Hospital Admission: Taking a Full Medical History for OET & IELTS

Mr. Davies arrives at hospital admissions — and a nurse takes him through a complete medical history before he's settled onto the ward.
Nadia and Tom cover the vocabulary of a hospital admission: admission, medical history, referral letter, investigations, surgical ward, informed consent, presenting complaint, past medical history, current medications, and patient details. Each term is defined and demonstrated in a realistic nurse-patient admission interview, followed by a slower repeat of the key exchanges and a short quiz.
A foundational episode for OET Speaking (nurse profession) and a core vocabulary set for IELTS healthcare-context listening and speaking.
📄 Free transcript PDF (vocabulary table, full script, language notes): medicalvoices.health/en/episodes/4
Watch on YouTube (youtu.be/tvfBJqguepQ).
Episode 4 of Medical Voices.
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