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scenario 3 a patient named henok is visiting dr se

Scenario Context

"A patient named Henok is visiting Dr. Selam at a clinic to describe a complex headache he has been experiencing for several weeks."

Speakers
D

Dr. Selam

An experienced physician who listens carefully and asks clarifying questions to diagnose patients.

H

Henok

A beginner-intermediate English learner who is trying to precisely describe his physical discomfort.

The Dialogue

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Dr. Selam
Good morning, Henok. How can I help you today?
Henok
Good morning, Doctor. I have been having a lot of pain in my head lately.
Dr. Selam
I am sorry to hear that. Can you tell me exactly where the pain is?
Henok
The pain is mostly right behind my left eye.
Dr. Selam
Does the pain stay there, or is it to your neck or jaw?
Henok
It stays behind the eye, but sometimes it moves to my temple.
Dr. Selam
How would you describe the feeling? Is it a ache?
Henok
Sometimes it is a ache, like a heavy pressure.
Dr. Selam
Does it ever change into a ?
Henok
Yes, when I walk up stairs, it starts very hard.
Dr. Selam
On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate the ?
Henok
When it is just a pain, it is a three. But the is an eight.
Dr. Selam
Is the pain constant, or is it ?
Henok
It is . It comes for a few hours and then goes away.
Dr. Selam
Do you ever feel a sharp or pain?
Henok
Yes, if I see a very bright light, I get a sudden feeling.
Dr. Selam
That is very helpful information. How long has this been ?
Henok
It has been for about three weeks now.
Dr. Selam
Have you noticed anything that helps to the symptoms?
Henok
Lying down in a dark, quiet room seems to the pressure.
Dr. Selam
Do you feel any nausea or dizziness when this happens?
Henok
I feel a bit of nausea when the pain is very sharp.
Dr. Selam
Is there any redness or watering in that left eye?
Henok
No, the eye looks normal, but the is very deep.
Dr. Selam
Does the pain wake you up at night?
Henok
No, but it is there as soon as I wake up in the morning.
Dr. Selam
I want to check your blood pressure and your vision today.
Henok
Do you think the pain is from my eyes?
Dr. Selam
It could be eye strain, or it could be a type of cluster headache.
Henok
I see. I hope we can find a way to stop this ache.
Dr. Selam
We will do our best. Let's start the examination.
Henok
Thank you, Doctor. I feel better just talking about it.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

localized

/ሎካላይዝድ/

በአንድ ቦታ የተወሰነ

Restricted to a particular place or part of the body.

በአንድ የተወሰነ ቦታ ወይም የሰውነት ክፍል ላይ ብቻ የተገደበ።

radiating

/ሬዲዬቲንግ/

የሚሰራጭ

Spreading out from a central point to other areas.

ከመነሻው ነጥብ ተነስቶ ወደ ሌሎች አካባቢዎች የሚዛመት ወይም የሚሰራጭ።

throbbing

/ስሮቢንግ/

መምታት

Beating with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsating.

በጠንካራ እና መደበኛ ምት መምታት፤ መርገብገብ።

dull

/ደል/

ደንዝዞ የሚያም

A pain that is not sharp but is constant and heavy.

ስለታም ያልሆነ ነገር ግን የማይለቅና ከበድ ያለ ህመም።

stabbing

/ስታቢንግ/

እንደ መውጋት

A sudden, sharp, and intense physical sensation.

ድንገተኛ፣ ስለታም እና ከፍተኛ የሆነ የህመም ስሜት።

intermittent

/ኢንተርሚተንት/

አልፎ አልፎ የሚመጣ

Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous.

በየተወሰነ ጊዜ የሚቆራረጥ፤ ተከታታይ ያልሆነ።

persistent

/ፐርሲስተንት/

ጸንቶ የሚቆይ

Continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period.

ለረጅም ጊዜ ሳይለቅ የሚቆይ ወይም የሚቀጥል።

alleviate

/አሊቪዬት/

ማቃለል

To make suffering or a problem less severe.

ህመምን ወይም ችግርን እንዲቀንስ ማድረግ።

intensity

/ኢንቴንሲቲ/

ጥንካሬ

The quality of being very strong or extreme.

የአንድ ነገር በጣም ጠንካራ ወይም ከፍተኛ የመሆን ደረጃ።

sensation

/ሴንሴሽን/

ስሜት

A physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to the body.

በሰውነት ላይ በሚከሰት ነገር ምክንያት የሚመጣ አካላዊ ስሜት።