Clinical Interview

Question 1

What is the matter?

Answer 1

Que tiene?

Question 2

What is happening?

Answer 2

Que le pasa?

Question 3

What symptoms do you have?

Answer 3

que síntomas tiene?

Question 4

I have a cold

Answer 4

Estoy resfriado/a

Question 5

I have the flu

Answer 5

Tengo gripe

Question 6

stuffy nose

Answer 6

la congestión nasal

Question 7

post nasal drip

Answer 7

el goteo post nasal

Question 8

sneeze

Answer 8

estornudo

Question 9

dizziness

Answer 9

el mareo

Question 10

chills

Answer 10

los escalofríos

Question 11

night sweats

Answer 11

los sudores nocturnos

Question 12

constipation

Answer 12

el estreñimiento

Question 13

malaise

Answer 13

el malestar general

Question 14

headache

Answer 14

el dolor de cabeza

Question 15

body ache

Answer 15

el dolor de cuerpo

Question 16

sore throat

Answer 16

el dolor de garganta

Question 17

Are you dizzy?

Answer 17

Tiene mareo?

or

Esta usted mareado/a?

Question 18

conjugate the verb doler

Answer 18

me duele
tu duele
el/ella/usted duele
nosotros duele
ustedes duele

***use duelen when the object is single and “duele” when the object is singular

Question 19

How would you ask a patient to describe characteristics of the pain?

Answer 19

Como es el dolor?

Question 20

How would you ask a patient “where is the pain” as in location of the pain on a pain scale

Answer 20

Como esta el dolor?

Question 21

How would you ask a patient the location of the pain?

Answer 21

donde esta el dolor?

Question 22

dull

Answer 22

sordo

Question 23

stabbing

Answer 23

punzante

Question 24

pulsating

Answer 24

pulsante

Question 25

burning

Answer 25

quemante

Question 26

cramp

Answer 26

calambres

Question 27

sharp

Answer 27

agudo

Question 28

chronic

Answer 28

crónico

Question 29

how often?

Answer 29

con qué frecuencia?

Question 30

once in a while

Answer 30

de vez en cuando

Question 31

it comes and goes

Answer 31

va y viene

Question 32

at times

Answer 32

a veces

Question 33

frequently

Answer 33

frecuentemente

Question 34

always

Answer 34

siempre

Question 35

it's continuous

Answer 35

es continuo

Question 36

since when?

Answer 36

Desde cuando?

Question 37

since this morning

Answer 37

desde esta manana

Question 38

since last night

Answer 38

desde anoche

Question 39

since three days ago

Answer 39

desde hace tres días **remember when using desde, if you answer with a specific time, you have to include hace

Question 40

How long has it been?

Answer 40

cuánto tiempo hace?

Question 41

It's been an hour

Answer 41

Hace una hora

Question 42

It's been two days

Answer 42

hace dos dias

Question 43

How long does it last?

Answer 43

cuanto tiempo dura?

Question 44

what does the verb hacer mean?

Answer 44

to do or to make Sentence example: Hago la cena a las ocho de la noche

Question 45

conjugate the verb hacer in first person singular (so if you're using it as the irregular verb "to do/to make"

Answer 45

yo hago tu haces el/ella/usted hace Nosotros hacemos ellos/ustedes hacen

Question 46

If I asked "Cuanto tiempo hace que usted tiene diabetes?"

Answer 46

use hace + period of time + que + verb to declare how long the symptoms have been going on Ex: Hace dos anos que tengo diabetes

Question 47

to improve

Answer 47

mejorar

Question 48

to worsen

Answer 48

empeorar

Question 49

to feel

Answer 49

sentirse

Question 50

What makes you better?

Answer 50

que le mejora?

Question 51

What makes you worse?

Answer 51

Que le empeora