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Vocabulary For Med Interpreter

The document provides Spanish translations for many common medical terms related to staff, departments, types of pain, body parts, symptoms, tests, conditions, supplies, and medications. It includes translations for physician, nurse, doctor's office, emergency room, X-ray, stomach, headache, bandage, and more. Acronyms that are commonly used in medical contexts are also translated.
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Vocabulary For Med Interpreter

The document provides Spanish translations for many common medical terms related to staff, departments, types of pain, body parts, symptoms, tests, conditions, supplies, and medications. It includes translations for physician, nurse, doctor's office, emergency room, X-ray, stomach, headache, bandage, and more. Acronyms that are commonly used in medical contexts are also translated.
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Vocabulary for Med Interpreter

Med staff/departments
• Physician = médico
• PCP = Primary Care Physician = doctor de cabecera
• Nurse practitioner = enfermera facultativa
• Registered nurse = enfermera certificada
• Clinician = médico clínico
• On-call doctor = médico de turno
• Supervising doctor = doctor supervisor
• Ordering physician = médico solicitante
• Counselor = consejero
• Case manager = administrador de casos
• Doctor ´s office = consultorio medico
• Private practice = consultorio privado
• ER = sala de emergencia
• Urgent Care Facility = centro de atención de urgencias
• Walk-in clinic = clínica ambulatoria
• ICU = Unidad de cuidados intensivos
• Skilled nursing facility = centro de enfermeria especializada
• Delivery room = sala de parto
• Operating room = sala de operaciones
• Recovery room = sala de recuperación
• PACU = Unidad de cuidados post anestésicos
• Check out = registrar su salida
• To discharge = Registrar salida
• In-patient = paciente intrahospitalario
• Out-patient = paciente ambulatorio
• PPO = Preferred provider organization
• Triage nurse = enfermera de triaje

Type of pains:
• Mild pain = dolor leve
• Stron pain = dolor fuerte
• Excruciating pain = dolor insoportable
• Throbbing pain = dolor palpitante
• Dull pain = dolor sordo
• Burning pain = dolor ardiente
• Numbing pain = dolor adormecedor
• Gnawing pain = dolor roedor
• Constant pain = dolor constante
• Tenderness pain = dolor al tacto
• Shooting pain = dolor fulgurante

Body parts:
• Stomach = estomago
• Belly = barriga
• Liver = higado
• Rectum = recto
• Teeth and gums = dientes y encías
• Bowels = intestinos
• Blood stream = torrente sanguineo
• Tooth decay = caries dentales
• Cavities = caries o cavidades
• Sealantas = selladores
• Root canal = tratamiento de conductos
• Dentures = dentadura
• Nodule = nódulos
• Tonsils = amígdalas
• Thigh bone = fémur
• Shin bone = tibia
• Fibula = perone
• Shoulder Blade = omoplato
• Bone marrow = medula ósea
• Lining = revestimiento
• Nose passage = conducto nasal
• Calf = pantorrilla

Symptoms
• Seizures = convulsiones
• Discomfort = malestar, molestia
• To bother = molestia
• Acid Reflux = relujo ácido → *H. Pilory = bacteria helicobacter
• Heartburn = ácidez
• Cut down = disminuir
• Shingles = herpes zoster, culebrillaezing pain
• Squeezing pain = dolor exprimente
• Bruise = moretón
• Missing teeth = diente faltante
• Chipped teeth = dientes astillados
• Gum disease = enfermedad de encias
• Soreness = dolor
• Swelling = hinchazón
• Warmth = calor
• To bleed = sangrar
• Canker sores = aftas bucales
• Rash = sarpullido
• Blisters = ampollas
• Sores = llagas
• Tingling = hormigueo
• Itching = comezón, picazón
• Stomach flu = virus estomacal
• Cramps = cólicos
• Tarry stool = heces alquitranadas
• Bowel movements = defecar
• Sick stomach = indigestión
• Pass gas = expulsar gases
• Bloated = hinchado
• Murmur = Soplo
• Buildup = acumulación
• Blood clout = coagulo de sange
• Dizziness = mareo
• Light headedness = aturdimiento
• Tear = desgarro
• Chills = escalofrios
• Redness = enrojecimiento
• Muscle strain = desgarro muscular
• Stiffness = rigidez
• Bone spur = espolon oseo
• Lumbar puncture = puncion lumbar
• Palsy = paralisis
• Droopy = caidos
• Stares blanky = quedarse en blanco
• Chest tightness = opresión del pecho
• Stuffy nose = nariz tapada
• Hoarseness = ronquera
• Phlem = flema
• Cough up = expectorar
• Clogged = atascado
• Met to all areas = metastasis
• Hives = ronchas
• Eye strain = cansancio visual
• Strabismus = ojo vizco
• Pink eye = conjunctivitis
• Eye floaters = flotadores en el ojo
• Ear drum = tímpano
• Ossicles = huesesillos
• Choclear implant = implante coclear
• Breakouts = brotes
• Pimples = granos
• Cold sore = herpes labial
• Blisters = ampollas
• Sores = llagas
• Raised = Elevadas
• Scaly = escamosa
• Crusty = con costra
• Scalp = cuero cabelludo
• Flushing = ruborizacion
• Hot flashes = bochornos
• Carbuncle = forúnculo
• Flake off = desescamar
• Rash = sarpullido
• Raw skin = piel en carne viva
• Wart = verruga
• Chickenpox = varicela
• Ringworm = tiña
• Shingles = herpes zoster, culebrilla
• Burst = reventar
• Diaper rash = sarpullido del pañal
• Cracked skin = piel agrietada
• Fleshy bumps = protuberencias carnosas
• Mole = lunar
• Anal fissures = fisuras anales
• Wrinkles = arrugas
• Stretch marks = estrías
• Trigger finger = dedo en gatillo

