Medical Spanish
In Clinic
Basic & Conversational Spanish
Intern Training
Vitals
100

This is the Spanish word for "doctor"

what is "Médico" or "Doctora/Doctor"

100
Asking a patient their age.

¿Cuántos años tiene?

How old are you?

100

A person comes up to you and says "Hola!" and this is what it means in English.

what is "hello"?

100

This is where you can find any information needed for the trip.

what is VAW Intern google drive?

100

This is the normal range for adult body temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.

What is 97°F to 99°F?

200

This is how you ask a patient, "Where does it hurt?" in Spanish

what is ¿Dónde le duele?

200
Asking a patient about their height.

¿Puedo tomar su altura?

Can I take your height?

200

This is how you ask someone their name in Spanish.

what is "¿Cómo te llamas?"

200

These are the stations interns will volunteer at.

what is intake, vitals, shadowing, and pharmacy?

200

This vital sign is measured in beats per minute and normal range.

What is heart rate and 60bpm-100bpm?

300

This is the meaning of "tome una pastilla cada ocho horas" mean in English

what is "Take one pill every eight hours."

300

Said when you are going to take your blood pressure?

Voy a tomar su presión. 

Iʼm going to take your blood pressure.

300

The phrase you use to ask where someone is from.

what is "¿De dónde eres?"

300

Place to find the packing list for the trip.

What is the intern handbook?

300

The people who should have their blood glucose recorded.

what is adults over 40 and anyone with diabetes?

400

Translate this phrase into Spanish: "Do you have any allergies to medications?"

what is "¿Tiene alergias a medicamentos?"

400

This is said when directing a patient to sit. 

what is Siéntense aquí por favor?

400

This is how you ask "How are you?" in Spanish.

what is "¿Cómo estás?" (or "¿Cómo está usted?" for formal situations)

400

Name four people (not in your group) going on the trip.

answers vary

400

When measuring respiratory rate, these are how many breaths per minute are considered normal for a healthy adult.

What is 12 to 20 breaths per minute?

500

The translation for what a patient might be describing when they say, "Tengo dificultad para respirar y me siento mareado."

What is describing difficulty breathing and feeling dizzy.

500

Asked to women during consultation about pregnancy. 

¿Es posible que esté embarazada?

Is it possible that you are pregnant?

500

This is how you explain the difference between "¿Qué hora es?" and "¿A qué hora?"

"¿Qué hora es?" asks for the current time and "¿A qué hora?" asks at what time something happens.

500

These are the vitals all interns are expected to know how to take for the vitals station.

what is weight, height, BMI, waist circumference (maybe), body temp, blood pressure, blood glucose, SPO2, pulse, respiratory rate?

500

In blood pressure readings, this is what the terms "systolic" and "diastolic" refer to.

What are the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats (systolic) and the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest (diastolic)?