk about illness of ourselves)
Come down with
Harry ____ hay fever and sneezes a lot if he’s near grass or flowers. (Used for long-term problems)
Suffers from
My arm ___ where I banged it against the car. (gives pain caused by an injury)
Hurts
My back ___ after all that digging yesterday. (persistent low-level pain)
Aches
My head is ___. (beating with pain)
Throbbing
She tripped on the uneven pavement and ____. (injured by turning it suddenly)
twisted her ankle
I feel a bit ____. I think I should sit down. (a feeling that you are spinning round and can’t balance)
dizzy
I have a ____ from sitting in a draught yesterday. (pain and difficulty in moving your neck round)
stiff neck
She was a bit ___ this morning, so I told her to stay in bed. (with a high temperature/fever)
feverish
He was ___ all over; I knew it must be something serious. (shaking)
trembling
My nose is all ___ today with this horrible cold. (blocked)
bunged up
I had a virus last week, but I ___ it quite quickly. (got better, recovered).
got over
Dan felt terrible last week, but he’s ___ now. (getting better).
on the mend
It’s taking Hania some time to recover from her accident, but she’s ___ now. (past the most difficult period).
over the worst
She’ll ___ again soon. (fully healthy again)
be back on her feet
