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1 Text 12 - Vocabulary review Texts Exercise 1. Complete the chart. Verb Meaning Noun 1 administer somministrare administer 2 assess 3 collect 4 compare 5 delay 6 detect 7 develop 8 enhance 9 estimate 10 evaluate 11 explain 12 find 13 grow 14 implement 15 improve 16 manage 17 perform 18 provide 69

2 T H E D O C T O R I S I N Exercise 2. Choose the correct word. 1. a_ its proven benefits, many patients are reluctant to take this drug. a. despite b. however c. for instance d. while 2. it has never been demonstrated, there seems to be an association between sunlight and hunger. a. furthermore b. although c. hence d. thus 3. Many people continue to smoke the evidence that it causes cancer. a. like b. despite c. still d. although 4. Many chronic illnesses, asthma and high blood pressure, can be managed effectively. a. whereas b. as c. like d. even 5. Everyone knows that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal., many people continue to do so. a. however b. although c. therefore d. thus 6. everyone knows that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal, many people continue to do so. a. however b. thus c. therefore d. although Exercise 3. Complete the chart. Infinitive Past simple Past participle Meaning 1 be was/were been essere 2 come 3 do 4 find 5 go 6 grow 7 have 8 know 9 make 10 put 11 show 12 undergo 70

3 T e x t Exercise 4. Complete the text using one of the words in the box. account for common disease estimated infection health known management pain within Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD DOI: / CD Single dose antibiotics for treating uncomplicated urinary tract infection in non-pregnant women Jun Li Zhao 2, Jian Qin Wang 2, Lin Zhao 2, Zhi Ping Wang 1, Jing Yu Wang 2, Jun Zhang 2 1Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. 2 The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. Contact address: Zhi Ping Wang, Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, 80 Cui Ying Meng Street, Lanzhou, Gan Su, , China. erywzp@lzu.edu.cn. Editorial group: Cochrane Renal Group. Copyright 2010 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd. Background Description of the condition Urinary tract (UTI) is a very common infection and it is 25% to 50%% of all women experience a UTI at some point in their lifetime (Naber 2001; Williams 1996). These infections more than eight million women annually in the United States (Kunin 1994; Patton 1991), and approximately 25% of all UTIs recur six months (Nicolle 2003). Reported UTIs incidences are 15% and 10% per person-years in those aged and years, respectively (Guay 2008). The annual care expenditures in the of UTIs exceed US$1 billion (Faro 1998). Uncomplicated UTIs are one of the most clinical syndromes that occur in an otherwise healthy, non-pregnant, adult woman with no anatomical or functional abnormalities of the urinary tract (Foxman 2003). They are the most common infectious affecting young and sexually active women. Patients usually present with dysuria, urinary frequency, urinary urgency, and/or suprapubic pain (Mehnert-Kay 2005). In contrast, patients presenting with high fever, flank, and/or tenderness of the costovertebral angle which indicate upper urinary tract involvement and are classified as complicated UTIs (Tice 1999). 71

