OLDCARTS in Spanish – Questions to understand the history of the problem – HPI in Spanish
OLDCARTS is a great acronym for understanding the history of the problem – but it requires some special vocabulary and grammar to take an HPI in Spanish.
Learn how to collect important history information and conduct an HPI in Spanish like: Onset, Location, Duration, Aggravating factors, Relieving factors, Treatments, & Severity.
As we all know, there is a lot of flexibility with the Spanish language, and you have many options to ask the same question or say the same sentence. That’s the reason why I want to list a handful of options for the OLDCARTS categories, that way you can take what works for you and also learn some new verbs and structures in the Spanish language.
Here is the OLDCARTS in Spanish lesson I taught to the Facebook group:
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ONSET – Inicio
LOCATION – Ubicación
DURATION – Duración
Question | Meaning |
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¿Cuánto tiempo dura? ![]() | How long does it last? |
¿Por cuánto tiempo ha tenido ….? ![]() | How long has it been going on? |
CHARACTERISTICS – Características
Question | Meaning |
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¿Cómo es….? ![]() | What is …. like? |
Descríbame el dolor, por favor ![]() | Describe the pain, please |
Descríbame cómo es cuando se siente mareado ![]() | Describe what it’s like / how is it when you feel dizzy |
Pain Descriptors – Descriptores de dolor
Word | Meaning |
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Agudo ![]() | Sharp |
Sordo ![]() | Dull |
Constante ![]() | Constant |
Va y viene ![]() | Comes and goes |
Ardiente / quemante ![]() | Burning |
Corre / es irradiado ![]() | It runs or shoots / radiating |
Con presión ![]() | With pressure |
AGGRAVIATING FACTORS – Cosas que lo empeoran
RELIEVING FACTORS – Cosas que lo alivian
Question | Meaning |
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¿Qué lo / la / le hace sentir mejor? ![]() | What makes you feel better? |
¿Qué lo / la / le alivia? ![]() | What relieves you? |
¿Toma medicina / algo para ….? ![]() | Are you taking medicines / something for…? |
TIMING – Momento exacto
Question | Meaning |
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¿Cuándo está mejor / peor? ![]() | When is it worse? |
¿Le duele cuando…? ![]() | Does it hurt when…? |
Possibilities for “le duele cuando”
SEVERITY – Severidad
Study OLDCARTS in Spanish with these flashcards
I put together an OLDCARTS in Spanish vocabulary list and set of notes that includes this information in an easily downloadable .pdf – Get your copy for free today!
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