Medical Spanish for Neurosurgeons

Josephine Villarreal and Jaime Gasco

Mr./Mrs. Doe, open your eyes!

Señor/Señora Doe, abra los ojos!

Sehn-nor/ Sehn-nor-ah Doe, ah-bra los oh-hos!

Look up/down/sideways!

Mire arriba/abajo/a los lados!

Me-reh ah-ree-ba/ah-bah-ho/ah los lah-dos!

Stick out your tongue!

Saque la lengua!

Sah-keh la lehn-guah!

Smile for me, please.

Sonria, porfavor

Son-ree-ah, por-fah-vor

Squeeze my hand!

Apriete la mano!

Ah-pree-eh-tay la mah-no!

Hold your hands up like you’re holding a pizza tray. (This is a drift/power test.)

Ponga las manos en alto como sujetando una pizza!

Pon-gah las mah-nos en ahl-to komo sue-hey-tan-do ooh-na peet-sa!

Show me thumbs up!

Enséñeme el pulgar!

Ehn-sin-neh-meh el pool-gar!

Show me two fingers!

Enséñeme dos dedos!

Ehn-sin-neh-meh dos deh-dos!

Push against my hand!

Empuje contra mi mano

Em-poo-hae kon-trah me mah-no

Wiggle your toes!

Mueva los dedos del pie!

Moo-eh-vah los deh-dos dehl pee-eh!

Empuje su pie, como un acelerador de auto!

Em-poo-he sue pee-eh, koh-mo oon ah-cell-leh-rahdor deh ow-to!

Do you feel this?

Siente esto?

See-ehn-teh ehs-toe?

Same both sides?

Igual en ambos lados?

Ee-goo-ahl ehn ahm-bohs la-dohs?

Walk for me, please.

Camine porfavor

Kah-me-neh por-fah-vor

Turn around, please (when assessing gait).

De la vuelta porfavor

Deh la vwell-ta por-fah-vor

Sit down for me, please.

Siéntese, porfavor

See-ehn-teh-seh, por-fah-vor

Turn sideways for me, please (e.g., wound checks/doing an LP).

Póngase de lado porfavor

Pon-ga-seh deh la-doh por-pha-vor

Do you have a headache?

Le duele la cabeza?

Leh dwell-leh la ka-beh-sah?

Since when?

Desde cúando?

Des-deh kwan-doh?

Have you vomited recently?

Ha vomitado reciéntemente?

Ah voh-me-tah-doh reh-see-en-teh-men-teh?

Do you have double vision?

Ve doble?

Veh do-bleh?

When was the shunt placed?

Cúando le pusieron la válvula?

Kwan-doh leh poo-seh-ron la val-voo-la?

Is it a programmable valve?

Es una válvula programable?

Es ooh-na val-voo-la pro-gra-ma-ble?

Do you remember the setting?

Sabe cúal es el ajuste?

Sa-beh koo-ahl ess el a-hoos-teh?