This chapter, Mystery Patient, will explore the complexity of diagnosing patients and the search for unknown diseases and treatments.

Section 1:

The first section includes a Salon Talks video video and about Lisa Sanders, the physician that Dr. House is based on and her diagnostic work, an article from the New York Times about the difficulty of finding causes of diseases for patients with unusual symptoms. You will also listen to a video from Yale Medicine about one woman's search for a diagnosis for her pain and lastly, an article about using ancient DNA to shed light on modern disease.  Each of these resources is followed by a comprehension quiz. You need to complete the different activities in the first section in order (from 1 to 4). Once you have finished an activity, the next one will open up. (The approximate study time is indicated for each activity.)


title type of activity study time
1A and B)
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 Dr. Lisa Sanders investigates mysterious illness  video, listening comprehension 20 minutes
2A and B)
↓
 When the Illness Is a Mystery, Patients Turn to These Detectives article and reading comprehension 35 minutes
3A and B)
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 One woman's mysterious abdominal pain video and listening comprehension 
 15 minutes
4A and B)

Ancient skeletons and modern medical mysteries text and reading comprehension 

 20 minutes



Section 2: English

The second section is made up of grammar and vocabulary lessons and exercises.

 topic  graded activity  study time 
 non finite and finite verbs  15 minutes
 mystery patient expressions  10 minutes
   English practice quiz  15 minutes
 crossword puzzle    10 minutes