Idiomatic Expressions using Breathe/Breath
11. to not breathe a word means to keep a secret.
Mini Dialogues Listening Exercise
How much did you understand? Listen to the following mini dialogues on the audio files found in Chapter 5 on thePoint (thePoint.lww.com/diaz-gilbert), read the questions below, and then choose the correct answer.
Mini Dialogue #1
1. _____ Won’t breathe a word means: a. she’s quitting because she can’t breathe b. she won’t tell anyone her friend is quitting c. she won’t be able to keep her friend’s secret
Mini Dialogue #2
2. _____ Say something under her breath means: a. she couldn’t speak normally
b. she coughed after she spoke
c. she spoke in a low voice so no one could hear her
Mini Dialogue #3
3. _____ Get it off your chest means:
a. to tell the person what is bothering and upsetting her b. to annoy others with one’s behavior
c. to stay calm
Mini Dialogue #4
4. _____ Screaming at the top of his lungs means: a. his lungs collapsed because he screamed
b. he was speaking very loudly
c. he was screaming because he did not want the chocolate candy bar
Mini Dialogue #5
5. _____ Don’t hold your breath means:
a. don’t wait for something that’s not going to happen b. relax
c. don’t worry
Mini Dialogue #6
6. _____ Hardly had time to breathe means: a. to be very busy
b. to breathe during the break c. to have breathing difficulty
P O S T- A S S E S S M E N T
True/False Questions
Indicate whether each sentence below is true (T) or false (F).
1. _____ The idiom to wait with bated breath means to have bad breath. 2. _____ Dyspnea is an adjective and dyspneic is a noun.
3. _____ Another word for whooping cough is croup. 4. _____ Febrile is an adjective form of fever.
5. _____ If a person breathes down your neck, the person is watching you closely and pressur- ing you to do something.
6. _____ Bronchodilators are used to treat tuberculosis. 7. _____ Pleurisy is a type of pneumonia.
8. _____ Obstructive, obstruction, and obstructiveness are all noun forms. 9. _____ If the nose is flaring, the nose is clogged with mucus.
10. _____ Pneumothorax is a collapsed lung.
11. _____ If a person hardly has time to breathe, he or she is very busy. 12. _____ Moist air is one way to treat croup.
13. _____ A barking cough is a dry cough.
14. _____ Patients with pneumonia experience sharp pain in the chest when they take deep breaths.
15. _____ Shallow breathing means rapid breathing.
Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct answer from a, b, and c. 1. _____ The noun form of expectorate is: a. expectorate
b. expectoration
c. expectorant and expectoration
2. _____ If a child has whooping cough, the child has: a. a hacking cough
b. pertussis c. asthma
3. _____ If a person is out of breath, the person is: a. unconscious
b. breathing hard and fast c. wheezing
4. _____ Asthma is triggered by: a. bronchial tubes
b. bronchitis
c. allergens and exercise
5. _____ In the sentence, “An emphysemic will experience difficulty expelling mucus,” the word emphysemic is:
a. an adjective and a noun b. an adjective
6. _____ The adjective form of bronchitis is: a. bronchial and bronchitic
b. bronchial, bronchitic, and bronchiolar c. bronchial only
7. _____ An expectorant is: a. mucus
b. sputum c. cough medicine
8. _____ If a person is a breath of fresh air, he or she: a. is breathing better
b. needs fresh air to breathe
c. has new ideas and ways of doing things 9. _____ Acute bronchitis:
a. lasts for a short time b. recurs
c. does not affect the nose, throat, and sinuses
10. _____ In the sentence, “Asthma results in labored breathing,” the word labored is: a. an adjective
b. a verb c. a noun
11. _____ The word persistent is: a. an adjective
b. a verb c. a noun
12. _____ Another word for shortness of breath is: a. diphtheria
b. dyspnea c. delirium
13. _____ Chest percussion treatment is used with patients who suffer from: a. asthma
b. a collapsed lung c. cystic fibrosis
14. _____ The word tightness is: a. a noun, a verb, and an adjective b. a noun
c. an adjective
15. _____ In the sentence, “The patient complained he was fatigued,” fatigued is: a. an adjective
b. a past tense verb c. a noun
Listening and Comprehension Exercises
Dialogue #1
Listen to Dialogue #1, stop, listen again and take notes. Listen to the dialogue as many times as you need or until you feel you have written sufficient notes and feel confident. You can use your notes to answer the multiple choice questions at the end of the dialogue.
