This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on talking about Knee Pain in Spanish to your Spanish speaking patients, including topics such as the history of the knee pain, physical exam and diagnosis. Here is the Knee Pain in Spanish lesson I taught to the Facebook group :
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Dolor y examen de la rodilla en español Vocabulario… Anatomía El cartílago articular The articular cartilage El fémur The femur El hueso The bone El ligamento anterior The anterior ligament Cruzado Crossed El ligamento lateral The lateral ligament Colateral Colateral El ligamento posterior The posterior ligament Cruzado El menisco The meniscus El peroné The fibula El tendón del cuádriceps The quadriceps tendon El tendón rotuliano The patellar tendon La banda iliotibial The iliotibial band La pierna The leg La rodilla The knee La rótula The kneecap La tibia The tibia Los músculos cuádriceps The quadriceps muscles
Vocabulario…Signos y Síntomas Bloquearse To block Calor Heat Cederle ¿Le cede la rodilla? Give in. Does the knee yield? Chasquido Click Crujir o truenar Crack or thunder Doblarle ¿Se le dobla la rodilla? (buckle) Your knee is bent? Dolor agudo Acute pain Dolor cuando camina Pain when walking Dolor – estar adolorido Pain – Dolor fuerte Strong pain Dolor sordo Deaf pain Hinchazón, edema, fluído Swelling, edema, fluid No pudo continuar, tuvo que parar su actividad He could not continue, he had to stop his activity No puede poner peso You can’t put weight Rango de movimiento Range of motion Limitado Limited Rigidez Rigidity
Más Vocabulario Útil… La Historia: The History • ¿Alguna vez ha tenido este dolor/problema antes? Have you ever had this pain / problem before? • ¿Qué pasó? What happened? • ¿Qué hacía cuando empezó? What did he do when he started? • ¿Escuchó algún crujido o chasquido? Did you hear any creaking or clicking? • ¿Con qué frecuencia? / Cada cuánto? How often? / How much? Timing: Tiempo: • Cambiar dirección Change direction • Cortarse a la derecha, a la izquierda Cut to the right, to the left • Cuando corría When I ran • Dar vuelta Turn • De repente (inmediatamente) Suddenly (immediately) • El próximo día Next day • Parar rápidamente Stop quickly • Saltar y aterrizar Jump and land • Unos días después Some days later
Aun Más Vocabulario… Para diagnosticar: To diagnose • Examen físico Physical Test • Imágenes por resonancia magnética Magnetic resonance imaging • Radiografía Bone scan • Tomografía computada Computed tomography Unos análisis de sangre: Some blood tests • Artrocentesis Arthrocentesis • Recuento sanguíneo total Total blood count • Velocidad de sedimentación globular Globular sedimentation rate
Frases para el examen físico ¿Le duele cuando palpo, toco aquí? Does it hurt when I touch or feel it here? Acuéstese (boca arriba) Lie down (face up) Relaje la pierna por favor Relax the leg please Dígame si algo le duele Tell me if something hurts
Unos imágenes posibles Rayos equis / radiografía X ray / radiography TAC / Tomografía Computada CT scan / computed tomography IRM / Imágenes por resonancia magnética MRI / magnetic resonance imaging Una frases: Some Phrases : • Vamos a hacerle _______ para ver la rodilla mejor We are going to do a _______ to see the knee better • Quisiera pedir _______ para ver la rodilla mejor I would like to ask _______ to see the knee better
Diagnosis Posibles… Artropatía inflamatoria Inflammatory arthropathy Artritis reumatoide Rheumatoid arthritis Artritis séptico Septic arthritis Bursitis: Bursitis: • Inflamación de la bursa. Es un saco de fluido entre los huesos que ayuda el movimiento de la rodilla Inflammation of the bursa. It is a sac of fluid between the bones that helps the movement of the knee Dislocación Dislocation Fractura Fracture Gota Gout Herida o Lesión en el (ligamento, tendón, hueso) Wound or Injury in the(ligament, tendon, bone) Problema con la banda iliotibial A problem with the iliotibial band Tendón, ligamento….roto, estirado, desgarrado Tendon, ligament … broken, stretched, torn Tendonitis: Tendonitis: • Inflamación del tendón a causa de movimientos repetitivos por mucho tiempo (o por una herida aguda) Inflammation of the tendon due to repetitive movements for a long time (or acute injury)
Tratamientos Posibles… Antibióticos: Antibiotics: Antiinflamatorios: Anti-inflammatories: Cirugía: Surgery: Escayola / yeso: Plaster: Reposo: Rest: Rodillera: Knee brace: Terapia física: Physical therapy:
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