INGLES MEDICO

VOCABULARIO
A walker Caminadora _______________________________________
Ache Dolor _______________________________________
Adjust Ajustar _______________________________________
Admit (ted) Ingresar (ado) _______________________________________
Albuterol Salbutamol _______________________________________
Allow Permitir _______________________________________
Appointment Cita _______________________________________
Assess Evaluar _______________________________________
Assure Asegurar _______________________________________
Awakened Despierto _______________________________________
Becomes Se torna _______________________________________
Behavior Conducta _______________________________________
Between Entre ________________________________________
Bladder Vejiga ________________________________________
Bleeding Sangrado ________________________________________
Blood culture Hemocultivo ________________________________________
Both Ambos ________________________________________
Bowel movements Evacuaciones _________________________________________
Bowels Intestinos ________________________________________
Bruise Moretón ________________________________________
Clotting Coagulación ________________________________________
Cognitive Cognitivo ________________________________________
Concerned Preocupado _________________________________________
Consent Consentimiento _________________________________________
Constipation Estreñimiento _________________________________________
Course of treatment Tratamiento ________________________________________
Damaged Dañado _________________________________________
Deep venous Venoso profundo ________________________________________
Detachment Desprendimiento _________________________________________
Device Aparato _________________________________________
Discharged Dado de alta ________________________________________
Discomfort Incomodidad _________________________________________
Dizziness Mareo _________________________________________
Eject Expulsar _________________________________________
Enlarged Crecido _________________________________________
Exhale Exhalar _________________________________________
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Exhaustion Agotamiento _________________________________________
Failure Falla ________________________________________
Fasting Ayuno _________________________________________
Feces Heces _________________________________________
Forget Olvidar _________________________________________
Frail Frágil _________________________________________
Further Mas lejos _________________________________________
Gait Marcha _________________________________________
Gallbladder Vesícula _________________________________________
Gurney Camilla _________________________________________
H&P Historia clínica _________________________________________
Healthy Sano _________________________________________
Heart attack Infarto al miocardio _________________________________________
Heartburn Pirosis (reflujo) _________________________________________
Hip replacement surgery Remplazo de cadera _________________________________________
Hospice Hospicio _________________________________________
Hot flushes Bochornos _________________________________________
Hard Duro _________________________________________
Illness Enfermedad __________________________________________
Inhale Inhalar _________________________________________
Injury Lastimadura/ Daño _________________________________________
Intercourse Relación sexual __________________________________________
Involves Involucra _________________________________________
Issue Asunto/ ofrecer _________________________________________
Kidney Riñón _________________________________________
Leakage Fuga __________________________________________
Lies down Acostarse __________________________________________
Lightheadedness Aturdimiento __________________________________________
Liver Hígado __________________________________________
Long lasting Duradero __________________________________________
Lump Masa/ Bulto __________________________________________
Maneuver Maniobra __________________________________________
Nonoperative No operable __________________________________________
Nontender No doloroso __________________________________________
Oozing Exudando __________________________________________
Owing Debido a __________________________________________
Painful Doloroso __________________________________________
Passing gas Canalizando gas __________________________________________
Perform Realizar __________________________________________
Prescribe Prescribir/ Recetar __________________________________________
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Pressure ulcers Ulceras de presión _________________________________________
Prior Previo _________________________________________
Proceed Proceder _________________________________________
Prognosis Pronóstico _________________________________________
Randomized Aleatorio _________________________________________
Rash Erupción _________________________________________
Recognize Reconocer __________________________________________
Regarding Respecto a __________________________________________
Replacement Reemplazo __________________________________________
Running a fever Tener fiebre __________________________________________
Screening Tamizage __________________________________________
Severe Severo __________________________________________
Sharp Filoso __________________________________________
