this is part two of the video series how to talk to the doctor in English in this
video I will show you two more health problems and the most common questions
doctors will ask you at the hospital
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headache well when you go to a hospital when you want to talk to the doctor
about a headache you can basically say hey doctor I have a bad headache or I
have a terrible headache or my head hurts
alright these are common ways to say your head is hurting and remember you
could have a headache for many reasons alright it could be just because of your
head or it could be because of your stomach well so the doctor may ask you
some questions to help him diagnose why you're having a headache now one thing
that is also very important to mention is if the headaches happen to you very
frequently if this is the first time or if this is something that is rare that
doesn't often happen to you but if it's something that is frequently happening
to you you should tell the doctor or if you have a history of headache or
migraines you should also tell the doctor so that
he can prescribe the best medicine or the best treatment for you but let's
assume this is not your case you don't have a history of headache you go to the
hospital because you're feeling a headache
let's see what the doctor can ask you where does it hurt basically they want
to know the position so after the doctor asks you this question you have to show
where in your head it hurts it could be on your front part on the sides on the
back so it's important to show the doctor where exactly it hurts
does it hurt on the front he just wants maybe he just wants to confirm
does it hurt on the front or on the side or on both sides in case you show him
one side of your head he may want to confirm if it's just on that side or if
it's on both sides so he may ask that question as well and then here he may
also ask you what's the pain like is it like a chronic non stopping pain or is it
more like pulsing so it's important to identify what kind of pain you are
feeling there are different words to describe the kind of pain you're feeling
so if you for example if you have frequent headaches this is something
that you should research so that you can discover and learn more different words
to describe your pain okay he can also ask you does it hurt when in contact
with bright light so does your head hurt more or does it start to hurt when you
are in contact with light with bright light very important so if that is
happening to you you should say yes or sometimes or no the answers will be very
basic the point of this video is to show you the possible questions
the doctors will ask you because these questions you will answer with very
simple answers yes/no left right sometimes rarely it depends on the
question though unless the doctor asks you to explain something else which I
doubt your answers will be very basic and simple he may also ask you does it
hurt in noisy environment when many people are talking when you hear the
cars when you hear many things at the same time
and usually at a high-volume noisy environment you have to say yes no I
don't know maybe you don't know you've never paid attention so it's also a
possible question do you feel nauseated okay maybe your headache is so so bad
that you start to feel nauseated some people even throw up when they're
having a really bad headache so you should tell the doctor if you have been
feeling nauseated and if you have thrown up because of the headache you should
tell your doctor now the doctor may ask you for some exams especially if you hit
your head such as a head x-ray or CT but usually headaches as I said they have
like many possible reasons so they may prescribe you some kind of medication to
help you feel better but other than that that's pretty much what's going to
happen next pain knees so if you're feeling pain in your knee again that it
could be happening for many reasons all right working out too much exercising
walking too much or maybe you fell down and you hit your knee so there are many
possible reasons to explain why your knee is hurting so here are some
questions the doctor may ask you if you go to the hospital with knee pain
firstly he'll ask you when did it start did it start two days ago did it start
today did it start three days ago so you need to remember when your pain started
all right and what you were doing that could also be something that will help
the doctor diagnose your pain now something that it's important to
remember let's say you're traveling as a tourist tourists usually walk a lot if
this is something that you don't usually do on a regular day this is probably one
reason one possible reason why your knee is hurting so you should tell your
doctor if you are on a vacation and walking a lot so that he can have a
better understanding of what's going on with you where does it hurt
well your knee is hurting but where exactly on the front part on the back
part on the side so where did it start suddenly?
or slowly gradually it's also something important to pay attention did you just
wake up this morning feeling pain in your knee or did it
slowly grow your pain gradually grew as the days went by another question he may
ask you is the pain always there or sometimes it comes and goes
do you feel pain all the time or occasionally if you say occasionally he
may ask you well what do you usually do when you feel pain well when I walk or
when I ride a bicycle when I'm going up stairs and finally how would you
describe your pain so here again the type of pain you're feeling I will show
you two kinds but there are more okay you can say your pain is dull or you can say
your pain is sharp what's the difference between these guys a dull pain is less
intense but it's always there this kind of pain doesn't really stop you from
your everyday activities you can still do them but the pain is always there
okay not as intense but it doesn't go away for example that kind of pain you
feel after sitting all day long in front of a computer you can still go and do
your things but you know the pain is there and it's uncomfortable okay so
that's the dull pain now the sharp pain on the other hand you can really
identify when you're feeling a sharp pain why because it's more intense and
it usually stops you from doing your everyday activities maybe that's not
like it stops you but it makes it very difficult for you to do your everyday
activities in a way that eventually you will have to stop this pain doesn't really
last a long time but it can come and go okay now that you understand this kind
of pain even if the doctor doesn't ask you, oh is it dull or is it sharp you can
explain to the doctor, well it's more like a dull kind of pain or it is a sharp in my knee
and that will give the doctor a better picture of
what's happening to you after this questions they, the doctor may do a
physical exam on your knee and ask does it hurt here does it hurt there and well
pay attention so that you can answer the doctor but other than that he may ask
you for a x-ray on your knee or a CT depending on how bad it is but other
than that these are pretty much the things the doctor may ask you he may not
prescribe anything until he knows what exactly is going on in your knee okay
there you have it two more health problems and we finished this two video
series of how to talk to your doctor in English I will be making more videos
about hospital and medical English so make sure to stay tuned I hope you
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