A to Z of Phrasal Verbs and Useful Vocabulary
Letter Expression Example sentence
a. admitted to The patient was admitted to our
associated with hospital in March 2008 for the first
advised to time.
advice on Mr. Booth first came to see me on
12/08/08 complaining of shortness of
allergies breath which was worse when he was
allergic to lying down. It was associated with a
arrived at tightness in the chest and coughing.
arrived in She was advised to return the next
day for a blood test and follow up
consultation. (verb)
For both children advice on
recommended vaccines will be necessary.
(noun)
She is not on any medication and has
no known allergies.
Please note, the patient is allergic to
penicillin.
The patient arrived at my surgery in a
depressed state.
The family arrived in Australia in 2007
b. believe I believe the patient needs urgent
borderline assessment and hospital admission
She was noted to be overweight and
has borderline hypertension.
c. consistent with I am writing to refer Mr. Walker a 40
commence year old married patient, presenting
commence on with signs and symptoms consistent
with prostatic enlargement.
IV fluids were commenced in order
to improve hydration.
Therefore, I commenced him on
omeprazol 20 mg daily and strongly
confidence in advised him to stop smoking
cigarettes and stop drinking alcohol.
(active)
She was commenced on 15gram
alepam 1 tablet nightly for her
current anxiety and sleeplessness.
(passive)
She lacks confidence in caring her baby
in terms of breast feeding and bathing.
d. discharge on He will be discharged on the 12th of
deteriorate August.
deny Since 28th of July, her condition has
difficulty in deteriorated with occasional
diagnosed with disorientation.
diagnosis of She denied vomiting and she was
vague reporting about laxatives.
Mr. MacIntosh presented to me with
the complaint of difficulty in passing
urine.
I am writing to refer my patient,
Fletcher, a nine year old Labrador
cross dog who is diagnosed with high
grade lymhoma. (verb)
Histological results confirmed the
diagnosis of high grade
lymphoma.(noun)
e. evidence of Examination findings revealed
enclosed evidence of an enlarged prostate.
I have enclosed the radiograph for
your convenience.
f. to follow The patient was advised to follow a
low fat diet.
h. history The patient first attended me
yesterday evening with a one day
history of lower abdominal pain
Mr. Abrahim has a positive family
history of prostate cancer
i. indicate The family has indicated that they
need an interpreter who speaks Farsi
indicative of or Arabic during follow-up visits with
this family.
inconspicuous However, there was slight swelling in the
right groin indicative of inguinal hernia
His family and social history is
inconspicious.
k. known She is a known asthmatic since
childhood and is on Budesonide
inhaler for the same.
m. to make an I have made an appointment for her
appointment through your receptionist.
n. on examination On examination, her blood pressure
was 180/90 mm Hg with a regular
pulse of 70 beats per minute.
occasions Today, she presents very anxious and
depressed as she had noted some
blood in her motions on two separate
occasions.
p. provisional Provisional diagnosis suggests
present at prostate cancer.
present to Mr Gates presented at my clinic
yesterday at 7pm with a complaint
of lower back pain.
Today, he presented to me
complaining of a regular dull ache in
the groin.
q. queries If you have any further queries,
please do not hesitate to contact
me.
r. reveal Examination today revealed a
risk factors significantly increased right groin
a routine recovery swelling.
reluctant to His risk factors include: smoking 20
rule out cigarettes per day, lack of exercise
remarkable and a strong family history of
findings hypertension.
He has made a routine recovery and
his wounds appear to be healing
well.
He is reluctant to seek treatment.
I believe she needs an urgent assessment
to rule out bipolar disorder
There were no other remarkable
findings.
s. suggestive of Miss Jones is suffering from the
signs and symptoms suggestive of
suspicious of ectopic pregnancy.
I am writing to refer this patient, a
suffering from 60-year-old women,with symptoms
signs and suspicious of bowel malignancy
symptoms Ms.Tylor has been suffering from
diabetes and she is administering
insulin injection by herself.
He is a 40-year-old man who is
suffering from signs and symptoms
suggestive of peritonitis with
perforated gastric ulcer.
t. treated with He also has been suffering from
hypertension which has been treated
with Atenolol 50 mg daily.
u. underlying I would appreciate your assessment
under control of this girl to find out whether he
uneventful has any underlying psychological
urgent problems.
unremarkable Currently, her pain is under control
to undergo with medication and she is tolerating
treatment/surgery/an fluids.
operation Her second pregnancy and delivery
were uneventful.
I would appreciate if you could give
urgent attention to Mrs. Woods'
problem.
Cardiovascular examination was
unremarkable and her
electrocardiogram was normal.
She underwent colonoscopy three
years ago which was normal. (simple
past)
During hospitalization, the patient
has undergone an electromyogram
and X-ray. (present perfect)
v. vital signs Her vital signs were normal, but she
was overweight (85 kg). Therefore
she was advised to reduce weight
and do exercise.
w. with a complaint Mr Gates presented at my clinic
of yesterday at 7pm with a complaint
of lower back pain.
