Words you know: complete the sentences

medicate · down · reading · diagnosis · cause

• The doctor wrote down a differential ____ for the patient in Seattle.
• We must narrow ____ the list of possible infections quickly.
• What is the most likely ____ of this sudden chest pain?
• Patients should never self- ____ without talking to a physician first.
• Her blood pressure ____ was unusually high during the checkup.

Remember: Past perfect continuous

• She [had been working / has worked] at Seattle Mercy Hospital for ten years before she moved to Chicago.
• They [had been feeling / were feeling] sick for weeks before they visited the clinic.
• How long [had he been taking / did he take] those painkillers before the side effects started?
• The nurse [hadn't been sleeping / didn't sleep] well prior to the night shift.

Remember: Modals of deduction (present)

• His pulse is 120; he [must be / can't be] very anxious.
• The test results are negative. It [can't be / must be] a severe infection.
• Dr. Adams is not answering. She [might be / must be] in surgery in Boston.
• That diagnosis [could be / can't be] correct, but we need more tests.

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