Ordering tests
• x-ray = radiografía
• CT scan= tomografía computarizada
• CAT scan = tomografía axial computarizada
• PET = tomografía por emisión de positrones
• MRI = Resonancia magnética
• Ultrasound = Ultrasonido
• ECHO = Ecocardiograma
• EKG = Electrocardiograma
• EEG = Electroencefalograma
• EMG = Electromiograma
• Mammogram = mamografía
• PAP = Papanicolau
• Lab work = Exámenes generales de laboratorio
• Biopsy = Biopsia
• Urine culture = Cultivo de orina
• Urinalysis = uroanálisis
• CBC = Conteo Sanguíneo Completo
• LFT= Prueba de función hepática
• KFT = Prueba de función renal
• PFT = Prueba de función pulmonar
• OTC meds = Medicamentos de venta libre
• Sputum test = prueba de esputo

Conditions
• GERD = Enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico
• Hiatus hernia = hernia hiatal
• Jaundice = ictericia
• Failure = insuficiencia
• Gallstones = cálculos billiares
• Stroke = derrame cerebral
• CVA = accidente cerebro vascular
• Misscarriage = aborto espontaneo
• Scarring = cicatrización

Supplies
• Syringe = jeringa
• Food stamps = cupones de comida
• Application form = formulario de solicitud
• Paystubs = talonario de pago
• Dental prothesis = protesis dental
• Mesh = malla
• Gown = bata
• Defibrillator = desfibrilador
• Thorascope = torascopio
• Sedative = sedante
• Wound dressing = aposito
• Bandage = vendaje
• Shunt = derivacion
• J-tube = tubo de jejunostomia
• Pins = clavos ortopédicos
• Pads = toallas higiénicas
• Pantyliners = protectores diarios
• Depo-shot = inyección de depo-provera
• Mirena, Paragard =IUDs
• Stirrups = estribos
• Stent = stent
• Baby bottle = biberón
• Log = registro
• Eye chart = tabla optométrica
• Ptergium = pterigión
• Farsightness = hipermetropía
• Auditory canal = canal auditivo
• Ointments = ungüentos

Medication

Acronyms
• ADHD = transtorno por deficit de atención e hiperactividad
• AIDS = Sida
• CBC = complete blood count
• COPD = Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva crónica
• CHF = Congestive Heart Failure
• IV = intravenous
• HPV = virus del papiloma humano
• ENT = otorrinolaringólogo
• GI= gastroenterólogo, gastroenterología (contexto)
• GERD = Enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico
• LFT = Enfermedad de función hepática
• PMS = Síndrome premenstrual
• PSA = prueba de antígeno especifico prostatico
• MRSA =Staphyloccus aureus resistente a la meticilina
• MMR = Sarampión, paperas y rubiela
• KFT = Enfermedad de función renal
• NSAID = Medicamentos antiinflamatorios no esteroideos
• DTP = Difteria, tétano y tos ferina
• UTI = infección del tracto urinario
• RSV = virus respiratorio sincital
• STD = enfermedad de transmisión sexual
• STI = infección por transmisión sexual
• IUD = dispositivo intrauterino
• EGD = duodenoscopia esofagogástrica

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