Sickness Enfermedad ___________________________________________
Sit up Sentarte __________________________________________
Sluggish Lento ___________________________________________
Smear Frotis ___________________________________________
Splint Férula ___________________________________________
Stand up Pararse ___________________________________________
Steady Constante ___________________________________________
Stools Heces ___________________________________________
Strength Fuerza ___________________________________________
Stress test Prueba de esfuerzo __________________________________________
Stretching Estirar ___________________________________________
Stroke Acc. Vasc. Cerebral ___________________________________________
Suffering Padecer/ Sufrir ___________________________________________
Suggest Segerir ___________________________________________
Surface Superficie ___________________________________________
Suspicion Sospecha ___________________________________________
Sweating Perspirando ___________________________________________
Tender Sensible ___________________________________________
Test Prueba ___________________________________________
Testes Testículos ___________________________________________
Tickle Comezón ___________________________________________
Tilt table Tabla de inclinación ___________________________________________
Tingling Hormigueo ___________________________________________
Tissue Tejido ___________________________________________
Tools Herramientas ___________________________________________
Unpleasant Desagradable ___________________________________________
Uterine fibroids Miomas uterinos ____________________________________________
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Waist Cintura ____________________________________________
Weakness Debilidad ____________________________________________
Wean off Destetar ____________________________________________
Weight bearing Soportar peso ____________________________________________
Wheezing Sibilancias ____________________________________________
Which of the following Que de lo siguiente____________________________________________
Womb Matriz ____________________________________________
Wound Herida ____________________________________________
Yeast Levadura ____________________________________________

ABREBIATURAS
Acrónimo Significado Traducción
A Fib, Atrial Fibrillation Fibrilación Auricular
A1C Hemoglobin A1c Hemoglobina Glucosilada
AAA Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm Aneurisma Aórtico Abdominal
ABG Arterial Blood Gas Gasometría arterial
AC Before meals Antes de comer
ACE Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Enzima convertidora de la angiotensina
ACL Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ligamento cruzado anterior
ADH Anti-diuretic Hormone Hormona Anti diuretica
ADLs Activities of Daily Living Actividades de la vida diaria
AED Automatic External Defibrillator Desfibrilador automático externo
AFB Acid Fast Bacilli Bacilo acido alcohol resistente
AKA Above the Knee Amputation Amputación arriba de la rodilla
AKF Acute Kidney Failure Falla renal aguda
ALT Alanine Aminotransferase Transaminasa Glutámico Pirúvica
Left AMA Against Medical Advice Se fue de alta voluntaria
ARB Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Antagonista del Receptor de Angiotensina
ARDS Acute Resp. Distress Syndrome Síndrome de Insufic. Resp. Pulm. Aguda
ATN Acute Tubular Necrosis Necrosis tubular aguda
AVR Aortic Valve Replacement Remplazo valvular aórtico
BB Beta Blocker Beta bloqueador
BID Bis In Die Dos veces al día
BIPAP Bilevel Positive Airways Pressure Presión positive de la via aerea bifasica
BKA Below the Knee Amputation Amputación debajo de la rodilla
BM Bowel movement Evacuación
BMI Body Mass Index Índice de masa corporal
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BP Blood Pressure Presion arterial
BAC Blood alcohol Content Contenido de alcohol en sangre
BX Biopsy Biopsia
BPH Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Hiperplasia prostática benigna
BSA Body Surface Area Superficie corporal
CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Injerto de derivación de art. coronarias
CAD Coronary Artery Disease Enfermedad coronaria
CAP Community Aquired Pneumonia Neumonía comunitaria
CBC Complete Blood Count Biometría Hemática
CCB Calcium Channel Blocker Bloqueador de canales del calcio
CMP Complete metabolic panel SMAC-21
CHF Congestive Heart Failure Insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva
CKD Chronic Kidney Disease Insuficiencia renal crónica
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulm Dis. Enfermedad Pulm Obstruc. Crónica
CPAP Cont. Positive Airway Pressure Presión positiva continua en la via aerea
CPR Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Resucitación cardio respiratoria
CSF Cerebro Spinal Fluid Liquido cefaloraquideo
CT Computed Tomography Tomografía axial computarizada
CVA Cerebro Vascular Accident Accidente vascular cerebral
CXR Chest X Ray Radiografía de tórax, Tele de tórax
DKA Diabetic Keto Acidosis Cetoacidosis diabética
DM Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Melitus
DNR Do Not Resuscitate No resucitación cardiorespiratoria (RCP3)
EEG Electro Encephalogram Electro encefalogram
EGD Endoscopic Gastroduodenoscopy Panendoscopia
EMG Electromyography Electromiografía
ERCP Endos. Retrocoloangiopancreat. Colangio Pancreatografia Retrograda End.
ESRD End Stage Renal Failure Insuficiencia renal crónica
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival Tiempo estimado de llegada.
