Words you know: complete the sentences

fatigue · terms · pain · diagnosed · change

• The newly ____ man in Boston learned how to manage his diabetes.
• It took months for her to come to ____ with her chronic illness in Chicago.
• A major lifestyle ____ was required after his heart surgery in Seattle.
• Doctors investigated the unexplained ____ in the young woman from New York.
• The patient reported intermittent ____ in his joints while living in Atlanta.

Remember: Past habits: used to, would

• When Dr. Evans worked in Boston, she [used to / would] see many emergency cases.
• Every morning in Chicago, the nurse [used to / would] check all vital signs before rounds.
• Patient Smith [didn't use to / wouldn't] experience such severe joint stiffness in Seattle.
• In her first year in New York, she [used to / would] work twenty-hour shifts.

Remember: Be used to / get used to

• Dr. Miller in Atlanta is finally [used to / getting used to] the night shifts.
• Medical students in Houston soon [get used to / are used to] seeing surgical procedures.
• Nurse Davis wasn't [used to / getting used to] handling such critical patients in Dallas.
• It takes time to [get used to / be used to] electronic health records in Miami.

Remember: Present perfect simple and continuous

• Dr. Clark [has worked / has been working] at Mayo Clinic in Rochester for ten hours.
• The patient [has had / has been having] a mild headache since Tuesday in Denver.
• We [have evaluated / have been evaluating] three emergency cases this morning in Los Angeles.
• Nurse Baker [has helped / has been helping] patients all day in Phoenix.

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