In today’s Medical Spanish lesson, you will learn how to talk through the physical exam in Spanish. Specifically, you’ll learn how to:
- Inform your patient about what you need to do or what you are going to do.
- Use these 33 Verbs & Useful Phrases and “usted” commands for the Physical Exam in Spanish
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Para informarle (al paciente) qué haces – Just to tell your patient what you are doing
Voy a (Vamos a) 
Necesito (Necesitamos)
- … Examinarle
_____ - … Palparle (tocarle) ____
- … Escucharle ____
- … Mirarle ___
Para preguntarle si tiene dolor – To ask your patient if something hurts
¿Tiene dolor cuando
¿Le duele cuando
- … mueve ____
- … toco (palpo) aquí
- … presiono aquí
- … quito presión
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3. Unos verbos – Some verbs
- Abrir –> Abra la boca
- Acostarse –> Acuéstese (boca arriba / boca abajo)
- Agacharse –> Agáchese
- Apretar –> Apriete (mis dedos)
- Bajar –> Baje (el pantalón / la camisa)
- Bajarse de –> Bájese de (la mesa / la cama / la báscula)
- Cerrar –> Cierre la boca
- Caminar –> Camine (con los pies pegados “talón a dedo”)
- Decir –> Diga “ah”
- Descansar –> Descanse
- Doblar –> Doble (la pierna / el brazo)
- Empujar –> Empuje (mis manos)
- Hacer –> Haga un puño
- Inclinarse –> Inclínese hacia (adelante / el lado derecho / el lado izquierdo)
- Jalar –> Jale contra mi mano
- Levantarse –> Levántese despacio
- Mirar –> Mire hacia arriba
- Moverse –> Muévase hacia el final de la mesa
- Ponerse –> Póngase (la bata / la camisa)
- Quitarse –> Quítese la camisa, los pantalones, etc
- Relajar –> Relaje
- Relajarse –> Relájese
- Resistir –> Resista (presión)
- Respirar –> Respire (profundo / normal)
- Sacar –> Saque la lengua
- Seguir –> Siga mi dedo
- Señalar –> Señáleme dónde le duele
- Sentarse –> Siéntese (aquí / en la mesa / en la cama)
- Sentar –> Siente al bebé en su regazo
- Subir –> Suba (el pantalón / la camisa)
- Subirse –> Súbase a (la báscula / la mesa)
- Tomar –> Tome
- Voltear –> Voltee (la cabeza / la mano)
- Voltearse –> Voltéese
Otros verbos que puede usar durante la revisión a un paciente son:
- Tranquilizarse –> Tranquilícese (Calm down)
- Quitarse –> Quítese (el pantalón / la camisa / los anteojos) (Take off your pants / shirt / glasses)
- Soltar –> Suelte (el aire) (Let the air out)
- Ponerse –> Póngase (de pie / de espalda / de frente) (Stand up / Get on your back / Stand in front)
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