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Pronunciation
Stress Rules for 2 syllable words
In most two syllable nouns and adjectives, the first syllable takes on the stress.
Examples:
Adjectives Nouns
complex /ˈkəmˈpleks/ syringe/ˈsɪˈrɪndʒ/
Painful/ˈpeɪnfl/ Vision/ˈvɪʒn/
Shallow/ ˈʃæloʊ/ Needle/ˈniːdl/
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Speaking 1
In pair, choose one of the given scenarios and perform a role play on medical explanation
by the nurse.
Scenario 1
Mrs. Hanifah Hasan is a 48 year old woman who presented to hospital with dyspnoea and pleuritic chest pain
after a long distance plane journey. She has a history of Factor V Leiden mutation and was found to have a
segmental pulmonary embolus on CT Pulmonary Angiogram (CTPA), without indications for thrombolysis.
Mary was managed as an inpatient for two days with an IV heparin infusion with an initial loading dose of
heparin. The order is recorded in the hospital IV heparin chart with separate sections for the loading dose
(sequence 1) and continuous infusion (sequence 2).
Medication
Sequence 1: Heparin sodium---intravenous route---dose----5000 units---only once
Sequence 2: Sodium chlorite 0,9%---intravenous route---1.000 ML----over 24 hours
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