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.[MUSIC PLAYING] [SPEAKING SPANISH] Let's Practice! This is a translation activity. First, you will simply look at the English phrases and work out how to say them in Spanish. You can pause and take all the time you need in order to do that.
You might want to do this on a piece of paper or open up a notes app or a Word document so that you'll have a record of what you think the correct answers are before you move along to hear me give you the translation for each. So go ahead and pause now, and take all the time you need to do these translations.
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"She's thirsty" would be [SPEAKING SPANISH]. You can include [SPEAKING SPANISH] if you'd like, [SPEAKING SPANISH]. She has difficulty sleeping. [SPEAKING SPANISH] You can, of course, put [SPEAKING SPANISH] in front.
She has a headache. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She has a sore throat. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She has heartburn. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She has the flu. [SPEAKING SPANISH]
She has a cold. [SPEAKING SPANISH] or [SPEAKING SPANISH]. She has a cough. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She is congested. [SPEAKING SPANISH] or [SPEAKING SPANISH]. And again, you can put the [SPEAKING SPANISH] in front of all of these. If it, of course, is talking about a male, you would put [SPEAKING SPANISH] in front.
OK, let's try "she has an ear infection." [SPEAKING SPANISH] She's dizzy. [SPEAKING SPANISH] or [SPEAKING SPANISH]. She has a cut. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She has a sunburn. [SPEAKING SPANISH]
She has chicken pox. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She has asthma. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She has diabetes. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She has high blood pressure. [SPEAKING SPANISH]
She has high cholesterol. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She has a heart condition. [SPEAKING SPANISH] She has pneumonia. [SPEAKING SPANISH]
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If you are struggling with a concept or terminology in the course, you may contact PharmacySpanishSupport@capella.edu for assistance.
If you are having technical issues, please contact learningcoach@sophia.org.
Source: This content has been adapted from "Pharmacy Spanish" by Stephanie Langston.
