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[Textbook] English in Action C2
Hedge responsibly in clinical discourse
A 58-year-old man has just been admitted with central chest pain radiating to the left arm. The ECG is non-diagnostic and the first troponin is borderline. You are presenting the case to your senior registrar, Dr Bennett, on the morning ward round. Use calibrated clinical language throughout - modal verbs, epistemic verbs, impersonal constructions, and a downtoner or two. You should name your differential, summarise the workup so far, and give a calibrated impression. Dr Bennett will probe your reasoning; defend your hedging rather than retreating into categorical claims.