1. As soon as the doctor looked at her, he was able to .......... the cause of her frequent headaches.

2. Treatment of this particular disorder was beyond the doctor's capability and he .......... the patient to a specialist.

3. He left the surgery feeling a lot better than when he arrived because the doctor had reassured him that his condition was not .......... .

4. The doctor took out of her bag an unusual .......... but promised her young patient that it would not hurt her.

5. I must confess I feel much better today, as I have found that the medication prescribed has been most .......... .

6. Under the policy of the new health regulations if you decide to cancel your .......... and don't notify the surgery, you will be fined.

7. Before she was allowed to leave the hospital, a physiotherapist had to .......... the extent of her mobility.

8. The treatment has proved very successful but to check progress he has to arrange to visit the doctor's .......... .

9. It is much easier to .......... an illness than it is to cure it.

10. Before they could start any kind of treatment, they had to write to the previous hospital in order to obtain her