When drugs are administered to some patients …a severe adverse reaction, such as collapse, may occur. This may be caused by …an allergy to …the drug administered, e.g. penicillin, or interaction with another drug which …the patient is already taking for medical reasons.
To prevent these undesirable effects …a careful study of a case history must always be made before any drugs are used. If it is found that …a drug allergy exists, or …the patient is taking drugs prescribed by …the doctor, or taking nonprescription drugs for self – medication this information must be recorded on …the patient’s chart, regularly up – dated and …the appropriate precautions taken.
EXERCISE 5. Вставьте предлоги там, где это необходимо:
Analgesics are drugs administered internally or externally …for the relief of pain. Most pain is caused …by inflammation and the most effective drugs …for relief of pain are accordingly those that combine analgesic and anti – inflammatory effects. However, the anti – inflammatory drugs mentioned above are all corticosteroids, and these cannot be taken internally …during the treatment. Nonsteroidal anti – inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used instead and those that have analgesic properties may be taken internally …for pain.
It was a day in early autumn. The weather was nice. It was sunny and warm. Colin, a twelve-year-old boy, got up early. His dog Alf was sitting near his bed. Colin knew that the dog wanted to go walking. He didn’t wash or eat. He only dressed himself and went out. He took his dog to the park. In the park the dog stopped near the tree. There was something under the tree. It was a small kitten. It was very small. It was white but very dirty. COLIN TOOK THE KITTEN HOME. They washed the kitten. They gave it some milk. His mother liked it. She said, "You are a good boy" Colin. This kitten will be your birthday present for me. They decided to call it Snow. His mother liked to say: “It dropped from the skies”.