Learning English for specific purposes is extremely important in today’s globalized world, also in the healthcare and medical professionals sector. This is manifested e.g. in the need to establish contact with a foreign-language patient, consult doctors from other countries, and learn about foreign scientific publications in the field.
Underneath you will find examples of useful words for the healthcare sector and medical professionals!
allergic reaction to – reacción alérgica a
ambulance – ambulancia
antibiotic – antibiótico
blood work (blood test) – análisis de sangre (prueba de sangre)
break / bone fracture – fractura / fractura ósea
diagnosis – diagnóstico disease – enfermedad
doctor (MD) – médico (MD) dosage – dosificación
emergency – emergencia
feel dizzy – sentirse mareado/a
feel nauseous – sentirse nauseoso/a
fever – fiebre
flu – gripe
hay fever – fiebre del heno
headache – dolor de cabeza
hospital – hospital
migraine – migraña nurse – enfermero/a
prescription – receta médica
psychiatrist – psiquiatra
sick note – nota médica sickness – enfermedad surgeon – cirujano/a
surgery – cirugía
vaccine – vacuna
vomit – vomitar
wheelchair – silla de ruedas
wound – herida
x-ray – radiografía
And useful phrases!
Are there any other symptoms? – ¿Hay algún otro síntoma?
Are you allergic to anything? – ¿Eres alérgico/a a algo?
Are you on medications at the moment? – ¿Estás tomando algún medicamento en este momento?
Can you show me where it hurts? – ¿Puedes mostrarme dónde te duele?
Could you tell me if you smoke? – ¿Podrías decirme si fumas?
Have you ever been operated on or hospitalized for some reason? – ¿Alguna vez te han operado u hospitalizado por alguna razón?
How long have you had those symptoms? – ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas teniendo esos síntomas?
I’d like to know if there are any diseases that run in your family. – Me gustaría saber si hay alguna enfermedad que sea común en tu familia.
What’s been bothering you? – ¿Qué es lo que te ha estado molestando?
What’s the pain like? – ¿Cómo es el dolor?
Where would you put it on a scale from 0 to 10? – ¿En una escala del 0 al 10, qué tan intenso es el dolor?
How to start fluently using a specialist language for the healthcare sector and medical professionals?
Business English courses for Specific Purposes online – English for the Healthcare sector and Medical professionals organized by our language school Cambridge School of English will help you learn the specialized vocabulary, the phrases needed in the field and how to use them in a real workplace. The English courses for Specific Purposes – English for the Healthcare sector and Medical professionals in our school was designed with the help of medical specialists and its goal is to make it easy for you to communicate with patients, doctors, managers, hospital managers and staff.
During our workshops – Business English courses for Specific Purposes online – English for the Healthcare sector and Medical professionals – you will expand your language skills in the industry by having discussions, role-playing, presentations, expanding your vocabulary and analyzing the language in industry-focused context. You will also learn how to communicate with people of different accents, for whom English is not their native language.
Specialists in the field will also help you expand your professional skills – such as passing bad news to your patients, explaining medical procedures and conducting a diagnosis.
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