Notes _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Answer the questions below by selecting the answer that correctly completes each sentence. 1. _____ The patient is picking up a prescription to treat her
a. chronic bronchitis b. emphysema c. acute bronchitis
2. _____ The spelling of the patient’s first name is a. Felicity
b. Felicidad c. Felicita
3. _____ The spelling of the patient’s last name is a. Casstro
b. Castro c. Kastro
4. _____ The patient lives at a. 23 Pin Road
b. 23 Penn Road c. 23 Pen Road
5. _____ The patient stated she has a. no insurance
b. the same insurance c. new insurance
6. _____ The patient’s birth date is a. 1/2/49
b. 1/2/09 c. 12/5/09
7. _____ The patient’s doctor ordered a. albuterol
b. Atrovent c. atropine
8. _____ The doctor prescribed a. 2 puffs 2 times a day
b. 4 puff 2 times a day c. 2 puffs 4 times a day
9. _____ The patient told the pharmacist that a. Atrovent gives her dry mouth
b. albuterol gives her dry mouth c. both give her dry mouth
10. _____ The pharmacist instructs the patient a. to rinse her mouth with water to prevent dry mouth b. not to rinse her mouth
c. to rinse her inhaler
Dialogue #2
Listen to Dialogue #2, stop, listen again and take notes. Listen to the dialogue as many times as you need or until you feel you have written sufficient notes and feel confident. You can use your notes to answer the multiple choice questions at the end of the dialogue.
Notes _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Answer the questions below by selecting the answer that correctly completes each sentence.
1. _____ The customer is picking up a prescription for a. her daughter
b. her son c. herself
2. _____ The patient’s name is a. Jeremy Menbeck
b. Jeremy Manback c. Jeremy Manbeck 3. _____ The patient has a. never been to the pharmacy b. been to the pharmacy once c. been to the pharmacy many times 4. _____ The prescription is for a. Pulmicort b. promethazine c. Pulmozyme 5. _____ The patient is a. 8 years old b. 8 months old c. 7 years old
6. _____ The patient’s birth date is a. March 3, 1999
b. March 30, 1999 c. March 3, 1990
7. _____ Pulmozyme is a colorless solution used with a. an inhaler
b. a vaporizer c. a nebulizer
8. _____ Pulmozyme will
a. produce thick, sticky mucus in the lungs b. clog the lungs with mucus
c. help to break up thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs 9. _____ A side effect of Pulmozyme is
a. shortness of breath b. hoarseness and laryngitis c. a scratchy throat
10. _____ The co-pay amount is a. $20.00
b. $25.00 c. $5.00
Dialogue #3
Listen to Dialogue #3, stop, listen again and take notes. Listen to the dialogue as many times as you need or until you feel you have written sufficient notes and feel confident. You can use your notes to answer the multiple choice questions at the end of the dialogue.
Notes _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Answer the questions below by selecting the answer that correctly completes each sentence.
