Explain Thrombolytics for Stroke in Spanish
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In this lesson, we learn how to explain thrombolytic therapy for stroke in Spanish. In future lessons, we will go over contraindications and risks.
Luis Almeida joins us from Venezuela to help us with the Spanish for this lesson.
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LEVEL – ADVANCED
We have a drug called a thrombolytic.
1:01 Tenemos un tipo de medicamento que se llama trombolítico.
thrombolyticslos trombolíticos
It dissolves the clot in your brain.
1:49 Este medicamento disuelve rápidamente el coágulo que está bloqueando una arteria en su cerebro.
to dissolvedisolver
the clotel coágulo
to block or obstructbloquear
arteryla arteria
brainel cerebro
Our objective
Restore blood flow to the brain
4:05 Nuestro objetivo es restablecer el flujo de sangre y oxígeno a las células del cerebro y a su vez, limitar el daño y la discapacidad que usted sufra.
goal or objectiveel objetivo
to restorerestablecer
blood flowel flujo de sangre
oxygenel oxígeno
cellslas células
Limit disability
6:01 Y a su vez, limitar el daño y la discapacidad que usted sufra.
in turna su vez
harm or damageel daño
disabilityla discapacidad
It must be administered ASAP.
8:06 Es muy importante que le administremos este medicamento lo más pronto posible.
to administeradministrar, aplicar
as soon as possiblelo más pronto posible
It is administered by IV.
9:38 Se le aplica este medicamento trombolítico (por la vena) por vía intravenosa.
intravenouslypor vía intravenosa
to administer aplicar, administrar
I am going to ask you some questions.
Antes de administrarle el medicamento, le voy a hacer algunas preguntas.
In the next member lesson, we’ll practice asking questions about absolute contraindications for thrombolytics in Spanish. In a future lesson, we will explain the risk of thrombolytics.
Related Lessons
- Stroke Symptoms in Spanish)
- Treatment of Chest Pain in the Hospital)
- Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Spanish)
This lesson introduces a new chapter on the Treatment of Stroke in the Stroke Module) of our Spanish for Emergencies Course.
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