This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on Discussing Diagnoses in Spanish, including simple diagnosis vocabulary, tips for communicating more serious diagnoses and strategies for checking patient understanding
Here is the Discussing Diagnoses in Spanish lesson I taught to the Facebook group:
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Conversando sobre los diagnósticos en español / Talking About Diagnoses in Spanish
Vocabulario de los diagnósticos / Diagnose Vocabulary
Diagnósticos sencillos / Simple Diagnoses
Diagnósticos poquito más complicados / More Complicated Diagnose
***Note: “Responsible use of Spanish” probably means that unless you’re an advanced speaker you’ll have an interpreter with you***
Un ejemplo… Dolor de cuello / En Example… Neck Pain
Diagnósticos Graves / Serious Diagnoses
El problema principal… / The Main Problem
¿Qué hay que hacer? / What We Need To Do?
Tenemos algunas opciones para tratamiento y cada opción tiene sus pros y contras. | We have some options for treatment and each option has its pros and cons. |
Mi meta es ayudarle entender los pros y contras de cada opción para que pueda tomar una decisión | My goal is to help you understand the pros and cons of each option so you can make a decision |
El tratamiento recomendado es [tratamiento]. Este tratamiento dura [x tiempo]. Require [procedimiento]. Lo bueno de esta opción es [beneficios]. Los contras son [afectos adversos, etc] Hay otras opciones también. Los pros y contras de [x opción] son… | The recommended treatment is [treatment]. This treatment lasts [x time]. Require [procedure]. The good thing about this option is [benefits]. The cons are [adverse affects, etc.] There are other options too. The pros and cons of [x option] are … |
¿Por qué es importante para mí saber saber esto? Retroenseñanza
Hablamos sobre muchos detalles, ahora explíqueme lo que entendió usted del problema y las opciones y las decisiones que hay que tomar. | We talked about many details, now explain to me what you understood about the problem and the options and the decisions that have to be made. |
Normalmente mis pacientes tienen muchas preguntas en esta situación. ¿Cuáles preguntas tiene en este momento? | Normally my patients have many questions in this situation. What questions do you have at this time? |
Concluyendo / In Conclusion
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