Doctor: Good morning, Mr. David. How do you feel today? (Do you feel better today?)

Patient: No, not so well. I think that I have some trouble with my breathing.

Doctor: So, what’s wrong with you?

Patient: I feel as if I can’t get enough air.

Doctor: Which is more difficult, breathing in or breathing out?

Patient: It is harder to breathing in.

Doctor: How long have you had difficult breathing ?

Patient: Since last night, doctor.

Doctor: Can you lie flat in bed?

Patient: No. I have to relieve that by sitting up in bed.

Doctor: Do you have a cough?

Patient: Yes, but I also seem to wheeze a lot.

Doctor: Do you get a pain in your chest when you cough?

Patient: Just a little.

Doctor: Do you bring up phlegm or is it a dry cough?

Patient: I bring up quite a lot phlegm, I am afraid I have pneumonia.

Doctor: Can you describe the phlegm for me? What colour is it, white, yellow, or greenish? And is it foamy or sticky?

Patient: It’s yellow and slimy.

Doctor: Does it has a strange smell?

Patient: No, I don’t think so.

Doctor: Has there ever been blood in it?

Patient: No, doctor.

Doctor: Have you got a temperature?

Patient: Yes, I was feeling quite warm this morning and the nurse told me that it was 38 centigrade.

Doctor: Ok, Mr. David, take it easy. I'd like to examine you. Please unclasp your underlinen.

Doctor: Now, please lie on your back and let me listen to your lungs with the stethoscope. Take deep breath through your mouth in ....out ... keep going.

Doctor: Ok, I can hear a few crackles. It seems that there is something wrong with your lungs but it is not too bad. I’ll take some blood from your arm for test and take a chest x-ray just to be certain.

Patient: Thank you, doctor. I’m afraid my condition will deteriorate.

Doctor: Don’t worry about it, Mr. David. After we find what’s the trouble with your lungs, you will be well soon. Try to relax yourself.