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From the Ted Talk by Christer Mjåset: 4 questions you should always ask your doctor

Unscramble the Blue Letters

Recent research has shown that the difference of treatment effect between regular physical therapy and operations for the knee — there is no dfnefecire. Meaning that most of the procedures performed on the chart I've just shown could have been avoided, even in Stavanger. So what am I trying to tell you here? Even though most indications for treatments in the world are sntdaedrziad, there is a lot of unreeasncsy variation of treatment decisions, especially in the Western world. Some pelope are not getting the treatment that they need, but an even greater portion of you are being overtreated.

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Recent research has shown that the difference of treatment effect between regular physical therapy and operations for the knee — there is no __________. Meaning that most of the procedures performed on the chart I've just shown could have been avoided, even in Stavanger. So what am I trying to tell you here? Even though most indications for treatments in the world are ____________, there is a lot of ___________ variation of treatment decisions, especially in the Western world. Some ______ are not getting the treatment that they need, but an even greater portion of you are being overtreated.

Solution

  1. difference
  2. standardized
  3. unnecessary
  4. people

Original Text

Recent research has shown that the difference of treatment effect between regular physical therapy and operations for the knee — there is no difference. Meaning that most of the procedures performed on the chart I've just shown could have been avoided, even in Stavanger. So what am I trying to tell you here? Even though most indications for treatments in the world are standardized, there is a lot of unnecessary variation of treatment decisions, especially in the Western world. Some people are not getting the treatment that they need, but an even greater portion of you are being overtreated.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

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  8. knee
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  12. overtreated
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  26. unnecessary
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