Shadowing Practice: Respiratory Examination | OSCE Guide | UKMLA | CPSA | PLAB 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, my name is Hassan.
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I'm one of the final year medical students.
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Can I start by checking your name please?
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Ollie Walker.
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And what's your date of birth?
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6th of March 94th.
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Okay, Ollie.
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Today I've been asked to perform a respiratory examination on you.
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This involves having a look, listen and feel of your chest.
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Is that alright?
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Yes.
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Before we begin can I check do you have any pain?
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No, no one at all.
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Good.
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If you could take off your t-shirt for me and get onto the examination couch we'll make a start.
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Okay Oli, I'm just gonna have a look at you from the end of the bed.
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Now I'm going to have a look at your hands.
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If you could just hold them out in front of you like so.
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Turn them over.
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Hold your fingers together like that.
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That's good.
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And if you just extend your arms out like that, just hold it there.
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Cock your wrists back.
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Just keep them in that position.
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That's good.
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Pop your arms down.
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Just going to assess the temperature.
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All right, now I'm going to take your pulse.
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Alright, next I'll get you to rest your head back and turn away from me.
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I'm going to have a look at your neck.
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Okay Ollie, I'm just going to take a closer look at your face.
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I'm just going to pull your lower eyelid down here.
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Open your mouth for me and stick your tongue to the roof of your mouth.
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You can close close your mouth now it's going to take
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a closer look at your chest could you raise this arm up just
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so i can have a look at the side
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and the same with you there on please you can put
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that back down thank you now i'm going to feel for
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the position of your windpipe this might feel a bit uncomfortable Now I'm going to feel for your heartbeat.
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Now I'm going to assess the expansion of your chest.
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To do this I'm just going to have to squeeze a bit, okay?
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Take a deep breath for me. And out.
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Okay, that's good.
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Now I'm going to tap on your chest.
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Tap on the side there.
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Now I'm going to listen to your chest, so take some deep breaths in and out through your mouth.
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I'm just going to have a listen at the sides.
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Next I'm going to listen at all the same sides, but I'd like you to say 99 every time the stethoscope touches your chest.
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99. 99.
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99 99 99 99
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99 99 99 99 99 99
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99. Okay, Ollie, next can you sit forward for me?
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I'm just going to examine the glands in your neck just while standing behind you.
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Okay, now I'm just going to have a look at your back.
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Now take a deep breath in for me. And out.
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again and out.
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Okay, I'm going to tap on your back now.
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Before I do that, if you could cross your arms over your chest for me.
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Thank you.
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Okay, now I'm going to listen to your breathing again.
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So if you take some deep breaths in and out through your mouth.
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you Thank
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you.
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Next, I'm going to listen again, but this time, every time the stethoscope touches your back, I want you to say 99, please.
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99, 99, 99, 99, 99, 99, 99, 99, 99.
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Thank you.
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Now, I'm going to press firmly at the bottom of your back.
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okay Ollie you can uncross your arms and sit back now I'm going to examine your legs and ankles
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I'm just going to press firmly here on this side
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I'm going to squeeze your carbs, let me know if it's painful.
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Thank you. That concludes the examination.
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You can get addressed now.
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Today I performed a respiratory examination on Ollie Walker, a 30 year old man.
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He was comfortable at rest, his pulse was regular at 75 beats per minute and his respiratory rate was 15 breaths per minute.
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Chest expansion was equal throughout,
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the percussion note was resonant in all areas and on auscultation he had normal vesicular breathing throughout with no added sounds.
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In summary all of these findings are consistent with a normal respiratory examination.
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To complete my assessment, I would perform a full cardiovascular examination and I would check vital signs including oxygen saturations.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 76 sentences and 738 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:49. The speaker talks slowly, about 75 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The act of examining.
- breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- respiratory /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/ (adjective) — Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
- examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ (verb) — To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
- assess /əˈsɛs/ (verb) — To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
- pulse /pʌls/ (noun) — A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the…
- firmly /ˈfɝmli/ (adverb) — In a firm or definite or strong manner.
- squeeze /skwiːz/ (verb) — To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
- consistent /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ (adjective) — Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
- finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (noun) — A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
- assessment /əˈsɛsmənt/ (noun) — The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
- vital /ˈvaɪtəl/ (adjective) — Relating to or characteristic of life.
- summary /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/ (noun) — An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
- extend /ɛkˈstɛnd/ (verb) — To increase in extent.
- painful /ˈpeɪn.fl̩/ (adjective) — Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- feel for (verb) — To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.
- back down (verb) — To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.
- check out (verb) — To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- get onto (verb) — To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.
- sit back (verb) — To recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.
- stand behind (verb) — To support; express one's support for, especially despite opposition; to stick with a decision.
- take off (verb) — To remove.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 29 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, stethoscope /ˈstɛθəsˌkoʊp/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, auscultation /ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən/, percussion /pɚˈkʌʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, respiratory /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, cardiovascular /ˌkɑːdi.əʊˈvæskjʊlə(ɹ)/, auscultation /ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like examination, breathe, respiratory.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.