A conversation between a student and a university health clinic staff member
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Listen to a conversation between a student and a university health clinic staff member.
Health Worker: Hi. Can I help you?
Student: Yeah. Hi. I'm, I'm not feeling very good. I think I might've caught the flu or something.
HW: Oh, OK. I think the doctor can see you in just a few minutes.
S: Thank you.
HW: And could you just sit down here and fill out this form, please? Just fill out this section, here, and down here, where the stars are.
S: Yes, OK. Have you got a pen?
HW: Oh, yes. Sorry. Here you are.
S (she writes on the form): OK...umm...and...oh. I don't have my student card with me. I can't remember my student number... seven...seven three...um.
HW: Oh. Well...uh, have you been here before?
S: Um, yes. Yes, I have, actually. Last summer. I had poison ivy. (laughs) In June.
HW: Poison ivy? Oh dear! In June...You should have a file here already. Your name is...?
S: Stephens. Shirley Stephens.
HW: OK, just a minute, Shirley. I'll see if I can find your file. That's 'Stevens' with a 'V'?
S: No, with a 'PH'. S-T-E-P-H-E-N-S.
HW: OK. Um...'R'...'S'...'Stafford'...'Stephens'. Here it is. Let's see...Poison ivy rash...You were here on June 17th, and you saw Dr. Hemmings. And your student number is...7364-UC 12.
S: ...Mmm...U - C - 12. And um...this is May 20th?
HW: Yes, the 20th.
S (writing): OK. Um... OK. There you are. I guess I've...
HW: Yes, OK. That's good. Now, uh...in the last six months have you-- been hospitalized for any illness?
S: No.
HW: Have you visited any foreign countries or received any immunizations?
S: No. Oh, yes. I drove to Vancouver for a couple of days last Easter. Does that count? No immunizations, though.
HW: No, that's OK. Are you currently taking any medications?
S: No. Are vitamins medications? And glucosamine? I take those every day.
HW: Glucosamine? Why are you taking that?
S: Oh, the trainer suggested it to me.
HW: Trainer?
S: Uh-huh. At the gym. I go to the campus sports centre three times a week
HW: Oh. Good for you. But-- ?
S: But-- so, maybe I've been training too hard. My ankles and wrists kind of...ached. So the trainer suggested I try glucosamine. She said it was mild, that it was harmless, but it might help a bit.
HW: Ah.
S: Was she wrong?
HW: Oh, probably not. Many athletes and older people take it. But I think we'd better write it down. We'll let the doctor decide.
S: It's not prescription.
HW: I know, but we'll let the doctor decide. Better to be safe than sorry, don't you think?
S: Yes. I suppose so.
HW: And, uh...Have you ever had or been treated for rheumatic fever?
S: No.
HW: Heart trouble?
S: No.
HW: Hepatitis A or B?
S: No.
HW: HIV / AIDS?
S: No.
HW: And do you smoke?
S: No.
HW: Do you drink alcohol?
S: Yes, a little.
HW: More than six ounces a day?
S: No, not that much.
HW: OK. And uh...What are your symptoms today?
S: Well. My stomach feels awful. Like I'm going to throw up, you know. And I, I think I've got a fever. Anyway, I feel hot. I was really sweating when I woke up this morning. And, umm... I guess that's it, really.
HW: Any diarrhea or constipation?
S: No, no. I had a...
HW: ... a bowel movement?
S: Yes. This morning.
HW: And your menstrual cycle?
S: Oh, my period won't start for about two weeks yet.
HW: All right. I guess that's it for right now. If you'll wait over there, the doctor will see you in just a moment or two.
S: Uh...um... Could I drink anything? Is it OK if I get myself an orange juice or something?
HW: Sure, if you feel like it.
S: Uh, I don't really, no. But I thought I'd just try it to settle my stomach. I dunno.
HW (chuckles): Well, if the juice doesn't work, the restrooms are right over there.
S: Oh dear... now I don't...
HW: And the vending machines are in the corridor.
S (feeling like she is going to vomit): Uh...ugh!... no. Oh! I shouldn't've thought about it... Now I think-- I have to-- Oh! Oh!--
HW: Be careful! DON'T RUN!
Last summer, what would the student most likely have been doing to cause her June illness?
What is the confusion about the student's name?
According to the text, what is glucosamine useful for?
Why does the health worker say this: "Oh. Well...uh, have you been here before?"
At the end of the dialogue, where has the student gone?
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