You're visiting a doctor because of a problem with your knee. The doctor recommends that you get surgery. You're worried about getting surgery. The doctor see this and tries to reassure you by saying:
It's a routine procedure.
You're looking at a bottle of pain medicine in a drug store. It has plastic wrapped around the cap. You read the instructions on the side of the bottle, and it says:
Do not use if seal is broken.
conditionals, medicine, notices, written English 
You're feeling sick with a sinus infection. You went to a doctor and got some medicine, but you don't feel better yet. You were supposed to meet a friend for dinner tomorrow evening, but you don't think you're going to feel better by then. So now you're writing an e-mail to cancel the dinner. You explain why:
I went to a doctor and got some antibiotics, but she said that it would take a few days for them to kick in.
explanation, health, medicine, prescription, sick You work at a doctor's office. You're talking to a member of your extended family about your job. You want to express how serious your responsibilities are at work, so you talk about the information that you are able to see there:
We have access to all kinds of personal information about the patients.
access, doctor, information, medicine, work (topic) Your brother cut his finger. He just put a band-aid on it, but you think he should also use an ointment so that the cut doesn't get infected. You say:
You should put some stuff on it to keep it from getting infected, don't you think?
gerund, injury, medicine, stuff, tag question You had a pain in your shoulder. The doctor prescribed pain killers for you. You told your roommate about this, but now you need to go to a pharmacy to get your medicine. You say:
I need to go get my prescription filled, so I'll be back in a while.
You had a pain in your shoulder. You went to see a doctor, and she gave you some medicine. Now you've returned home and you're telling your roommate what happened. You say:
She wrote me a prescription for some pain killers.
You're at a doctor's office to get checked up for a pain in your knee. The nurse takes you to an examining room and says:
The doctor will be with you in just a moment.
