Voice recording: Before your health care provider can start any treatment...

[Asad100101]

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Before your health care provider can start any treatment for bi-polar disorder, you have to be given a complete physical exam. Blood and urine tests are conducted to detect conditions that can put medical constraints on the treatment choice. A thyroid analysis is an absolute must in bipolar disorder because hyperthyroidism can be misdiagnosed as mania. One for checking the thyroid is that lithium, the principal drug treatment for bipolar disorder, is known to minimize thyroid function. To see that adequate drug levels are being reached, frequent blood tests are mandatory during treatment. These tests play a prominent role in detecting adverse reactions.

[Asad100101]

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I want feedback on my accent. How can I improve it further? How much is it understandable?

Thanks

[Alan]

Hi Asad,

Your accent is reasonably easy to understand. My only advice would be to speak more slowly and give full value to all the sounds - particularly the vowels.

Alan
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