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Doctors are perhaps the professional sector that most needs knowledge of English, since most research and advances in the health sector are published in English. In addition, many medical and pharmacology congresses are held in this language. This is why learning English is a need you cannot postpone, since this language will open doors for you and give you access to knowledge, whether you want to work in your country of origin and train better, or because you want to have work experience as a doctor abroad.
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What level of English do you need to work as a doctor?
If you are thinking of practicing your profession in other countries or training better as a doctor, it is necessary that your English proficiency is at least at upper-intermediate level, although it is desirable that you reach an advanced level. As a doctor you not only need to communicate with your patients, but you also need to have a highly developed skill in reading comprehension of academic and technical texts related to medicine, as well as in writing reports and procedures.
To help you start studying English as a doctor we suggest some phrases:
What are your symptoms? (¿Cuáles son sus síntomas?)
When the patient was admitted to the emergency room, he had high blood pressure and signs of respiratory distress. (Cuando el paciente ingresó a la sala de emergencia, presentaba presión alta y signos de dificultad respiratoria).
English vocabulary for doctors
We all know how important it is to be able to understand and be understood by our interlocutor, and even more so when it comes to health.
That is why this sector is one of the most demanding in terms of learning English, especially for doctors.
Below we share a list of English vocabulary for doctors that can help you:
- General vocabulary
- Ambulance (ambulancia)
- Doctor on call / duty (médico de guardia)
- Emergency room (sala de emergencias)
- Gauze (gasa)
- Nurse (enfermera)Patient (paciente)
- Prescription drugs (medicamentos con receta)
- Rehabilitation center (centro de rehabilitación)
- Stretcher (camilla)
- Surgery (cirugía)
- Syringe (jeringa)
- Waiting room (sala de espera)
- Wheelchair (silla de ruedas)
- White coat (bata)
2. Symptoms and discomfort in English
- Bleeding (sangrado)
- Chronic pain (dolor crónico)
- Constipated (estreñido)
- Dizziness (mareo)
- Fever (fiebre)
- Headache (dolor de cabeza)
- Heart attack (infarto)
- Infection (infección)
- Injury (herida)
- Poisoning (intoxicación)
- Rash (erupción cutánea)
- Swelling (hinchazón)
- Side effects (efectos secundarios)
- Sore (dolor)
- Somnolence (somnolencia)
- Stomachache (dolor de estómago)
- Surgical knife (bisturí)
- Sweat (sudor)
- Swelling (inflammation)
3. Medical treatments.
- Anaesthesia (anestesia)
- Antihistamine (antihistamínico)
- Band-aid (tiritas)
- Bandage (vendaje)
- Blood test (examen de sangre)
- Caplet / Tablet (comprimidos)
- Chemotherapy (quimioterapia)
- Diagnosis (diagnóstico)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (resonancia magnética)
- Ointment (pomada)
- Painkillers (analgésicos)
- Sedative (sedantes)
- Stitches (puntos de sutura)
- Syrup (jarabe)
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Example phrases in English for doctors
1. What’s the issue ?
(What is the problem?).
2. It seems like you fractured your leg. The nurse will take you to the X-ray room.
(It seems you fractured your leg. The nurse will take you to the X-ray room).
3. New results show that the girl has a throat infection.
(The new results show that the girl has a throat infection).
4. The dizziness wore off with these tablets.
(The dizziness disappeared with these pills).
5. Until the swelling goes down, you can’t go home.
(Until the swelling goes down, you cannot go home).
6. The nurse carried me on a stretcher.
(The nurse carried me on a stretcher).
7. You have an infection on the skin. I will prescribe you this ointment.
(You have an infection on your skin. I will prescribe you this ointment).
8. My son has a fever. I think that he’s just got a cold.
(My son has a fever. I think he just has a cold).
9. According to the doctor, the cut on my finger will need some stitches.
(According to the doctor, the cut on my finger will need some stitches).
10. My mother had an allergic reaction to this treatment.
(My mother had an allergic reaction to this treatment).
11. I have suffered constipation all summer long.
(I have suffered constipation all summer long).
12. This syrup has some side effects, one of them is somnolence.
(This syrup has some side effects, one of them is drowsiness).
