Medical Spanish
Why is learning Basic Medical Spanish important as an SDSU MEDLIFE member?
Exposing yourself to a new culture
Communicating with Spanish-speaking doctors + patients
To help patients feel less anxious, feel safer, and more willing to commit to treatment
Our Clinic locations are in Mexico + South America
The three bones that make up the hand
Metacarpals, Carpals, and Phalanges
You have been having chronic pains in your upper abdomen, and your family physician refers you to a specialist in diseases of the digestive tract called
Gastroenterologist
Medicine, Education, and Development
Health professionals needing 2 years of schooling, can work in many environments, have close contact with patients, and work under a doctor (HINT: NOT PA)
Nurse
Translate: Hello, My name is... What is your name?
Hola, mi nombre es... ¿Cuál es su/tu nombre?
The largest bone and smallest bone in the body is the:
Femur (largest) Stapes (smallest)
A female patient has a special X-ray procedure of the breasts performed. The X-ray is called:
mammogram
Name the 2 top community services that MEDLIFE participates in
Streets of Hope and Burrito Boyz
A medical technician who draws blood from a vein for laboratory tests is called
Phlebotomist
How would you ask a patient how they are feeling? What are possible responses?
Bien, mal, mas o menos
Microscopic filtering unit in the kidney
Nephrons
Patients with pneumonia often find it difficult or painful to take deep breaths. This term is called
dyspnea
Where will MEDLIFE SDSU be traveling to this Spring Break? (Hint: SLT)
Riobamba, Ecuador
Which of these doctors can perform surgery?
- Gastroenterologist
- Pulmonologist
- Cardiologist
- Gynecologist
Translate:
Me duele mucho, no me siento bien
It is hurting me a lot, I do not feel well
These receptors detect color in the retina
cones
Lab report comes back to a physician documenting numerous erythrocytes in the urine specimen. This term is called
hematuria
How do you become an active MEDLIFE SDSU member?
Where do you take your elderly grandma for her daily check-up?
Geriatric Physician
When taking a patient's vitals, how would you tell them in Spanish?
Ex. To take their temperature or blood pressure, ask them to go on the scale to take their weight, measure their height, etc.
Possible answers:
Voy a tomarle su/tu temperatura,
Voy a tomarle la presion,
Voy a medirlo,
Se puede subir a la báscula,
etc
Chemical digestion occurs in this organ
Small Intestine
A hemangioma means:
tumor of blood vessels
Name everyone on the Exec Board + Positions
Andrew - President
Valentina - Vice President
Tina - Secretary
Emily - Treasurer
Eli - CCS Representative
Jade - Community Service Chair
Luz - External Relations Chair
Stephanie - Public Relations Chair
I have a problem with my foot, who do I see?
Podiatrist