Miguel no respira bien.
Medical Spanish - Spanish for healthcare: dialogue 11
11. Miguel no respira bien. (Miguel does not breathe well.)
Sr. Luna: Mi hijo, Miguel, está tosiendo demasiado y no respira bien.
(My son, Miguel, is coughing too much and does not breathe well.)
Doctor: Acuéstelo aquí. Quítele la ropa y déjeme examinarlo.
(Lay him here. Take off from him the clothes and let me examine him.)
Sr. Luna: Anoche cuando iba a dormir, tosía; y además, el pecho le sonaba gracioso, como pajaritos piando.(Last night, when he was going to sleep, he coughed; and even more, the chest was sounding funny, like birds chirping.)
Doctor: ¿Es la primera vez que esto sucede? ¿Está botando moco con la tos?
(Is it the first time that this happens? Is he discharging mucus with the cough?)
Sr. Luna: No, esto ha ocurrido otras veces...y no, no está botando moco con la tos.
(No, this has occured other times...and no, he is not discharging mucus with the cough.)
Doctor: Ahora realmente tiene bastante dificultad para respirar, le pediremos exámenes y una radiografia de tórax. ¿Ha tenido fiebre?
(Now really he has quite a bit of difficulty for breathing. We will request examinations and a radiograph of the thorax. Has he had fever?)
Sr. Luna: No, sólo tiene la tos y la dificultad respiratoria.
(No, only he has the cough and the respiratory difficulty.)
Doctor: En efecto, los exámenes muestran que es asma bronquial. Le iniciaremos tratamiento ya, y luego tal vez podrá irse a casa con medicamentos.
(In effect, the examinations show that is is bronchial asthma. We will initiate treatment now, and later, maybe, he will be able to go home with medications.)
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Notice: This page is not for providing medical advice or medical information, but only for helping people to communicate in Spanish. If you have a health problem, consult your doctor.