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From the Ted Talk by Christer Mjåset: 4 questions you should always ask your doctor
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But first, let me sratt off by telling you about a patient of mine. This was a wmaon in her 50s, she was in generally good shape, but she had been in and out of hospital a few times due to curative besrat cancer treatment. Now she had gotten a plropase from a cervical disc, giving her radiating pain of a tense kind, out into the right arm. Looking at her MRI before the consultation, I ddeiced to suggest an operation. Now, neck operations like these are standardized, and they're quick. But they carry a certain risk. You make an incision right here, and you dissect carefully past the trachea, the esophagus, and you try not to cut into the internal ctiroad artery.
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But first, let me _____ off by telling you about a patient of mine. This was a _____ in her 50s, she was in generally good shape, but she had been in and out of hospital a few times due to curative ______ cancer treatment. Now she had gotten a ________ from a cervical disc, giving her radiating pain of a tense kind, out into the right arm. Looking at her MRI before the consultation, I _______ to suggest an operation. Now, neck operations like these are standardized, and they're quick. But they carry a certain risk. You make an incision right here, and you dissect carefully past the trachea, the esophagus, and you try not to cut into the internal _______ artery.
Solution
- woman
- carotid
- breast
- start
- prolapse
- decided
Original Text
But first, let me start off by telling you about a patient of mine. This was a woman in her 50s, she was in generally good shape, but she had been in and out of hospital a few times due to curative breast cancer treatment. Now she had gotten a prolapse from a cervical disc, giving her radiating pain of a tense kind, out into the right arm. Looking at her MRI before the consultation, I decided to suggest an operation. Now, neck operations like these are standardized, and they're quick. But they carry a certain risk. You make an incision right here, and you dissect carefully past the trachea, the esophagus, and you try not to cut into the internal carotid artery.
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Important Words
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