1、1Audio-visual-oral English Course of Contemporary Medicine 当代医学英语视听说教程Unit 13 Combating PainSection A Pre-audio-visual TasksTask 1 Glossary PreviewGet familiar with the words and expressions listed below, and then match the meaning description or synonym with a proper word or expression in the list.
2、breakthrough pain administer v.painkiller n.narcotic drugs ease v.addictive adj.throbbing adj.migraine n.atmospheric adj.episodic adj.serotonin n.charge n.穿透性疼痛给药，用药止痛药麻醉药，镇定剂减轻，缓解，解除痛苦使成瘾的，上瘾的抽痛的，抽动的偏头痛大气的，大气引起的偶发的，插曲般的5-羟色胺，血清素收费，费用2productivity n.outline v.primary care doctor implement v.in place
3、 conservative adj.O.R. head for incision n.abdomen n.spine n.spinal adj.debilitating adj.slew n.vertebra n.slide v.collapse v.realign v.stabilize v.radiate v.ankle n.disk n.生产率概述初级保健医生实施，执行准备就绪，保守的手术室朝去，走向切口，切开腹部，下腹脊柱，脊椎脊柱的使虚弱的，使衰弱的许多，大量椎骨滑落，打滑，衰弱倒塌，崩溃重新排列使稳定，使固定向周围扩展，辐射踝，踝关节椎间盘3crushing adj.sciatic
4、 nerve infra-red adj.insert v.screw n.压碎的，支离破碎的坐骨神经红外线的插入，嵌入螺丝钉1. the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive and reproductive organs; the belly2. the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body and protects the spinal cord3. the joint between the f
5、oot and the leg, or the thin part of the leg just above the foot4. medicine used to reduce or remove physical pain5. to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support6. to make stable, to become stable7. making someone very weak and infirm8. causing or likely to cause someon
6、e to abdomenspineanklepainkillercollapsestabilizedebilitating4become addicted to it9. to put something inside something else, or to add something to something else10. one of the small bones that form the spine11. to dispense or apply a remedy or drug12. a recurrent throbbing headache that typically
7、affects one side of the head and is often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision13. a cut made with a knife during a surgical operation14. to put a plan or system into operation15. to draw the main shape or edge of something16. to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful17. a p
8、rice asked for goods or services18. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit changeaddictiveinsertvertebraadministermigraineincisionimplementoutlineease chargeconservative519. to emit rays, as of light or heat20. a large number of qua
9、ntityradiateslewTask 2 Pair-work DiscussionPonder over the following questions and discuss briefly each of them with your deskmates.1. What kind of pain have you ever suffered? Toothache, headache, stomach pain or back pain? 2. What is pain? What role does pain play in our life process?3. What are d
10、ifferences between acute pain and chronic pain?4. How does pain interfere with a persons life quality?5. What are some approaches to pain management?Section B Audio-visual TasksTask 3 Spot Dictation Listen to a passage three times and while listening, you are to put the missing word in each numbered
11、 blank according to what you hear. Doctors speak of three kinds of pain: acute, chronic and breakthrough. Acute and chronic pain can be (1) mild 6or severe. Acute pain happens fast and usually lasts a short time. It generally (2) reacts to treatment.But chronic pain can last a long time. Chronic pai
12、n may go away, but it often comes back. It can be hard to (3) treat.Breakthrough pain is a pain that (4) strikes suddenly. It may end just as suddenly. An activity can cause breakthrough pain. It also may happen as the (5) effects of a persons last medicine are ending.Many different diseases, condit
13、ions and (6) injuries can cause chronic pain, from back problems to (7) burns. Cancer is one of those causes, whether from the disease itself or from its treatment.Research published mainly in 1973 had found (8) proteins on the surfaces of nerve cells in the brain. The findings made it possible to b
14、etter study pain drugs and learn how they (9) affect the body.Today many doctors order pain medicines for dying patients to be given before suffering takes hold. And more methods of (10) administering the medicines are now available. One is a pump that lets patients give themselves pain (11) medicat
15、ions as needed. They cannot harm 7themselves because the amount of (12) painkiller in the pump is carefully measured and limited.Many doctors prescribe narcotic drugs for patients with (13) lasting, severe pain. Such drugs may ease suffering. But they can also be (14) addictive. The user may need in
16、creasing amounts to get the same effect.Task 4 Note-taking Listen to a passage “Chronic Headaches” twice. While listening, you are to take notes according to the cues given below.1. The number of Americans who suffer chronic headaches:45 million people.2. Some people describe headaches as:Throbbing,
17、 causing pressure in the head. 3. Three factors that start tension headaches:Emotional pressure, depression and tiredness.4. Duration of a tension headache:From a half hour to a whole week.5. What you do if your pain is too severe:You will need a doctors advice.8Task 5 Sentence Dictation Listen to e
18、ach sentence, repeat it aloud, listen to it again, and then write down the whole sentence on the space provided. You will listen to each sentence for a third time to have a check.1. Migraine headaches cause Americans to miss at least 150 million workdays each year.2. But many experts today are worki
19、ng toward cures or major help for chronic headaches.3. Events that start tension headaches may include emotional pressure and the deeper than normal sadness called depression.4. Researchers blamed muscle tension from tightening in the face, neck and the skin on top of the head.5. Some scientists now
20、 believe that tension headaches may result from changes among brain chemicals.Task 6 Recognizing Details Watch a video clip “Pain Prevention” twice and decide whether each of the statements below is TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)._F_ 1. More than 15,000,000 adult Americans 9_T_F_T_F_T_F_experience some type
21、of pain.2. The physical pain costs the U.S. from $ 560 to 635 billion dollars every year.3. The cost comes from direct medical expenses in pain management. 4. Federal government should play a role in the prevention and treatment of pain.5. Primary care doctors are unable to provide personalized pain
22、 management.6. Changes are needed to improve pain management training for health professionals.7. Some of the recommendations are impractical and can not be implemented.Task 7 Overall Comprehension Watch a video clip “A New Surgical Procedure for Back Pain” twice and choose the best answer to each o
23、f the questions below.1. Most cases of back pain are resolved with _.A) conservative treatmentsB) a new surgical procedureC) much slower recovery times10D) hospitalization for a few days2. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Jennifer?A) she had an incision in her abdomen for spinal surg
24、ery.B) She has two surgical procedures in two days.C) She hopes her life can move on with spinal surgery.D) She has suffered back pain for 46 years.3. The number of spinal surgery is increasing mainly because _. A) Americans cannot bear debilitating back painB) new surgical techniques speed up recov
25、ery timeC) more Americans suffer from severe nerve painD) back pain keeps more Americans from working4. The surgery on Jennifer involves all of the following EXCEPT _.A) relieving pressure on the nervesB) realigning her vertebraeC) removing l-4 vertebraeD) stabilizing the spine5. Why was Tom Costellos lower back pain turning into severe pain?
