Listening 8.1

8.1 Listening – Roy Miller, Marsha Samarina

PART A: QUESTIONS 1 TO 12

Name Roy Miller
Reasons for admission:
Shortness of breath
• Difficulty walking (1) _______,
• Often becomes short of breath.
• Breathlessness has increased
Coughing and wheezing
• Sounds like ‘(2) _______’ and hasn’t improved
• Worse when (3) _______, preventing sleep.
• Coughing up phlegm, described as (4) _______ in colour
Medical history
• Medication
• Phlegm has gradually darkened over the week
• Suffering hot and cold spells, feels (5) _______
• Diagnosed with (6) _______ last year
• Was a (7) _______, stopped six years ago.
• Occasionally suffers from gout (treated with (8) _______
• Arthritis located in (9) _______;
Medication
• Using (10) _______ more frequently
• Takes a statin for (11) _______;
• Occasionally uses paracetamol for arthritis;
• (12) _______ causes an allergic reaction.

Extract 2: Questions 13 to 24

Patient Marsha Samarina
Description of initial symptoms:
• Pain in eye, felt like something was (13) _______
• Noticed headache
• Eye was ‘(14) _______’ profusely (compares to chopping onions)
• Roommate noticed that eye was (15) _______;
• Pain was severe, unable to (16) _______;
Initial GP treatment
Optometrist treatment
• Given (19) _______;
• Eye exam showed (20) _______ for pain-relief
At home treatment
• Advised to avoid wearing contacts
• Prescribed:
• (21) _______ using twice daily
• and (22) _______ less often, finds application – unpleasant
• Also taking (23) _______
• took to ER test;
• Unable to identify cause, performed (17) _______;
• GP suggested possibility of (18) _______
• Current condition has improved
• Pain caused by (24) _______ for pain relief