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广中医博士口语试题答案
QuestionsforPhDstudentsin2016
1.Shouldacountrygivefreemedicalcaretoitscitizens?
1.Agovernmentshouldprovidemedicalcareforfreebecauseitistherightforallindividuals.Everyonehastherighttolive,toreceivehelptosurvive.Imaginethepoorpeoplecan’taffordevenfortheirfoodanddailyneed,whatwilltheyabletodosavetheirlifewhenfacingdisease.Evensuchsmalldiseaseslikecoldandcoughmaketheirlifeharder,whathappenswhencancerorsomeotherseriousdiseasesoccur?
Tosolvethatproblem,governmentistheanswer.Somepeoplesaycitizenshouldtaketheirresponsibilitynottoleavethegovernmentwithmorepressureanddifficulty.Iremindthemthatcitizenpaytaxestopaygovernmentworkandspendmoneyfortheirhealthinsurance,theyareobligedtogethelpthroughthehardtime.Thegovernment’sresponsibilityistoitspeople-theireducation,theirsafety,especiallytheirhealth.
2.Whyisitimportanttofollowproperprocedureswhenperformingamedicalexperimentorexamination?
2.Beforebeginninganymedicalexperimentorexaminationinalab,themostimportantthingistofollowproperprocedures.Followingproperproceduresusuallyhasmanybenefitssuchasfollowing.Firstofall,itprotectsourpersonalsafetyagainstbeingthreated,suchasnotbeinginfectedornotsufferingfromskinirritation.What’more,followingtheproperproceduresalwaysleadtoaclearandaccuracyexperimentalresultthannot.Lastbutnotleast,almosteachofexperimentsshouldpassthoughtheethicalreviewespeciallystudiesinhuman,whichbecomesacommonstepmustbefollowedintheproceduresnowadays.Notfollowingproperproceduresmaycausemanydamageevencan’tberecognizedimmediately.Firstly,thosewhodonotfollowproperproceduresusuallyhavemorechancestobeexposedindangerofcontactexplosivesubstanceorirritation.Someinjurieswereimmediatelyappeared,however,someonlyshowedupaslateasmanyyearswent.Then,withoutfollowingproperprocedures,theexperimentalresultsusuallycan’tbeidentifiedascomingfromtheexperimentortheerrorimpacts.Finally,suchexperimentsthatwithoutpassingethicalcommitteeusuallycauseseveremedicaldisputes.Allinall,itissoimportanttofollowingproperprocedureswhenperformingthemedicalexperimentorexamination.
3.Whyarepeoplegivenvaccinations?
Howdovaccinationswork?
3.Itisthesafestandmosteffectivewayofgivingprotectionagainstmanydiseases.Aftergivenvaccination,peoplearefarlesslikelytocatchdiseasesiftherearemanycasesaroundthem.Thebenefitsofprotectionagainstdiseasesfaroutweightheverysmallrisksofvaccinations.Ifenoughpeopleinthecommunityaregivenvaccinations,theinfectioncannolongerbespreadfrompersontopersonandthediseasediesoutaltogether.Whenapersonisvaccinated,theirbodyproducesanimmuneresponseinthesamewaytheirbodywouldafterexposuretoadisease,butwithoutthepersonsufferingsymptomsofthedisease.Whenapersoncomesincontactwiththatdiseaseinthefuture,theirimmunesystemwillrespondfastenoughtopreventthepersondevelopingthedisease.
4.Isitethicaltoscreenembryosfordisease?
4.Therearetwosidestothecoin,asfarasscreenembryosforgeneticdiseasesareconcerned.Firstofall,itisagoodthinfortheparentswhohavegeneticdiseasestohaveababywithoutgeneticdisease.Anewmethodthatwasdevelopedrecently,calledpre-implantationgenetichaplotyping(PGH),allowsparentstodetectabout6,000geneticdiseasesanddecidewhethertheywouldkeepthebabiesatriskornot.Someofthediseasesthatcouldbedetectedandavoidedarecysticfibrosis,sicklecelldisease,spinalmuscularatrophy,andmusculardystrophy.However,thisnewlydevelopedmethodcarriesalotofdilemmas,especiallyethicaldilemmasaboutthepossibilityofchoosingtheembryosaswellasthechild’sgender.Screenembryoalwaysleadtomorethanoneembryobeingleft.Everyembryoisalife,screeningthebestembryoisequaltokillotherembryos,itisimmoral.
5.WhataresomedifferencesbetweenWesternmedicineandTraditionalChinesemedicine?
5.TCMandwesternmedicine,thetwosystemsdifferinmanyways.Iwillgivethreeexamples.First,thedefinitionofhealth:
westernmedicinefrequentlyattributessicknesstotheintrusionofaforeignelementsuchasbacteria,viruses,orcancercells,whileTCMoftenviewsillnessanimbalancebetweenthevariousbodilysystems.Second,themethodology,westernmedicinepridesitselfonusingscientificmethodology.Ittakesprecisemeasurements,performscarefullycontrolledexperiments,andusesclinicaltrials.Incontrast,TCMislargelyevidence-based.Itwasfoundedonpre-scientifictheoriesofcauseandeffect,andisdeeplyrootedintheOrientalnotionofopposites:
theyinandyang.Thelastisthediagnosisofdisease,amongthesignificantdifferencesintwosystemsisthemethodofassessingillness.Westerndoctorsexaminebodilyfluidsandtissues,andtheyusehigh-techinstrumentssuchasX-raysandCATscanstoproduceprecisevisualmapsoftheinternalorgans.TCMassessesillnesswithaltogetherdifferentkindsofmeasurements,namely“looking”,”listeningandsmelling”,“asking”and“touching”.
