Convincing Patients to Continue their Medication

Callous – Convincing Patients to Continue their Medication – by Carlo Jose San Juan

Check all the statements below that are true.

 This comic strips suggests that doctors something struggle to convince their patients to continue their medication.

 This comic strips suggests that patients are always concerned about their health.

 This comic strips suggests that patients are concerned about the cost of their medical treatment.

 to comply = to obey an order, rule, or request.

 to comply = to refuse to follow a request, or an order.

 medication = medicine that is used to treat an illness.

 symptom = a physical feeling or problem which shows that you have a particular illness.

 to recur = something that happens only once.

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Transcript

• Dr. Rianne Nicah: But sir, if you don’t comply with your maintenance medication your symptoms may recur!
• Patient: Whatever! I feel fine!
• Dr. Rianne Nicah: Your illness will return!
• Patient: Meh…
• Dr. Rianne Nicah: In the long run, your medical bills will be more expensive …
• Patient: Oh no!

Vocabulary

• To comply (v) /kəmˈplaɪ/ to obey an order, rule, or request.
• Medication (n) /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃən/ medicine that is used to treat an illness.
• Symptom (n) /ˈsɪmptəm/ a physical feeling or problem which shows that you have a particular illness.
• To recur (v) /rɪˈkɜːr/ to happen again or many times