1. _____ The customer is getting
a. two asthma medications for his daughter b. one asthma medication for his son c. two asthma medications for his son
2. _____ The patient’s first name, middle initial, and last name are a. Jamie B. Griffin
b. Jaime B. Griffith c. Jaime B. Griffin 3. _____ The patient a. has no allergies b. likes peanut butter c. is allergic to peanut butter 4. _____ The patient’s birth date is a. November 19, 1998
b. November 9, 1999 c. November 19, 1999
5. _____ The patient’s address is a. 1124 Moonriver Street b. 11 Moonriver Court c. 1124 Moonriver Court
6. _____ The doctor has ordered a. Advair only
b. albuterol and Advair c. albuterol only
7. _____ The patient is covered by a. Northeastern Medical
b. Northeast Medical c. Northern Health Plan
8. _____ The pharmacist explains to the patient’s parent that a. Advair and albuterol are bronchodilators
b. Advair is a powder inhaler and albuterol is a bronchodilator c. albuterol is a an aerosol spray and Advair is a bronchodilator 9. _____ The pharmacist tells the patient’s parent that a. albuterol may cause nausea, headaches, and dizziness
b. Advair might cause hoarseness, throat irritation, and dry mouth c. both a and b
10. _____ The cost for both prescriptions is a. $50.00
b. $25.00 c. $100.00
How did you do on the Post-Assessment in Chapter 5? Check your answers in the Answer Key online.
P R E - A S S E S S M E N T
True/False Questions
Indicate whether each sentence below is true (T) or false (F). 1. _____ Myocardial infarction is another term for stroke.
2. _____ Daily activities such as shopping, climbing stairs, and walking are difficult for people with heart failure.
3. _____ A warning sign of a heart attack is a squeezing sensation and uncomfortable pressure and pain in the center of the chest.
4. _____ Some people with angina complain that they have indigestion, heartburn, cramping, and shortness of breath.
5. _____ The adjective forms of congestion is congestive and congested. 6. _____ A person who is obese is at risk for peripheral artery disease. 7. _____ Another word for irregular heartbeat is angina.
8. _____ Causes of a stroke include clogging of the arteries and bleeding within the brain. 9. _____ High cholesterol is not a risk factor for heart disease.
10. _____ The noun form of obese is obesity.
11. _____ Cardiovascular accident or CVA refers to a stroke.
12. _____ If your cholesterol level is 240 or higher, you are not at risk for a heart attack or stroke. 13. _____ Persistent coughing or wheezing, and coughing blood-tinged mucus, can be symptoms
of heart failure.
14. _____ TIA refers to transient ischemic attack.
15. _____ The adjective forms of failure are failing and failed.
Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct answer from a, b, and c. 1. _____ An aneurysm:
a. is a bulge in the eyes b. is a bulge in a blood vessel c. occurs in the brain only
2. _____ Palpitations are the result of: a. normal heartbeats
b. abnormal heart rhythms c. heartburn
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3. _____ A pacemaker is used to help: a. heart patients walk at a brisk pace
b. the patient’s heart beat in a regular rhythm c. heart patients pick up the pace
4. _____ Congestive heart failure will result in the: a. heart’s failure to be able to properly pump blood b. heart’s failure to be able to beat properly c. inability to sweat
5. _____ Weakness and paralysis on one side of the body or the other, drooling, and speech problems might indicate the person is experiencing:
a. enlargement of the heart b. high blood pressure c. a stroke
6. _____ Angina is one of the many causes of: a. chest pain
b. angioplasty c. stroke
7. _____ A blood pressure of 140/90 is considered to be: a. normal
b. prehypertension c. hypertension
8. _____ The word flutter is: a. a noun and a verb b. a verb only c. a noun only
9. _____ Congenital heart disease: a. Is present at birth
b. occurs later in life c. is a result of obesity
10. _____ The expression “my heart goes out to you” means: a. I will donate my heart
b. I feel sympathy toward another person c. I feel no sympathy toward another person
How did you do? Check your answers in the Answer Key online.
M E D I C A L VO C A BU L A RY
A good understanding of vocabulary words in pharmacy is very important for communication with pro- fessors, fellow students, patients, and coworkers. Knowledge and understanding of vocabulary leads to successful communication and success as a pharmacy student, as a pharmacy technician, and as a prac- ticing pharmacist. You may already know many of the vocabulary words in this chapter, but for words that are unfamiliar, pay careful attention to them and make every effort to know their correct spelling, meaning, and pronunciation. It is a good idea to keep a list of new words and to look up these new words in a bilingual dictionary or dictionary in your first language. A good command of pharmacy- related vocabulary and good pronunciation of vocabulary will help to prevent embarrassing mistakes and increase effective verbal communication skills.