HYPERTENSION

PATIENT : Good evening, doctor.

DOCTOR : Good evening, miss ghini. Have a sit
PATIENT : thank you
DOCTOR : you’re miss ghini , is it right ?
PATIENT : yes, doctor
DOCTOR : well miss ghini, what’s brought you along today?
PATIENT : I haven't been feeling well lately.
DOCTOR : What exactly is the problem?
PATIENT : Lately, I often felt sick. I also had severe headaches and my breath gasped
DOCTOR : How long have you had these symptoms?
PATIENT : Since three days ago, doctor , they were very annoying
DOCTOR : Did you have asthma before?
PATIENT : No, i didn’t
DOCTOR : What was your appetite like?
PATIENT : Since i was sick i had not appetite
DOCTOR : Did you drink coffee and eat fast food & salty food?
PATIENT : I drunk coffee every morning, and I liked fast & salty food
DOCTOR: Did you always measurement your blood preassure in a routine ?
PATIENT : No. doctor
DOCTOR : All right, let me check your blood pressure, give me your left arm . your blood
preassure is so high 160/90 Then Give me your wrist, please. your pulse rather fast. Now take
off your pullover. And your shirt too. Loosen your clothes a little. I'll examine you, if you lie
down on that couch. Do you feel any pain here?
PATIENT : No
DOCTOR : And here?
PATIENT : No
DOCTOR : All right. You may get dressed now.
PATIENT : I hope there's nothing serious, doctor?

DOCTOR : sorry but, it’s quite serious. I think you have hypertension . I will prescribe you
some medications, I'm prescribing tablets which bring down the high blood pressure Take
one times a day after meals for three days. Don't eat any fast & salty food. Reduce the coffe
slowly .Water is the best drink, of course. And do take some rest. If you’re not better after
three days you drink the medicine, you can meet me again and i’ll examine you then.

PATIENT : Do I need to stay away from work, doctor?

DOCTOR : No, not at all. Just take it easy and have rest whenever you can.

PATIENT : Okay, Thank you very much, doctor. Good-bye!

DOCTOR : okay, you’re welcome . get well soon. Bye!