Cough and coughing Flashcards

Cough. How to talk about coughing in Spanish? This deck has the answers.

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Coughing is a natural reflex.

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Toser es un reflejo natural.

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By coughing you keep your throat and airways clear.

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Al toser, mantienes la garganta y las vías respiratorias despejadas.

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Excessive coughing may be a signal of an underlying disease or disorder.

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La tos excesiva puede ser una señal de una enfermedad o trastorno subyacente.

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Certain coughs are characterized as dry, while others are productive.

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Ciertas toses se caracterizan por ser secas, mientras que otras son productivas.

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A productive cough brings up phlegm, which is also known as sputum or mucus.

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Una tos productiva produce flema, que también se conoce como esputo o moco.

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Coughing can be classified as either acute or chronic.

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La tos se puede clasificar como aguda o crónica.

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Acute coughs begin suddenly, and last between two to three weeks, but chronic coughs last longer than that.

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La tos aguda comienza repentinamente y dura entre dos y tres semanas, pero la tos crónica dura más que eso.

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Allergies and asthma, lung infections (pneumonia or bronchitis), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema or chronic bronchitis), sinusitis leading to postnasal drip, smoking cigarette smoke and pollutants, and Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are other common caugh causes.

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Las alergias y el asma, las infecciones pulmonares (neumonía o bronquitis), la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (enfisema o bronquitis crónica), la sinusitis que provoca goteo posnasal, el tabaquismo y los contaminantes, y la enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico (ERGE) son otras causes comunes de tos.

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The following questions may help you decide if you should see your doctor for your cough.

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Las siguientes preguntas pueden ayudarle a decidir si debe consultar a su médico por su tos.

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Do you cough up thick yellow or green phlegm? Are you breath with difficulty?

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¿Tose flema espesa amarilla o verde? ¿Respira con dificultad?**

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Is your temperature rising more than 101°F?

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¿Está su temperatura aumentando más de 38° C?

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Are you experiencing unintentional weight loss?

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¿Está experimentando una pérdida de peso involuntaria?

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Do you have night sweats? Do they get the sheets and your pajamas soaking wet?

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¿Tienes sudadores nocturnos? ¿Se mojan las sábanas y el pijama?

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Are you expelling blood when you cough?

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¿Estás expulsando sangre cuando toses?

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If your answers are affirmative, call your doctor to find out if you have an illness that is causing the cough.

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Si sus respuestas son afirmativas, llame a su médico para averiguar si tiene alguna enfermedad que le esté causando la tos.

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If your answers are negative, one of the causes listed below may be the source of your cough.

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Si sus respuestas son negativas, una de las causas enumeradas a continuación puede ser la fuente de su tos.

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Smoking may lead to constant coughing. Talk to your doctor about using nicotine patches, gum, nasal spray, or another method to stop smoking.

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Fumar puede provocar tos constante. Hable con su médico sobre el uso de parches de nicotina, chicles, aerosoles nasales u otro método para dejar de fumar.

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What can also make you cough is postnasal drip caused by allergies.

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Lo que también puede provocar tos es el goteo posnasal causado por alergias.

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Postnasal drip refers to mucus that runs down your throat from the back of your nose.

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El goteo posnasal se refiere al moco que baja por la garganta desde la parte posterior de la nariz.

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If you are experiencing it, try to avoid allergens such as dust, smoke, pollen, mold, freshly mowed grass, pets, certain plants, cleaning agents, deodorizers, and chemical fumes.

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Si lo está experimentando, trate de evitar alérgenos como polvo, humo, polen, moho, césped recién cortado, mascotas, ciertas plantas, agentes de limpieza, desodorantes y vapores químicos.

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Your allergies and cough may be stopped by an over-the-counter antihistamine-decongestant combination.

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Sus alergias y tos pueden detenerse con una combinación de antihistamínico y descongestionante de venta libre.

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Certain medicines cause a chronic cough such as ACE inhibitors for high blood pressure and Beta-blockers for high blood pressure, migraines, or glaucoma.

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Ciertos medicamentos causan tos crónica, como los inhibidores de la ECA para la presión arterial alta y los betabloqueantes para la presión arterial alta, migrañas o glaucoma.

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If you are taking a medicine that causes you to cough, your doctor may prescribe another one.

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Si está tomando un medicamento que le provoca tos, su médico puede recetarle otro.

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Coughing can be a symptom of wild asthma. Your doctor may ask you to try using some asthma medicine to see whether your cough goes away or not.

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La tos puede ser un síntoma de asma leve. Su médico puede pedirle que intente usar algún medicamento para el asma para ver si la tos desaparece o no.

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Acid reflux can cause heartburn or cough and it comes from your stomach and backs up into your throat.

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El reflujo ácido puede causar acidez de estómago o tos y proviene del estómago y regresa a la garganta.

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Talk to your doctor about an antacid such as Tums or an acid-blocking medicine such as Axid, Pepcid, Tagamet, or Zantac that may be helpful.

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Hable con su médico acerca de un antiácido como Tums o un medicamento bloqueador de ácido como Axid, Pepcid, Tagamet o Zantac que puedan ser útiles.

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Coughing up blood involves the expectoration or spitting up of blood or bloody mucus from the lungs, throat, or mouth.

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Toser sangre implica expectorar o escupir sangre o moco con sangre de los pulmones, la garganta o la boca.

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Coughing up blood from the lungs (hemoptysis) tends to be confused with bleeding from the mouth, throat, or gastrointestinal tract.

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La tos con sangre de los pulmones (hemoptisis) tiende a confundirse con sangrado de la boca, la garganta o el tracto gastrointestinal.

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You must call an ambulance or go to the nearest emergency room if there is any unexplained coughing up of blood.

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Debe llamar a una ambulancia o ir a la sala de emergencias más cercana si hay alguna tos con sangre inexplicable.

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The physical examination will focus on the ears, nose, throat, and chest.

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El examen físico se centrará en los oídos, la nariz, la garganta y el pecho.