Topic: Headache Testing & Treatment
Target Audience: Emergency medicine clinicians (doctors, PA’s, or NP’s)
Format: Mainly yes/no questions, a few with short answers
Video Version
First, I’ll walk you through Headache Testing & Treatment in video form.
(FYI, this video is also available as a podcast. Details below.)
Written Version
If you prefer, here’s the written version of Headache Testing & Treatment in Spanish.
Note: Parentheses mean the word(s) can be left out, and the phrase should still make sense.
English | Spanish |
We will do… | Vamos a hacer… |
(Blood and urine) tests | Pruebas (de sangre, y orina) |
Imaging | Radiografía |
Do you want to take medicine for the headache while you wait (for testing)? | Quiere tomar medicina para el dolor de cabeza mientras espera (las pruebas)? |
Medicine for nausea? | Medicina para náusea? |
We will give you… | Le vamos a dar… |
Medicine / | Medicina / |
A pill / | Una pastilla / |
Pills | Pastillas |
An injection / | Una inyección / |
Injections | Inyecciones |
(Intravenous) fluids | Suero (por la vena) |
Oxygen | Oxígeno |
I will measure the pressure inside your eyes. | Voy a medir la presión dentro de sus ojos. |
We also need to put a needle in the lower spine† (to see if there’s bleeding or an infection in the brain). | También necesitamos poner una aguja al final de la espina (para ver si hay sangrado o una infección en el cerebro). |
Wait here, please. | Espere aquí, por favor. |
The nurse will come. | Viene la enfermera. |
I will come back later (to tell you the test results and see how you feel). | Regreso más tarde (para avisarle de los resultados y ver como se siente). |
(Do you feel) better? | (Se siente) mejor? |
The same? | Igual? |
Worse? | Peor? |
It looks like you have | Parece que tiene… |
Wrapping Up
Thanks for checking out my Headache Testing & Treatment dialogue. You’ll probably find these medical Spanish translations particularly useful if you work as a provider in emergency medicine.
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