Visit to a Doctor. When we have a headache, a stomach ache, a sore throat, a cold, or a pain in some parts of the bodyWhen we have a headache, a stomach ache, a sore throat, a cold, or a pain in some parts of the body, we call a doctor and he examines us and diagnoses the illness. He takes our temperature and our pulse. He examines our heart, our lungs, our stomach or the part where we have pain, and tells us what the matter is with us. The doctor prescribes medicine, and gives us a prescription, which we take to the chemist's, who makes up the medicine. If you follow the doctor's orders, you get better; if you disobey the doctor, you may get worse, and even die. We must obey the doctor, if we want to get better. If we have a temperature, we must stay in bed and take the medicine he prescribes. If we cannot get better at home we must go to hospital. If we are too ill to walk, we go to hospital in the ambulance. After our illness we can go to a sanatorium until we are strong again. When we have toothache, we go to a dentist. He examines our teeth, finds the tooth which hurts, stops or extracts it. Now here in Ukraine health system incorporates a variety of medical institutions. The medical service in Ukraine is of two kinds. Some state establishments give their employees medical insurance cards. They guarantee the people free of charge medical assistance. Some medical establishments charge fees for treatment. They may be rather high, but our medical service now uses all modem equipment and medicines and provides qualified medical help to all people.
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