The key answer of exercise 5
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10 - Bedside manner for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning
Question
With your partner, discuss the questions.
Answer
- The Internet is good because: it has a lot of information; it allows students to find out about their symptoms and to improve their general knowledge; there are blogs and online forums where students can share symptoms and ideas; you can contact medical advice on the web
- The Internet is bad because: the ill-informed advice can worry people; people self-diagnose instead of seeking proper advice; rumours can spread on the web which may cause health alarms
- Ways of avoiding communication problems: improve your ‘bedside manner’ by taking time to get to know patients personally; explain things in detail; smile and be polite; be available if patients want to contact them Apartheid was a system of enforced racial segregation which held sway in South Africa until 1990. The man with Addison’s Disease may have found himself suffering from racial discrimination – on public transport, in bars and restaurants, and at work.