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These medical Spanish lessons are based on common clinical encounters written and recorded with my teachers from Latin America. We also interview real patients and providers from Latin America. In these interactive audio lessons, we cover basic to ADVANCED Spanish. In order to support this free podcast, I also offer member-only podcasts. In the interactive member lessons at docmolly.com, we take a deep dive into the Spanish you hear in the free lessons. We review the key vocabulary and grammar and interpret the key phrases between English and Spanish. This podcast is ideal for ANYONE (not just medical providers and interpreters) who wants to reach an advanced level through listening and speaking.
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SZ01 Describing the Seizure – Interpret
As we interpret the first half of the Seizure Presentation dialogue, learn how to describe a tonic-clonic seizure and when to use the imperfect vs. the preterite.
TimeStamps
00:52 Introductions
01:49 What happened?
05:46 Describing the seizure
12:14 Loss of consciousness
15:05 Incontinence and tongue-biting
18:24 Reassurance
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Evaluating a Patient after a Seizure in Spanish
Listen to the clinical presentation of a seizure in Spanish. A patient presents to the ER with his wife after a seizure. Since he remains post-ictal, his wife provides the history. Joining me from Venezuela, Luis Almeida plays the doctor, and Daniela Galvin plays the wife. After listening to the clinical encounter, we will review the key verbs and vocabulary related to seizures. Use the Quizlet set to reinforce what you learned! ¡Date prisa! It will be replaced by another Quizlet set when we publish the next free lesson. Do you like the podcast? Please leave us a 5-star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. This helps us reach more people and get more providers speaking Spanish!Want to learn more? Become a member! We could not do this without the support of our members. Gracias de todo corazón. Member? Mark this lesson complete before a new lesson is dropped in the Seizure module of our Spanish for Emergencies course. Stay tuned! Dialogue 1:14What happened?Doctor: Hola, señora. Soy el doctor Almeida. ¿Cuál es su relación con el paciente?Epsosa: Soy su esposa.D: ¿Me puede decir lo que le pasó a su esposo?E: Cuando estaba lavando los trastes, escuché un ruido sordo en la otra habitación y lo encontré en el suelo haciendo ruidos (raros) extraños, como si estuviera gruñendo, y todo su cuerpo estaba sacudiéndose.Describing the eventD: ¿Se puso tieso después empezó a brincarle el cuerpo?E: Exactamente eso doctor. Todo su cuerpo se puso muy rígido y tenía los ojos en blanco y le salía espuma por la boca. Después se empezó a sacudir violentamente. Estaba gruñendo y resoplando. Noté que rechinó los dientes, hasta se mordió la lengua.Loss of awarenessD: ¿Y durante el episodio le podía responder?E: No, dije su nombre varias veces y no me hizo caso.D: ¿Parecía haber perdido el conocimiento?E: Sí, se desvaneció completamente. D: ¿Perdió el control de la vejiga?E: No que yo me haya dado cuenta. D: Y me dijo usted que se mordió la lengua. ¿Verdad?E: Así es. Me espanté al ver la sangre saliendo de su boca. ¿La ve?D: Entiendo, tranquila. Esto pasa mucho cuando una persona sufre un ataque convulsivo. ¿Había convulsionado antes de esto?E: No que yo sepa.D: Y después de recobrar la conciencia, ¿le podía hablar?E: Bueno. Estaba muy somnoliento. Roncaba, y mientras poco a poco volvía en sí, estaba confundido y sigue así. Me preocupa doctor. Nunca lo había visto así.History D: Bueno para intentar averiguar la causa de la convulsión, le tengo que hacer algunas preguntas, señora.E: Bien.D: ¿Se ha golpeado la cabeza recientemente?E: Hasta donde yo sé. No.D: ¿Ha sufrido de alguna enfermedad últimamente? Por ejemplo, ¿Ha tenido calentura? ¿Ha tenido dolor de cabeza o dolor de cuello? ¿Le ha parecido confundido?E: No, de hecho acabamos de ir a la feria estatal, y la pasamos muy bien.D: ¿Ha consumido alguna sustancia, alguna droga, o alcohol en la última semana?E: Bueno, a mi esposo le gusta tomar. Y justo ayer, discutimos sobre esto y me dijo que iba a tomar menos.Head CT D: Entiendo. Gracias por la información, esto nos ayuda a atender mejor a su esposo. Ahora vamos a hacerle una tomografía del cerebro para asegurarnos de que no tenga una lesión que pueda haber causado las convulsiones.Vocabulary3:54GruñirTo gruntSacudir, sacudirseTo shakeWhen using the intransitive form of the verb to express the whole body shaking or something shaking on its own, we use the pronominal form of the verb, SACUDIRSE.Lo encontré en el suelo haciendo ruidos extraños, como si estuviera gruñendo. Y todo su cuerpo estaba sacudiéndose.Rígido, Tieso StiffPonerse tieso, ponerse rígidoTo become stiff BrincarTo jumpPeople may also say, “Me brinca el corazón” or “Me salta el corazón” to express the sensation...
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BB12 Difficulty Performing Actions, Head Trauma, and Seizures
This is a two-part lesson. First, we will ask about difficulty performing actions such as talking, swallowing, and walking, and then we will ask about head trauma and seizures. Luis Almeida nos acompaña desde Venezuela para ayudarnos con el español de esta lección.
