Contents
Chapter① Diagnosis………………1
Part 1 Pre-reading Tasks…2
Part 2 Reading and Analysis………………………………………4
Text A What Is a Diagnosis?………………………………4
Text B Common Feelings While Waiting for a Diagnosis…………………………………………………13
Chapter② Treatments……………………23
Part 1 Pre-reading Tasks…24
Part 2 Reading and Analysis………………………………………26
Text A An Introduction to Treatments…………26
Text B What Is Chinese Medicine?……………………37
Chapter③ Coronavirus Disease……43
Part 1 Pre-reading Tasks………………………………………………44
Part 2 Reading and Analysis……………………………………45
Text A Overview of Coronavirus Disease………45
Text B Experiencing the Pandemic…54
Chapter④ Alzheimer's Disease…61
Part 1 Pre-reading Tasks………………………………………………62
Part 2 Reading and Analysis…64
Text A What Is Alzheimer's Disease?………………64
Text B A Personal Story from Dementia Patients…71
Chapter⑤ Heart Attack………………77
Part 1 Pre-reading Tasks………………………………………………78
Part 2 Reading and Analysis……………………………………80
Text A Heart Attack(Myocardial Infarction)……80
Text B Heart Surgery……………………………………………89
Chapter⑥ Gastritis…………………………97
Part 1 Pre-reading Tasks……………………………………………98
Part 2 Reading and Analysis…………………………………100
Text A Gut Feelings About Gastritis:WhenYour Stomach's Sick……………………………………100
Text B Exclusive Interview with HelicobacterPylor………………………………………………………109
Chapter⑦ Diabetes………………………121
Part 1 Pre-reading Tasks…………………………………………122
Part 2 Reading and Analysis………………………………………124
Text A Definition and Description of Diabetes Mellitus…………………………………………………………………124
Text B The Lived Experiences of Young People Living with Diabetes………………………………135
Chapter⑧ Medical Humanism……143
Part 1 Pre-reading Tasks…144
Part 2 Reading and Analysis………………………………………145
Text A Humanism in Medical Practice…………145
Text B Hospice Teams Help Patients Face Death……………………………………………………………………153
References……………………………………………159