Essential Hospital Vocabulary and Phrases
Hospital Vocabulary
Personnel
- Charge nurse/Sister: Enfermera a cargo
- Cleaner: Limpiador
- Consultant: Médico especialista
- Paramedic: Paramédico, ambulancia
- Porter: Celador
- Receptionist: Recepcionista
- Surgeon: Cirujano
- Triage nurse: Enfermera de triaje
- Scrub nurse: Enfermera de quirófano
Room Elements
Bed, buzzer, chair, drawer (cajón), light, locker (armario), table, TV.
Hospital Actions
- Change dressings
- Treat wounds
- Give health checks
- Give advice on certain topics
- Run a clinic (dirigir una clínica)
Symptoms
Skin:
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Hepatitis: Inflammation of the Liver
Hepatitis refers to the inflammation of the liver, but this might not point to a specific cause. A person with hepatitis may have experienced one or more of the following:
- Viral or bacterial infection of the liver.
- Hepatic injury caused by a toxin.
- Hepatic injury caused by the interruption of normal liver blood flow.
- An immune disorder that affects liver function.
- Abdominal trauma in the area of the liver.
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Understanding the Future Simple Tense
Positive Form
Subject + will + verb (infinitive) + complement
- You will buy milk.
Negative Form
Subject + will not + verb (infinitive) + complement
- You will not buy milk.
Interrogative Form
Will + subject + verb (infinitive) + complement?
- Will you buy milk?
WH- Questions
WH- word + will + subject + verb (infinitive) + complement?
- When will you buy milk?
Assumptions
- Maybe: quizás
- Perhaps: tal vez
- Sure: seguro
- Doubt: duda
- Wonder: me pregunto
- Think: pienso
- Believe: creo
- Hope: espero
Subjects
I,
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Hematemesis
Expulsion of blood from the upper digestive tract through the mouth, preceded by vomiting. Blood may appear red or like coffee grounds.
Melena
Expulsion of blackish, sticky, dough-like blood from the upper digestive tract through the anus.
Hematochezia or Rectal Bleeding
Red blood expelled from the anus, originating from the lower GI tract. The first is often accompanied by feces.
Fecal Occult Blood
Manifested by iron deficiency anemia.
Acute upper gastrointestinal
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