TimeStamps
00:42 ACTIONS WITH THE HEAD
06:11 MOVEMENTS
09:52 HEAD TRAUMA AND SEIZURES
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BB12 Asking About Neurological Symptoms
In this member lesson, we will use the vocabulary from the last lesson to ask questions about neurological symptoms in Spanish. We form these questions using the verbs TENER, NOTAR, SENTIRSE, and SENTIR.
Luis Almeida nos acompaña desde Venezuela para ayudarnos con el español de esta lección.
LEVEL - INTERMEDIATE
TimeStamps:
00:45 TENER
04:05 TEMBLAR
05:48 NOTAR
06:50 SENTIRSE
08:43 SENTIR
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Learn Neurological Symptoms in Spanish!
Join Luis and me as we practice neurological symptoms in Spanish. We will learn helpful vocabulary for discussing headaches, strokes, head trauma, seizures, and more. In the next member lesson, we will use this vocabulary in questions. Watch the video version of this lesson on YouTube.Member at docmolly.com? Access this lesson within our History and Exam course to download the PDF, take the Quiz, and mark it complete. Master Medical Spanish With Us!Become a member and get access to ALL our Medical Spanish lessons!Sign up for our History and Exam Course.Headache 1:31El dolor de cabezaSevere headacheLa jaquecaMigraineLa migraña, la jaquecaNeck stiffnessLa rigidez en el cuelloRIGIDEZ is a useful word when speaking of stiffness in the muscles and joints. ¿Ha notado rigidez muscular?Changes in visionLos cambios en la vista, los cambios en la visión.Sensation3:01Feeling or sensitivityLa sensibilidadWhen referring to a sensation, we use LA SENSACIÓN. When referring to the ability to feel or sensitivity, we use LA SENSIBILIDAD. Do you have feeling in your arm? ¿Tiene sensibilidad en el brazo?Light sensitivityLa sensibilidad a la luzNumbnessEl adormecimiento, el entumecimientoNumbAdormecido(a), entumecido(a)When referring to someone who is non-binary, you used the ending E, Thus, numb becomes ADORMECIDE, ENTUMECIDE.TinglingEl hormigueoAnd this comes from the word for ant HORMIGA. Balance 5:26Balance problemsLos problemas de equilibrioUnstableInestableThe adjective for unstable in Spanish is gender neutral.VertigoEl vértigoDizzinessLos mareos, el mareoDizzyMareado(a) Weakness6:41WeaknessLa debilidadWeakDébilThe adjective for weak in Spanish is neutral and does not change based on gender.FatigueLa fatiga, el cansancioSleepiness or drowsinessEl sueño, la somnolenciaDrowsySomnoliento(a)Impaired Cognition8:03HallucinationsLas alucinacionesConfusionLa confusiónConfusedConfundido(a)Difficulty remembering thingsLa dificultad para recordar cosasHead Trauma 9:05Blow to the headEl golpe en la cabezaTo hit one’s headGolpearse la cabezaWhen speaking of accidents or injuries such as breaking a leg or hitting your head, we use the pronominal form of the verb. Romperse la pierna. Golpearse la cabeza. He broke his leg. Se rompió la pierna. Oh, I hit my head. Me golpeé la cabeza.To lose consciousnessPerder el conocimiento, perder la conscienciaTo faintDesmayarseNote that this is a pronominal verb. I faint. Me desmayo.ConcussionLa conmoción cerebral, la contusión cerebralWe also use the word CONTUSIÓN to refer to bruises or contusions in other parts of the body. Sufrió una contusión en el muslo.Seizures11:26SeizureEl ataque convulsivoConvulsions, seizuresLas convulsionesGloria, my teacher from Mexico, recommends using CONVULSIONES in its plural form, as it may sound weird to ask someone, ¿Ha tenido alguna vez una convulsión? To Gloria, this sounds like we’re asking about one convulsion of the body rather than a series of convulsions that make up a seizure. In this case, Gloria suggested. Ha tenido alguna vez convulsiones? That being said, my teachers outside of Mexico have told me that using una convulsión to refer to a seizure is perfectly fine.To convulse or seizeConvulsionarMuscular spasmsLos espasmos muscularesRepetitive movementsLos movimientos repetitivosInvoluntary movementsLos movimientos involuntariosTo stare into space or to stare blanklyEstar con la mirada perdidaTremorEl temblorTo shake or trembleTemblarTo lose bladder controlPerder el control de la vejigaTo lose bowel controlPerder el control intestinal, perder el control de los intestinosTo bite one’s tongueMorders...
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SUD01 Screening for Heavy Alcohol Use in Spanish
In this lesson, Daniela Grave, my Spanish teacher from Mexico, and I will practice screening for heavy alcohol use in Spanish. We will use the Single Alcohol Screening Question (SASQ) and the Audit-C screening tools.
I created this lesson using the Health Care Professionals Core Resource on Alcohol provided by the NIH.
* https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/health-professionals-communities/core-resource-on-alcohol/screen-and-assess-use-quick-effective-methods#pub-toc0
Please refer to this helpful resource when incorporating what we learn in this lesson into your medical practice.
LEVEL – INTERMEDIATE
TimeStamps
00:58 Vocabulary
02:47 SASQ
04:44 AUDIT-C
08:48 Usual number of drinks
11:40 More than six drinks
13:54 AUDIT-C dialogue
14:58 AUDIT-C score
16:39 Tip from Daniela
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