How to Take Vital Signs in Spanish
Do you ever have to take vital signs or communicate to your patients about them in Spanish? In the hospital setting you may have your patients hooked up to the […]
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Do you ever have to take vital signs or communicate to your patients about them in Spanish? In the hospital setting you may have your patients hooked up to the […]
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This medical Spanish lesson focuses on talking about fall prevention in Spanish, both at home and at the hospital. We share some vocabulary and phrases to talk about the most
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This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on Active Listening, Empathizing & Summarizing Patient Complaints in Spanish. You’re going to learn useful phrases and vocabulary for showing understanding and managing difficult
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If you’re anything like me (as a Spanish learner), it’s the pesky little words that can leave you feeling a little confused and frustrated at times. The personal “A” in
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If you work with men past the age of 50 years old, you have probably had the occasion to discuss enlarged prostate, or BPH – Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Wondering how
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Use these 9 Spanish Question words and chit chat topics to build rapport with your Spanish-speaking patients. Whenever we survey our medical Spanish community, one of the top 3 reasons
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This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on understanding the 3 Ps of Hospital Nursing in Spanish: Pain, Potty, and Position. These 3 Ps are the most common things a nurse has
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This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on learning how to talk about the 9 less common causes of abdominal pain in Spanish: Las 9 causas menos comunes del dolor abdominal. After
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This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on learning how to talk about abdominal pain in Spanish: dolor abdominal o dolor de estómago. Some time ago, we talked about how to talk
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How to explain A1C tests and results to your patients in Spanish? According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, The A1C test is a blood test
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Easy phrases to communicate at home care instructions after minor procedures. In this post you’ll learn how to… Here is the video lesson on care instructions in Spanish after minor
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Have you been looking for an ethical and sustainable opportunity to do some clinical work abroad? If so, MissionCMEcuador is accepting providers and Spanish/English interpreters to join its next trip. I’ve
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Chronic pelvic pain can be a complicated topic to discuss, let alone Spanish! In this lesson you’ll learn how to describe chronic pelvic pain symptoms, causes and treatment options in
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Work on your listening comprehension in Spanish and learn about diabetes and hypertension in Costa Rica! Doctor Carla and Nurse Rebeca asked our Medical Spanish Immersion group this past winter
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Work on your listening comprehension in Spanish and learn about the mental health situation in Costa Rica! Comprehension Questions from the conversation: Learn the lesson vocabulary with this quizlet vocab
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Do you ever have to discuss periods, menstrual cramps and menstrual bleeding in Spanish? If so, this medical Spanish video is perfect for you. In this lesson, you’ll learn …
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This free Medical Spanish lesson focuses on learning and understanding the use of the Regular Present Tense Verbs in Spanish for healthcare context. Here is the video lesson about the
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Do you ever have to discuss Pap tests or colposcopies in Spanish? How about abnormal Pap test results? Here is a brief lesson to guide you: Here is some essential
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Medical Spanish Tú commands are a little bit tricky. When you work with kids in the clinical setting, you use commands all the time. Simple things like: “open your mouth”,
Tú Commands in Spanish for Healthcare and Clinical Interactions with Young Patients Read More »
Healthcare workers learning Spanish need to get comfortable with Spanish formal commands. Whether you’re giving hand washing instructions, talking about how to take medications, or simply directing someone to follow
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The conditional tense verb conjugation in Spanish gives you the ability to add the subtle message that you “would” or “could” do something. It’s an important tense for sharing a
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The present perfect verb tense is quite possibly one of the most helpful tenses when speaking Spanish to patients in a clinical / medical context. It allows you to ask
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The Imperfect past tense in Spanish is one of the easiest tenses to conjugate; there are very few irregulars and no stem changers. But that doesn’t make this tense “easy”
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One of the hardest aspects of the Preterite past tense in Spanish is conjugating the irregular verbs. They’re irregular by nature, which means they don’t necessarily follow any helpful patterns
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You don’t get too far in a conversation before you start using the past tense in clinical conversations. Patients are telling their stories about how they ended up in front
