Vocabulario Médico en Inglés: Partes del Cuerpo, Dolencias y Consejos de Salud con should, can y must

Mr Rossi was born on the 24th of June 1983 in Rome. He suffered from back pain because he had a bicycle accident. First, Mr Rossi should get an injection of 30 mg of painkiller to relieve the pain once a day for one week. Second, he shouldn't lift heavy things for 2 months, and he can go to physiotherapy and go swimming twice a week.

Miss Wang was born on the 12th of January 1954 in Dublin. She was diagnosed with hay fever rash because she has a severe allergy to pollen. The medical team sent her antihistamines and a hydrocortisone cream for the rash. Miss Wang must take 2 capsules of antihistamines every 4 hours with water and apply hydrocortisone cream for two weeks to relieve the rash. The attending nurse gave her some advice: she should wear a mask at specific times. She can use air conditioning and change clothes after being outside.

must: debe; advice: consejos; should: debería. Ability/inability: habilidad / inhabilidad. Can: poder; shouldn't; can't; mustn't (negativo); should you?, can you? (interrogativa); must take (sólida y líquida); apply cream; insert an enema; get an injection; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th (11th, 12th, 13th, 19th); because: porque; suffered from: sufrió de; had a surgery: tuvo una cirugía; was pregnant: estaba embarazada; half teaspoon: media cucharada; tablet: comprimido; pill: pastilla; to relieve: aliviar; sent his/her: le mandaron el/ella; gave him/her some advice: le dieron un consejo.

Vital organs: hearts, kidneys, brain, liver, lungs.

Headache (dolor de cabeza), sore throat (dolor de garganta), rash (erupción), cold (frío/resfriado), flu (gripe), sprained ankle (esguince de tobillo).

Partes del cuerpo: cráneo, cabeza, pelo, cara, frente, ojo, oreja, nariz, boca, barbilla, cuello, hombro, pecho, espalda, abdomen, antebrazo, brazo, codo, muñeca, mano, cadera, pierna, muslo, rodilla, tobillo, talón, pie, dedo del pie.

skull, head, hair, face, forehead, eye, ear, nose, mouth, chin, neck, shoulder, chest, back, abdomen, forearm, arm, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, leg, thigh, knee, ankle, heel, foot, toe.

SHOULD o SHOULDN'T para la columna de ADVICE / CAN o CAN'T para ABILITY o INABILITY / TAKE para MEDICACIÓN / APPLY CREAM / INSERT/PUT AN ENEMA / GET AN INJECTION

Syringe (jeringa), antiseptic cream (crema antiséptica), medical tape (esparadrapo), gauze (gasa), band-aids (tiritas), scissors (tijeras), bandage (venda), medical bag (maletín).