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Telemedicine has   39   for a long time, But the rise of smartphones, tablet PCs and camera-equipped computers is   40   telemedicine to new levels. Some health care systems in the United States now   41   Virtual(虚拟的) Urgent Care. Patients see a doctor by video chat without having to leave home.

Diana Rae, a nurse educator in the Franciscan Health System recently   42   how Virtual Urgent Care works. She used an iPad tablet and skype—the video chat service.

Doctor Green has the patient describe her   43  ; then the doctor performs a physical exam by demonstrating what he wants her to do. Doctor Green decides that the problem is a common   44  . For medicine, he prescribes(开*方) an antibiotic(抗生素). He says about 3 out of 4 patients have   45   problems that can be treated like this—through Virtual Urgent Care, which means a video chat could   46   a visit to the doctor’s office.

“Patients’ safety is really important to us. So if we feel it is not   47   for the patient to be treated in this manner, we’re going to suggest other   48   for them,” said Green.

The Franciscan Health System is based in Tacoma, Washington. It   49   $35 for this kind of virtual house call, which is much less than the cost of going to an emergency room, a doctor’s office or an urgent care clinic.

After trying the video conference, Diana Rae says she would be   50   to pay the $35 when she was recently home with a bad cold. “I would have paid twice that for the   51   of getting taken care of without having to sit in a waiting room, wait, and get   52   everyone else’s germs,” Rae said.

Franciscan operates hospitals and clinics and has a deal with a company called Carena to add effective urgent care by Skype or phone. Carena is one of several companies doing this kind of work around the country. But a company official says state rules have not kept   53   with developments in telemedicine.

Telemedicine is the name for when doctors give advice to patients by telephone or the Internet, or when health care providers in rural areas connect with specialists in big cities.

39. A. rested                 B. existed                            C. survived                   D. vanished

40. A. keeping               B. occupying                C. striking                    D. raising

41. A. offer                   B. advertise                   C. prohibit                    D. criticize

42. A. predicted             B. published                  C. demonstrated            D. claimed

43. A. symptoms           B. emotions                  C. medicines                 D. coughs

44. A. mistake               B. infection                   C. experience                D. sense

45. A. heart                   B. security                    C. drug                        D. health

46. A. pay                     B. cancel                      C. replace                     D. include

47. A. necessary            B. smart                       C. hard                         D. safe

48. A. hospitals             B. doctors                    C. alternatives               D. networks

49. A. charges               B. costs                        C. pays                        D. provides

50. A. happy                 B. reluctant                   C. excited                     D. surprised

51. A. delight                B. convenience              C. significance                     D. embarrassment

52. A. infected with              B. exposed to                C. shocked at                D. fascinated by

53. A. contact               B. company                  C. progress                   D. communication

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