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Coping strategies in Spanish are “Estrategias de afrontamiento”. This week, as I was preparing to have a coping strategies talk with one of my daughters who was having a rough
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Learn the vocabulary and common phrasing for the Neurological exam in Spanish! This lesson covers common questions, information and commands for the neurological exam in Spanish. We cover 7 aspects
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It’s easy to confuse the verbs Touch (tocar) and Take (tomar) in your medical Spanish clinical conversations… but it’s also a quick fix. The problem is that tocar with that
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This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on explaining some common complications of diabetes in Spanish. Do you ever find yourself trying to explain what might happen if your diabetic patients don’t
Explaining the complications of Diabetes in the Eyes, Feet & Kidneys in Spanish Read More »
How to take a Family Medical History in Spanish with a few simple verbs, family relationship vocabulary and common family medical conditions vocabulary in Spanish. You can get a meaningful
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Diabetes is obviously a common topic in the clinic, but how do your conversations go in Spanish? Do you ever wonder what is the best way to say things like
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4 Practical ways to study medical Spanish and keep your Spanish proficiency moving forward between classes: Finishing up your medical Spanish class is always met with mixed emotions. You’re happy with the progress
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Short video lessons to help you with your medical Spanish Medical Spanish Quick Tip #1: Using SER with professions in Spanish… When describing your profession or talking about any profession
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This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on talking through the different signs and symptoms in Spanish your patient could have when they see you in the clinic. In this lesson you
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OPQRST is a great acronym for understanding the history of the problem – but it requires some special vocabulary and grammar to take an HPI in Spanish. Learn how
OPQRST in Spanish – Questions to understand the history of the problem – HPI in Spanish Read More »
Winter 2022 Spanish Immersion in Costa Rica: We’re back on Spanish immersion in Costa Rica this winter with a wonderful group of travelers. There are a handful of working professionals
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This free Medical Spanish lesson focuses on discussing back pain in Spanish: el dolor de espalda. In this lesson I teach on Here is the Medical Spanish back pain lesson I
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In today’s Medical Spanish lesson, you will learn how to talk through the physical exam in Spanish. Specifically, you’ll learn how to: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see all
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Screening for depression and anxiety with the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in Spanish. Do you ever use the PHQ-9 or GAD-7 to screen your patients for depression and anxiety? If you
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If you’re like most of my students, you probably get the idea when you hear “dolor” and “duele”; your patients are referring to pain. But are you confident you can
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This medical Spanish lesson focuses on talking through the Head Eyes Ears Nose & Throat exam in Spanish, also known as HEENT in Spanish. We use the command tense (imperative)
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How to Describe Cold & Flu Symptoms in Spanish When it’s cold and flu season you have tons of repetitive conversations with your patients about their cold and flu symptoms
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When you talk about contraception in Spanish, you generally cover a handful of subtopics: cost, effectiveness, any STI protections, OTC vs prescriptions, etc. So in this free medical Spanish lesson,
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Spanish Numbers in the clinic: Video Viernes Medical Spanish Lesson Numbers are tricky in Spanish, but not impossible. Part of challenge with numbers is listening comprehension – understanding personal information
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Learn how to explain high blood pressure and have hypertension conversations in Spanish: Presión alta e hipertensión. Here is the High Blood Pressure and Hypertension conversations in Spanish that I
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For this week’s topic: Prenatal Education Review in Spanish, I thought I’d share some activities, vocabulary, and simple instructions that a group of OB/GYN residents came up with during our
Brief Prenatal Education Review in Spanish Read More »
This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on 20 Medical Spanish Word Associations that make it easier to remember and use them with your Spanish speaking patients. Here is the 20 Medical
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This blog post will help you learn and distinguish the names of medical professions and their related specialties in Spanish. Ever wonder what’s the difference between Yo soy enfermero vs.
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Learn how to describe the diabetic diet in Spanish. The diabetic diet basically consists of: Here is the lesson I taught to our Facebook Group and YouTube audience: Learn the
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The heart healthy diet guides patients on what to eat and what to avoid in order limit heart disease and cardiovascular disease. In today’s lesson, you will learn how to
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