6.Islasereyesurgerysafe?
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7.Isdoctorassistedsuicideethical?
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8.Howmanyhoursshouldapersonsleeponaverageeverynight?
Whattimeshouldapersongotosleepandrise?
8.Apersonfunctionsbestshouldsleep7-8hoursonaverageeverynight.Andthesleeprequirementisrelevanttoperson’sage.Inotherwords,itisimportanttoconsiderhowmuchsleepyouneedonanindividualbasis,andthisvariesbaseduponmanyfactorssuchasthequalityofsleepobtained,stateofgeneralhealth,levelsofstress,orfatigueduetoprolongedexertion.However,arecentresearchstudyfoundthatsleepinglessthan6hoursormorethan9hoursadayhadanincreasedincidenceofdiabetes,comparedtothosewhoslept7-8hours.Whattimeshouldapersongotosleepandrise?
Westernmedicinesuggestsearlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy.Therearenumerousreasonsforthatsaying,suchasgoingtosleepearlyisveryimportantfortheliver’shealth,isgoodforourantibodysystem.However,traditionalChinesemedicineemphasizethatthetimetogotosleepandriseshouldbeadjustedtofollowthechangeofdifferentseasons.Forexample,peopleshouldgotosleepearlyintheeveningandriselateinthemorninginwinterinordertostoreenergyinourphysicalbody.
9.Whatorgansareaffectedbysmokingandwhichdiseasescanbecaused?
9.Theeffectsofsmokingareserious.Itcanharmnearlyeveryorganofbody.Thechemicalintobaccosmokeharmourbloodcellsanddamagethefunctionofourheart.Thisdamageincreasesourriskforatherosclerosis,coronaryheartdisease(CHD),heartattack,stroke.Cigarettecoulddamageourbreathingandscarsourlungs.Smokingcauses:
chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease(COPD),emphysema,chronicbronchitis,pneumonia.Smokingisasbadforoureyes.Researchhaslinkedsmokingtoanincreasedriskofdevelopingage-relatedmaculardegeneration,cataractandopticnervedamage,allofwhichcanleadtoblindness.Smokingisoneofmanyfactorsthatincreaseourriskforosteoporosis.Smokingcigaretteisthenumberoneriskfactorforlungcancer,andisknowntocause:
bladdercancer,bloodandbonemarrowcancer,cervicalcancer,kidneyandureteralcancers,esophagealcancer,laryngealcancer,trachealcancer,mouth,nose,andthroatcancer,stomachcancer,pancreaticcancerandsoon.
10.Whatorgansareaffectedbydrinkingalcoholandwhichdiseasescanbecaused?
10.Thealcoholcanharmnearlyeveryorganofthebodysuchasbrain,heart,liver,pancreas,stomach,andsoon.Alcohol-relateddisruptionstoneurotransmitterbalancealsocantriggermoodandbehavioralchanges,includingdepression,agitation,memoryloss.Long-termheavydrinkingweakenstheheartmuscle,causingaconditioncalled alcoholiccardiomyopathy.Aweakenedheartcannotpumpenoughbloodtonourishtheorgans.Insomecases,thisbloodflowshortagecausesseveredamagetoorgansandtissues.Symptomsofcardiomyopathyincludeshortnessofbreathandotherbreathingdifficulties,fatigue,swollenlegsandfeet,andirregularheartbeat.Itcanevenleadtoheartfailure.Chronicheavydrinkingcancausefattobuildupintheliver.Thisconditioncalledfattyliver,istheearlieststageofalcoholicliverdiseaseandthemostcommonalcohol-inducedliverdisorder.Theexcessivefatmakesitmoredifficultforthelivertooperateandleavesitopentodevelopingdangerousinflammations,like alcoholichepatitis.Itmayalsocausediseaseofpancreaslikeacutepancreatitis.
11.Doyoubelievemodernlifestylesandtechnologiesareleadingtohealthierpeople?
Whyorwhynot?
11.Therearetwosidestothecoin,asfarasmoderndaylifestylesareconcerned.Ontheonehand,technologyhassubvertedustoagreatextent,somuchsothatformanyofus,ourlifestylehasbecomesedentary.Asedentarylifestylecoupledwitharichfoodhabit,andhasmadeusallpronetodiseaseandillness.Thenumberofpeoplesuccumbingtocardiacailmentshasrisengreatly.Andobesitybringsalongwithhealthissuelikediabetes.Soinaway,themoderndaylifestylehasleftusmorepronetodisease.However,todaywearealsoawareoftheailmentsaroundus,andalsoaboutwhatneedstobedonetomitigatetheseailmentsandensurewedonotgetthem.Peoplearemoreawareoftheirbodiesandthedifferentthingsthatcouldgowrongwithit.Besides,fitnessisanewmantraamongtheyoungergenerationtoday,ensuri