ET Endotracheal Tube Tubo endotraqueal
Exlap Exploratory Laparotomy Laparotomia exploradora
FBS Fasting blood glucose Glucosa en ayunas
FUO Fever of Unknown Origin Fiebre de origen desconocido
GI Gastroenterology Gastroenterología
GC Gonorrhea Gonorrea
Gtt Drops Gotas
H&P History and Physical Historia Clinica
HA Headache Dolor de cabeza
HCT Hematocrite Hematocrito
HD Hemodialysis Hemodialisis
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HPI History of present illness Padecimiento actual
HR Heart Rate Frecuencia cardiaca
HEENT Head Ear Eyes Throat Cabeza oido ojos garganta
HRT Hormone Replace. Therapy Terapia de remplazo hormonal
HTN Arterial Hypertension Hipertension arterial
HX History Historia o antecedente
IBS Irritable bowel syndrome Síndrome de intestino irritable
ICH Intra cranial hemorrhage Hemorragia intracraneana
IM Intramuscular Intramuscular
IUD Intra Uterine Device Dispositivo intrauterino
IV Intravenous Intravenoso
JVD Jugular Venous Distention Ingurgitación yugular
KUB Kidney Urether Bladder Radiografía simple de abdomen
LFTs Liver Function Tests Pruebas de función hepática
LMWH Low Molecular Weight Heparin Heparina de bajo peso molecular
LP Lumbar Puncture Puncion lumbar
LVH Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Hipertrofia ventricular izquierda
Lytes Electrolytes Electrolitos
MAP Median Arterial Pressure Presion arterial media
MIBI scan Methoxy-IsoButyl-Isonitrile Prueba de esfuerzo con medicina nuclear
MRCP MRI Resonance Colang.Pancret. Colangio pancretografia por RMN
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging Resonancia magnética nuclear
MRSA Methicillin Resistant Stap. Aureus Estafilococo Aureus meticilino resistente
MVA Motor Vehicle Accident Accidente automovilistico
MVR Mitral Valve Replacement Remplazo de valvula mitral
NKDA No Known Drug Allergies Sin alergias conocidas a medicamentos
NS Normal Saline Solucion salina
NSAID Non Steroidal Anti-Inflm Drug Anti-Inflamatorios no esteroides
NPO Nil Per Os En ayuno (nada por la boca del latin)
NSR Normal Sinus Rhythm Ritmo sinusal
OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Trastorno obsesivo compulsivo
ORIF Open Reduction Internal Fixation Reducción abierta
PCP Primary Care Physician Médico de cabezera
PE Pulmonary Embolism Tromboembolismo pulmonar
PEG tube Percut. Endoscopic Gastrostomy Gastrostomia percutanea
PERLA Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light and Accommodation (ver video)
PET Positron Emision Tomography Tomografia de emisión de positrones
PFTs Pulmonary Function Tests Pruebas de función pulmonar
PICC Peripherally Inserted Central Cath. Cateter central colocado p/via periferica
PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Enfermedad pélvica inflamatoria
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PM&R Physical Medicine and Rehab. Medicina Fisica (Fisiatría)
PMHX Previous Medical History Antecedentes Patológicos
PMI Point of Maximum Impulse Punto de maximo impulso
PVD Peripheral Vascular Disease Enfermedad vascular periférica
PO Per Os Por vía oral
PSVT Paroxysmal Supravent. Tachycardia Taquicardia supraventricular paroxística
PT Physical Therapy Terapia Física
PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Trastorno post
PUD Peptic Ulcer Disease Enfermedad péptica
Pyelo Pyelonephritis Pielonefritis
QD Quaque Die Cada dia
QHS Quaque Hora Somni Antes de dormir
QID Quater in Die (latin) Cuatro veces al dia
RN Registered Nurse Enfermera
ROS Review Of Systems Interrogatorio por aparatos y sistemas
SC Subcutis (latin) Subcutáneo
SNF Skilled Nursing Facility Centro de convalecencia especializado
SSRI Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Inhibidor selectivo de la recaptura de S.
STD Sexually Transmited Diseases Enfermedades de transmisión sexual
SBO Small Bowel Obstruction Obstrucción de intestino delgado
Stress Echo Stress test Echocardiogram Ecocardiograma de esfuerzo
TB Tuberculosis Tuberculosis
TID Ter in Die Tres veces al día
TPN Total Parenteral Nutrition Nutrición parenteral total
TURP Trans Urethral Resection of Prostate Resección prostatica transuretral
TX Treatment Tratamiento
UFH Unfractioned Heparin Heparina no fraccionada
URI Upper Respiratory Infection Infección de vias respiratorias altas
UTI Urinary Tract Infection Infeccion de vias urinarias
VTE Venous Thromboembolism Tromboembolismo venoso
WBCs White Blood Cells Leucocitos
WNL Within Normal Limits Dentro de lo normal