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allergy
Something that makes you:
-sneeze
-makes eyes water
-makes you itch / rash
I
have an allergy to pollen. Flowers make
me sneeze. |
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| medicine
Something to take when you are sick.
-when you have a headache
-when you have a cold / cough.
-when your stomach hurts.
-when you have the flu.
The
doctor told me to take this medicine for my cold.
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tablet
A form of medicine that is swallowed, NOT chewed.
-pill
I need a glass of water to swallow my tablet.
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| warning
Something that tells you to be careful / stickers
on your prescription bottle
-Do not drink alcohol.
-Do not operate heavy machinery
-Drink plenty of water
-Take with food
-Do not take with aspirin
-Do not take if you have high blood pressure
I
had to read the warning labels on my
prescriptions to keep the medicine from
hurting my stomach.
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dizziness
A feeling of being lightheaded / pass out / faint
/ fall down.
-The room is spinning.
-Feeling like you are going to fall.
-Knees begin to buckle.
-Shaky feeling.
The
room is spinning. I feel like I'm going to fall.
I'm very dizzy. |
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illness
When you don't feel well.
-Cold
-Flu
I'm staying in bed because of my illness. I have
a bad cold. |
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teaspoon
Measurement of medicine.
-smaller than a tablespoon
The directions on my medicine say to take 1 teaspoon
at bedtime. |
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| capsule
A form of medicine that is usually time
released (12 hours) to be swallowed, NOT
chewed.
-coated pill
I
took my capsule in the morning, and I felt
better all day. |
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doctor
The person you go to when you are sick.
-you need to make an appointment
-be sure and write down all questions
-bring a list of all medication that you are
taking
-bring someone who can speak English
(sometimes you can find a doctor that can
speak your language.)
-Call you local hospital for a referral.
I
did not feel well. I went to the doctor, and he
gave me medicine. I feel much better
now. |
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| dose,
dosage
How much medicine you take and when.
-2 tablets every 4 hours
-1 teaspoon every 6 hours
-1 capsule every 12 hours
-1 pill per day
You
must be careful to take the correct dosage. You
do not want to take too much
or too little. Mary took too much of her medicine,
and it made her sick.
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nausea
Upset stomach / feeling warm / sweating
-Need to throw up
-Need to lie down
I was feeling nauseated so l threw up and then
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| More
lesson ideas
Write the words on small cards or pieces of paper.
Have your partner sort the words.
-dosage words
-warning words
-side effects words
Have
your partner sort the words according to word elements.
-words starting with the same letter
-words ending with the same letter
-two syllable words
-put the words into alphabetical order
You
might give your partner some facts about a medicine
and have your partner "design" a label for the medicine,
including all the important facts on the label.
Or
you might have your partner write about a recent
illness in the family that required taking medicine
from the drug store (over-the-counter medicine).
Take
your partner to a drug store. Look at all the medicines
for a particular ailment. Read the labels together. |
