Medical Spanish and Spanish Grammar Review

We are in the process of updating the entire web site, so I have removed the older podcasts as I proof and add English translations to the transcripts and re-record those with bad audio.

They will be available through the new web site, which should be fully operational within a month.

Thank you for your patience.

Atentamente,

Doc Molly

We are kicking off a new series on International Health, covering common conditions encountered in rural Central America. This series is created in collaboration with one of our listeners, Dr. Richard Anstett. He regularly travels down to Central America to serve the under-served. This series will include pictures provided from Dr. Anstett's trips.

First Podcast: Scabies - Dialogue

After the first podcast, we published a series focusing on the grammar and vocabulary from the dialogue:

Breaking it down - Part 1 (Description of the rash)

Breaking it down - Part 2 (Interviewing a child, using the casual tú)

Breaking it down - Part 3 (Explaining treatment to the mother)

Ascariasis: A very common nematode infection worldwide.

Dialogue - Intestinal Worms (The clinical encounter in Spanish, with a little pathophysiology at the end of the podcast.)

At your request, we are going more basic and kicking off this Basic Phrase and Vocabulary podcast series with...

Body Parts Vocabulary

Chief Complaint

Coming soon...

Obtaining an History of Present Illness with regards to pain: character, setting, timing, alleviating/aggrevating factors.

You must consider the directional context when using the verbs: TRAER/LLEVAR, VENIR/IR.

If you are like me, you've messed up the usage of these verbs many times. Here are two podcasts which will hopefully clear things up.

Basic rules of thumb:

1. If something is being carried to your current location, use TRAER. If you are describing the action of arriving or coming to your current location, use VENIR.

2. If something is being carried from your current location to another location use LLEVAR. If you are describing the action of leaving your current location to go to another location, use IR.

It all depends on the perspective of the speaker. To practice these verbs, check out the podcasts below.

Traer vs Llevar

Venir vs Ir

Comments or questions regarding these podcasts may be posted below. Saludos!

I just published my first dialogue which focuses on a medical topic in the news. Patients are always asking questions about things they read and hear in the news. Y a veces.... it's difficult to answer them in English, let alone in Spanish! So after reading the paper this morning I sat down and made up a dialogue,  and with the help of Catalina Rodriguez, my tutor from NuLengua, I was able to get it ready by tonight. I hope you enjoy. And if you are a beginner, don't worry we will cover the translation in future episodes.

Swine Flu - Medicine in the News

Grammar from Swine Flu Dialogue

Let me know what you think of Medicine in the News. Would you like me to continue this series? Leave your comments.

Finally the wheels are turning again in the Spanish Grammar series. I just posted the end of a 3 part series on stem-changing verbs in the present subjunctive:

Stem Changing Verbs (e - i) in the Subjunctive 

In response to listeners' requests in the forum, next we will practice the Imperfect Subjunctive, Reflexive Verbs, Placement of Adjectives, and the Impersonal "Se." These last two will be particularly useful for medical speech. You can leave YOUR requests/ideas here:

Ideas for future Spanish Grammar Podcasts

¡Hasta pronto!

I'm going to start creating a list of words with tricky gender assignment. Please feel free to join me! 

Below is a list of the podcasts published so far regarding musculoskeletal problems. 

Gout - Dialogue

Gout - Exam

Gout - Joint Aspiration

This is the place to leave questions and comments regarding these podcasts.

....tengo laringitis. There's a nasty cold going through Minnesota, and it's caught me. My voice is gone. But as soon as it's back I'll be recording the next medical AND grammar podcast. Gracias por su paciencia.

Saludos,

Molly

In this quiz we practice the tricky grammar and new vocabulary from the episode Spanish for the Front Desk.  You will find more quizzes like this one under Quiz Time in the menu items at the top of this page.

There's a chill in the air... Back to school!

It has been a long time since I've published a Grammar Review Podcast, and I just noticed there are many new subscribers! So I'm working on some new material. I would like to practice more of the subjunctive and irregular verbs. But what would you like hear? Have a suggestion? Leave it in the "Ideas for future Spanish Grammar Podcasts Episodes" forum.

As for the Medical Spanish Podcast, we are currently going through a General Medical History and I just kicked off a series on Spanish for the Front Desk. You can leave your comments and questions regarding these podcasts in their respective forums: "Spanish for the Front Desk" forum, and "General Medical History Podcasts" forum. These podcasts are made for YOU! Please leave me your suggestions and I will incorporate them into the upcoming episodes.

In this quiz we review the grammar and vocabulary from the podcast "Heart History."

...so I haven't been able to publish new podcast episodes as freqently as before. But María and I are continuing to record new material. I should have a new Medical Spanish Podcast Episode published within a week. The Grammar Podcast is on hold for a short time, but will be back. Upcoming topics:

1. The General Medical History

2. Medical Spanish for Receptionists

3. Labor & Delivery

4. Workers Compensation Visits

5. Any suggestions for Pediatric topics?

And thank you for voting in the polls!

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This quiz is based on material covered in the podcast. Hope you find it a good review.

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Hope you enjoyed this podcast. Thanks to Dan and Tavo for getting the topic started. And maybe we'll hear from them again soon. In studying the imperfect and the preterite I discovered that much of the time, either one can be used. Often the difference just leads to a subtle change in meaning which really doesn't matter that much. So when it's not obvious which to use, don't worry to much. You're probably okay either way.

Review what we covered in the podcast by taking this quiz.

This quiz will cover the patient information presented in the podcast.

I'm really excited to offer this new feature. After each podcast, I will publish an associated quiz. The quiz will review and expand on the material covered. Please let me kmow if the quizzes are working, and leave your ideas and suggstions. Muchas Gracias!

This quiz covers the material from the podcast: "The Infinitive 1."

I'm going to start adding quizzes associated with the podcasts. This is my first trial run: 5 questions regarding por vs. para. Check it out, and let me know what you think.

I have created sections in the forums for each podcast or series. Please stop by and share your thoughts. I hope this will be a place where we can further explore what has been covered in the podcasts by asking questions and sharing comments. It will also help me to make improvement for future podcasts.

Click on the links below to go the respecitve forums.

MEDICAL SPANISH PODCAST FORUM

For the last Medical Spanish Podcast: Migraine - Patient Information I used information from the web site: MedlinePlus. This is an awesome site for patient information provided in both English and Spanish.