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From the Ted Talk by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz: What veterinarians know that physicians don't

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Now most of the time, I was working at UCLA Medical ceetnr with physicians, dsiisucnsg symptoms and diagnoses and treatments for my human patients, but some of the time, I was working at the Los Angeles Zoo with veterinarians, discussing symptoms and diagnoses and treatments for their animal patients. And occasionally, on the very same day, I went on rounds at UCLA mdcaiel Center and at the Los Angeles Zoo. And here's what satetrd cmniog into very clear focus for me. Physicians and veterinarians were essentially taking care of the same disorders in their animal and huamn patients: ctiovsegne heart failure, barin tumors, leukemia, diabetes, arthritis, ALS, breast cancer, even psychiatric syndromes like depression, anxiety, compulsions, eating drsedrois and self-injury.

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Now most of the time, I was working at UCLA Medical ______ with physicians, __________ symptoms and diagnoses and treatments for my human patients, but some of the time, I was working at the Los Angeles Zoo with veterinarians, discussing symptoms and diagnoses and treatments for their animal patients. And occasionally, on the very same day, I went on rounds at UCLA _______ Center and at the Los Angeles Zoo. And here's what _______ ______ into very clear focus for me. Physicians and veterinarians were essentially taking care of the same disorders in their animal and _____ patients: __________ heart failure, _____ tumors, leukemia, diabetes, arthritis, ALS, breast cancer, even psychiatric syndromes like depression, anxiety, compulsions, eating _________ and self-injury.

Solution


  1. human
  2. medical
  3. congestive
  4. coming
  5. center
  6. disorders
  7. started
  8. discussing
  9. brain

Original Text


Now most of the time, I was working at UCLA Medical Center with physicians, discussing symptoms and diagnoses and treatments for my human patients, but some of the time, I was working at the Los Angeles Zoo with veterinarians, discussing symptoms and diagnoses and treatments for their animal patients. And occasionally, on the very same day, I went on rounds at UCLA Medical Center and at the Los Angeles Zoo. And here's what started coming into very clear focus for me. Physicians and veterinarians were essentially taking care of the same disorders in their animal and human patients: congestive heart failure, brain tumors, leukemia, diabetes, arthritis, ALS, breast cancer, even psychiatric syndromes like depression, anxiety, compulsions, eating disorders and self-injury.

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Important Words


  1. als
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  3. animal
  4. anxiety
  5. arthritis
  6. brain
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  15. day
  16. depression
  17. diabetes
  18. diagnoses
  19. discussing
  20. disorders
  21. eating
  22. essentially
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  24. focus
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  30. occasionally
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  35. started
  36. symptoms
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  40. tumors
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  43. working
  44. zoo