Vocabulario Médico en Inglés: Síntomas, Preguntas de Comprobación y Patologías Infantiles

Vocabulario de Síntomas Médicos

• Symptom: síntoma
• A rash: sarpullido / erupción cutánea
• Bruising: hematoma / Moretón
• Constipation: estreñimiento
• A cough: tos / toser
• Cramp: calambre
• Deformity: malformación
• Dizziness: mareo
• Fever: fiebre
• Itching: picazón / comezón
• Diarrhoea: diarrea
• A lump: bulto / cototo
• Numbness: adormecimiento vascular
• Vomiting: vómito
• A runny nose: romadizo / moquillo
• Sickness: enfermedad
• Sneezing: estornudo
• A sore throat: amigdalitis / dolor de garganta
• Spots: manchas / granos
• Swelling: tumor / protuberancia / hinchazón
• Tiredness: cansancio / fatiga
• Aching: dolor muscular

Gramática: Question Tags en el Contexto Médico

Las question tags se utilizan para confirmar información en una conversación médica:

• (+) He is a doctor. Isn't he? (-)
• (+) The books are heavy. Aren't they? (-)
• (+) She's a nurse. Isn't she? (-)
• (-) He isn't in class. Is he? (+)
• (+) I'm a student. Aren't I? (-)
• (+) He's speaking French. Isn't he? (-)
• (-) He wasn't here. Was he? (+)
• (-) They weren't good students. Were they? (+)
• (-) He can't swim. Can he? (+)
• (+) I speak German. Don't I? (-)
• (-) Peter doesn't work here. Does he? (+)
• (+) He has got a fever. Hasn't he? (-)
• (+) I've been here before. Haven't I? (-)
• (-) He has stopped coughing. Hasn't he? (+)
• (-) We finish our shift at 8 o'clock. Don't we? (+)
• (-) Those painkillers are very effective. Aren't they? (+)
• (-) He isn't any better. Is he? (+)
• (-) You don't drink tea or coffee. Do you? (+)
• (-) I have to give him this medication twice a day. Don't I? (+)
• (-) There's not much improvement. Is there? (+)
• (-) You can see the swelling. Can't you? (+)

Preguntas Frecuentes en la Exploración Médica

• How does it feel?
• A little deformed, didn't it?
• Is it painful when you move it?
• Can you move your toes?
• How are you feeling?
• Have you got a sore throat?
• Any redness?
• How's it going?
• Do you feel dizzy at all?
• When do you feel sick, mostly?
• What about pain?
• Ok, Mrs. Hales?
• What happened to you?
• Where does it hurt?
• What about your shoulder?
• Let's have a look - swollen, isn't it!
• You've had an X-ray, haven't you?
• Anything broken?
• You aren't on any other medication, are you?

Enfermedades y Patologías Comunes

Asthma (Asma)

Children with asthma cough and wheeze when they breathe out. They become very short of breath when an attack sounds.

A Cold (Un Resfriado)

Sometimes a child has a cough and a fever with a cold. A bad cough can make a child vomit.

Croup (Crup)

Children under three years old sometimes get croup. They have a sore throat and they wheeze when they breathe in. When they cough, it often sounds like a dog barking.

Pneumonia (Neumonía)

The symptoms of pneumonia are a temperature of over 102°F, fast breathing sometimes accompanied by vomiting, and sometimes coughing up blood.

Otros Síntomas y Cuadros Clínicos

• A recurrent sore throat (dolor de garganta recurrente)
• An overwhelming feeling of tiredness (sensación abrumadora de cansancio)
• Chronic illnesses (enfermedades crónicas)
• Loss of appetite (pérdida de apetito)
• Mood swings (cambios de humor)
• Muscle aches and pains (dolores musculares)
• Poor sleep (sueño deficiente)
• Swollen glands (ganglios inflamados)