Learn to ask about tobacco use in Spanish. You'll hear a brief clinical dialogue where the doctor asks the patient if they smoke, when they quit, for how long they smoked, and how much they smoked per day, then we review the vocabulary and learn to ask if the patient chews or vapes tobacco. This is the first in a series of lessons covering substance use disorders.

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LEVEL – INTERMEDIATE

00:00 - Intro
01:46 - Clinical dialogue
02:20 - Vocabulary
04:57 - Interpret
10:44 - Returning to the dialogue

Gracias a Sandra Chacón, de Lapa Verde Spanish School, por su ayuda con esta lección. Grabé esta lección durante un viaje de inmersión a Costa Rica con Common Ground International.

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For the full lesson notes and vocabulary breakdown, visit Asking About Tobacco Use in Spanish on docmolly.com.

Learn key Spanish phrases for a newborn hearing screening — how to ask about family history of hearing loss and complications during pregnancy, plus vocabulary you'll use throughout the exam. This is the first lesson in a 3-part series requested by one of our listeners, a newborn hearing technician.

00:00 - Intro
02:49 - Screening Test
04:54 - Family History
07:36 - Complications During Pregnancy

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https://docmolly.com/intro-to-newborn-hearing-screening-in-spanish/

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Gracias a Daniela Grave y a Luis Almeida por su ayuda con esta lección.
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Join Luis and me as we review gastrointestinal symptoms in Spanish! Learn how to talk about stomach pain, nausea, heartburn, and bowel movements, plus how to ask patients about swallowing difficulty and choking. In the next member lesson, we'll complete the full gastrointestinal review of systems.

00:00 - Intro
01:29 - Symptoms
08:47 - Belly and Guts
11:00 - Nausea
12:58 - Heartburn and Swallowing
20:43 - Closing

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https://docmolly.com/learn-gastrointestinal-symptoms-in-spanish/

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Contraindications to thrombolytics are some of the highest-stakes questions you'll ask a stroke patient. In this first of two lessons, we cover the Spanish for symptom onset timing, recent head trauma or stroke, active bleeding, bleeding diathesis, uncontrolled blood pressure, and low blood sugar — with help from Luis Almeida in Venezuela.

00:00 - Intro
03:24 - Onset of Symptoms
05:05 - Head Trauma or Stroke
07:03 - Active Bleeding
08:21 - GI/GU Bleeding
11:25 - Bleeding Diathesis
14:15 - Blood Pressure Over 185/110
17:04 - Low Blood Sugar
18:26 - Closing

Read the full lesson on our site.
https://docmolly.com/contraindications-to-thrombolytics-in-spanish-parte-1/

Watch the video for this lesson on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/yN9s8RKu_gY

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https://docmolly.com/course/st-contraindications-thrombolytics-1-lesson/

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Once a stroke patient is a thrombolytic candidate, explaining the treatment clearly matters just as much as giving it. In this lesson, we cover how to explain thrombolytic therapy in Spanish — the name of the drug, what it does, the treatment goals, and how and when it's administered — with help from Luis Almeida in Venezuela.

00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Name of the Drug
01:49 - What It Does
04:05 - Objectives
06:01 - Limit Disability
08:06 - Timing of Administration
09:38 - Route of Administration

Read the full lesson on our site.
https://docmolly.com/explain-thrombolytics-for-stroke-in-spanish/

Watch the video for this lesson on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/SifWS4xzzxU

Already a member? Access this lesson in our Spanish for Emergencies course.
https://docmolly.com/course/st-explaining-thrombolytics-lesson/

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Gracias a Luis Almeida por su ayuda con esta lección.
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Learn how to talk about ear, nose, throat, mouth, and chest symptoms in Spanish! In this episode, Luis and Doc Molly cover essential vocabulary for congestion, sore throat, cough, and chest pain — plus the key difference between oreja and oído.

LEVEL – INTERMEDIATE

00:00 - Intro
01:21 - Ears (and eyes)
02:24 - Mouth
03:33 - Nose
05:07 - Throat
06:49 - Cold and flu
07:35 - Chest

Read the full lesson on our site.
https://docmolly.com/symptoms-of-the-ears-nose-throat-and-chest-in-spanish/

Watch the video for this lesson on YouTube
https://youtu.be/HmP0ipvpWIM?si=p9Aj8nTV3eAaXm-G

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Skin rashes, bruises, fractures, joint stiffness — in this Review of Systems lesson, learn the key Spanish vocabulary for skin and musculoskeletal symptoms and how to ask patients about them using tener.

00:00 - Intro
01:41 - Skin and Musculoskeletal Symptoms Vocabulary
08:54 - Use TENER to Ask About Symptoms

Read the full lesson on our site.
https://docmolly.com/skin-and-joint-symptoms-review-of-systems-in-spanish/

Watch the video for this lesson on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/t4Um7bGoPVo

Already a member? Access full show notes, quiz, and downloadable PDF for this lesson in our History and Exam Course.
https://docmolly.com/course/bb09-skin-msk-ros-lesson/

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Gracias a Luis Almeida, de Venezuela, que grabó el español para esta lección.

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When 30 minutes of CPR doesn't bring back a pulse, what do you say to the family? In this advanced lesson, follow an authentic clinical encounter and learn the Spanish vocabulary for advanced cardiac life support, asystole, and how to stop resuscitation in Spanish.

00:00 - Intro
01:44 - Clinical Encounter
04:25 - Presenting the Scene
05:35 - Medical Terms: Asystole, ROSC, ACLS
09:04 - Advanced Life Support Interventions
12:23 - Next Steps
14:38 - Return to Encounter
17:01 - Closing

Read the full lesson on our site.
https://docmolly.com/spanish-for-paramedics-stopping-cpr/

Watch the video version of this lesson with subtitles on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/pkKggXIuci4

Already a member? Access full show notes, the Quizlet set, and the PDF for this lesson in our Spanish for Emergencies Course.
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I recorded this clinical encounter with one of my Spanish teachers from México, Daniela Grave.

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OJO: We do NOT say, “Tiene una feibre,” but instead, “Tiene fiebre.”

OJO: You may hear your patients use the following construction to speak about having problems in a certain area of their body. Padecer/Sufrir de + la parte del cuerpo.

OJO: Use “¿Desde cuándo?” to ask how long a symptom has been going on.Por ejemplo: Paciente: Tengo los pies hinchados. >> Enfermero: ¿Desde cuándo?

When 30 minutes of CPR doesn't bring a pulse back, paramedics don't stop — they load and go. Learn how to continue CPR en route to the hospital in Spanish, reassure a worried family member, and explain signs like pulseless electrical activity and end-tidal CO2 along the way.

LEVEL – ADVANCED

00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Clinical Encounter
03:49 - Setting the Scene
05:28 - Cardiac Electrical Activity and End-Tidal CO2
07:21 - Paramedic in Charge
09:13 - Her Heart Is Not Beating on Its Own
11:22 - Positive Signs
12:49 - Transport to the Hospital

Read the full lesson on our site.
https://docmolly.com/cpr-hospital/

Watch the video version of this lesson with subtitles on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/YuttytailF4

Already a member? Access full show notes, the Quizlet set, and the PDF for this lesson in our Spanish for Emergencies Course.
https://docmolly.com/course/ems-cpr-transport-lesson/

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Gracias a Daniela Grave, de México, por su ayuda con esta lección.

Gracias por estudiar español médico con nosotros.