4 T H E D O C T O R I S I N Exercise 5. Complete the text using one of the words in the box. achieving affecting among common compare evaluated life outcomes provide weight JAMA Vol. 303 No. 6, February 10, 2010 CLINICIAN S CORNER Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in Severely Obese Adolescents: A Randomized Trial Paul E. O Brien, MD, FRACS; Susan M. Sawyer, MBBS, MD, FRACP; Cheryl Laurie, RN, BHSc; Wendy A. Brown, MBBS, PhD, FRACS; Stewart Skinner, MBBS, PhD, FRACS; Friederike Veit, MBBS, MD, FRACP; Eldho Paul, MSc; Paul R. Burton, MBBS, FRACS; Melanie McGrice, BSc, M Nutr Diet; Margaret Anderson, BHIM, Grad Dip HA; John B. Dixon, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP Context Adolescent obesity is a and serious health problem more than 5 million young people in the United States alone. Bariatric surgery is being as a possible treatment option. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (gastric banding) has the potential to a safe and effective treatment. Objective To the of gastric banding with an optimal lifestyle program on adolescent obesity. Conclusions obese adolescent participants, use of gastric banding compared with lifestyle intervention resulted in a greater percentage a loss of 50% of excess, corrected for age. There were associated benefits to health and quality of. Trial Registration ANZCTR Identifier: Exercise 6. Complete the text using one of the words in the box. compared with estimated illness improvements may whether Arch Intern Med 4, February 22, 2010;170(4): CLINICIAN S CORNER The Effect of Exercise Training on Anxiety Symptoms Among Patients: A Systematic Review Matthew P. Herring, MS, MEd; Patrick J. O Connor, PhD; Rodney K. Dishman, PhD Background Anxiety often remains unrecognized or untreated among patients with a chronic. Exercise training help improve anxiety symptoms among patients. We the population effect size for exercise training effects on anxiety and determined selected variables of theoretical or practical importance moderate the effect. Results no treatment conditions, exercise training significantly reduced anxiety symptoms by a mean effect of 0.29 (95% confidence interval, ). Exercise training programs lasting no more than 12 weeks, using session durations of at least 30 minutes, and an anxiety report time frame greater than the past week resulted in the largest anxiety. Conclusion Exercise training reduces anxiety symptoms among sedentary patients who have a chronic illness. Author Affiliations: Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Athens American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. 72

5 T e x t Exercise 7. Complete the text using one of the words in the box. burden care evaluated findings implementation outcome prevention treatment J Clin Psychiatry 2009 Dec;70(12): Long-term effects of preventive cognitive therapy in recurrent depression: a 5.5-year follow-up study. Bockting CL, Spinhoven P, Wouters LF, Koeter MW, Schene AH; for the DELTA Study Group. Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands. c.l.h.bockting@rug.nl. Objective: Major depressive disorder (MDD) was projected to rank second on a list of 15 major diseases in terms of in A crucial part of the of depression is the of relapse/recurrence in high-risk groups, ie, recurrently depressed patients. The longterm preventive effects of group cognitive therapy (CT) in preventing relapse/recurrence in recurrent depression are not known. This article reports on the long-term (5.5-year) of a randomized controlled trial to prevent relapse/recurrence in patients with recurrent depression. We specifically the long-term effects of CT in relation to the number of previous episodes experienced. Conclusions: Our indicate that brief CT, started after remission from a depressive episode on diverse types of treatment in patients with multiple prior episodes, has long-term preventive effects for at least 5.5 years. of brief relapse prevention CT should be considered in the continued of patients with recurrent depression. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ccmo-online.nl Identifier: NTR454. Copyright 2009 Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc. Exercise 8. Match the English word with its Italian translation. 1. closely a. domanda, pretesa 2. cough b. vertigini 3. decade c. attentamente 4. demand d. decennio 5. dizzy e. tosse Exercise 9. As above. 1. fever a. nucleo familiare; ambito domestico 2. headache b. media 3. household c. meno 4. less d. mal di testa 5. mean e. febbre Exercise 10. As above. 1. policy a. incolumità 2. prior to b. prima, in precedenza 3. purpose c. restante 4. remainder d. linea di condotta 5. safety e. scopo 73

6 T H E D O C T O R I S I N CROSSWORD Write the Italian translation of these English words in the squares. Across 1. setting 2. admit 6. early 8. anticipate 14. implement 16. disease 17. collection 19. undergo 21. development 22. assess 25. detect 26. enhance 32. broad 33. death 34. finding ** 36. therefore 37. blood Down 1. affect 3. feature 4. baseline ** 5. worse 7. change 9. outcome 10. improve 11. associate 12. treat 13. elderly 15. background 16. likelihood 18. effort 20. compared to ** 23. sick 24. provide 27. perform 28. overall 29. mild 30. sample 31. delay 35. rate ** the Italian translation is 2 words; leave a space between them! 74