The chart below provides some follow-up phrases for you to use once you determine what a patient's symptoms are.
English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
---|---|---|
For how long? | ¿Hace cuánto tiempo? | ah-say k'wann-toe tee-aim-poe |
Is this the first time? | ¿Es la primera vez? | ace la pre-may-rah base |
When was the last time? | ¿Cuándo fue la última vez? | k'wann-doe f'way la ool-tee-ma-base |
You should see your doctor. | Debe ver a su doctor/a. | day-bay bare ah sue doke-tore/ah |
You should go to the hospital. | Debe ir al hospital. | day-bay ear all ose-pee-tall |
Call 911! | ¡Llame nueve, uno, uno! | ya-may noo-ay-bay oo-no oo-no |
You should take... (name medicine). | Debe tomar... | day-bay toe-mar… |
Have you taken ____? | ¿Ha tomado ____? | ah toe-mah-doe ____ |
Now that you know conditions and symptoms in Spanish, it will be easy to tell your patients about the side effects of any medication.
First, skim through the medication's list of side effects to see which symptoms might be possible, and say, Esta medicina puede causar... (This medicine could cause...).
Then, you will simply fill in the blank with any symptom from the list of symptoms and conditions you learned in the previous lesson.
EXAMPLE
Esta medicina puede causar dolor de cabeza.Source: This content has been adapted from "Pharmacy Spanish" by Stephanie Langston.