Medical OET · Test 03
Test 03 - Part A - Extract 1
So this first meeting Mrs Gordon is mainly a chance for you and I to get to know each other. I'll ask about your medical history
Level: B2 · 71 sentences
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- So this first meeting Mrs Gordon is mainly a chance for you and I to get to know each other.
- I'll ask about your medical history
- and this is also an opportunity for you to ask me any questions that you've got at this point.
- So some background, what kind of work do you do?
- I have a job at an engineering company.
- I'm a computer programmer.
- I currently do four days a week,
- but I hope to reduce that to three after my maternity leave.
- Ah, excellent.
- So tell me about your medical health.
- Do you have any conditions I should know about?
- Well, I have asthma attacks, but they don't happen often.
- I lost about 10 kilos and that certainly helped.
- I have an inhaler, but I hardly ever use it.
- Oh, I should also let you know that I come out in terrible hives if I take penicillin,
- but not other things.
- I'm fine if I eat nuts, for example.
- I have a fairly healthy lifestyle.
- I'm a vegetarian and I've never smoked.
- I'm afraid I don't go to the gym or anything, but I walk to work and generally keep active.
- So this is your first pregnancy?
- No, I have a daughter called Ella.
- She's three now.
- And did everything go smoothly that time?
- There were no major problems during the pregnancy itself,
- but it took me quite a time to fall pregnant the first time.
- After having various tests, I was given some fertility drugs.
- What were they called? It's on the tip of my tongue.
- Um... never mind, it'll come back to me.
- This time, though, I didn't need any help.
- It's no problem.
- What about labour last time round?
- Oh, that was a nightmare.
- Though everything, thank goodness, worked out in the end.
- It was a breech birth.
- It looked as if I might have to have a caesarean, and I really didn't want that.
- I was pleased I managed without an epidural, too.
- They had to use forceps to get Ella out,
- but I didn't need any stitches, so that was okay.
- Unfortunately, though, I had some difficulties after the birth, too.
- I was desperate to start breastfeeding, but that didn't work out.
- At least not until I was given some guidance by the midwife.
- So, can I ask you about the baby's father?
- Ehm... sure, that's my husband, Paul.
- There's something in his family history that I should tell you about, I think.
- His grandfather and father both had epilepsy,
- though he hasn't developed it himself.
- I'm not sure if that means his children have a greater chance of having it or not.
- Oh, also, he has a child from his first marriage and she has down syndrome,
- so he gets a bit anxious when I'm pregnant.
- Oh, well, that's understandable, of course.
- We can discuss various testing options if you like.
- You might want to consider amniocentesis, for example.
- But that carries a risk of miscarriage, doesn't it?
- I don't want to go for that.
- I've heard about another test called CVS.
- Is that something to consider?
- Well, it's certainly an option.
- However, that procedure in fact also carries a small increase in the risk of miscarriage
- and you'd need to come to a decision fairly soon because it's normally carried out between weeks 10 and 12 of the pregnancy.
- Well, I can tell you straight away that if there's more risk then I wouldn't consider it.
- I know my husband will feel the same.
- Well, that's fair enough.
- So, is there anything else you'd like to ask me about today?
- Oh, nothing urgent.
- But it'd be good to know more about how to get siblings ready for a new addition to the family.
- I want to make sure Ella doesn't feel threatened or replaced or anything.
- Well, there's a leaflet that many parents find helpful... here we are.
- Have a look through that.
- Oh, thanks, that's great.
- I'm sure I'll have lots more questions at our next meeting.