History Taking in Spanish

    A thorough history drives accurate diagnosis. These Spanish questions cover the structured interview every clinician needs: chief complaint, HPI, past medical history, medications, allergies, family history, and social history.

    EnglishSpanishAudio
    What brings you in today?¿Qué le trae hoy?
    Where does it hurt?¿Dónde le duele?
    When did it start?¿Cuándo empezó?
    How long have you had this?¿Hace cuánto tiempo tiene esto?
    Have you had this before?¿Ha tenido esto antes?
    Do you take any medications?¿Toma algún medicamento?
    Are you allergic to anything?¿Es alérgico/a a algo?
    Do you have any medical conditions?¿Tiene alguna condición médica?
    Have you had any surgeries?¿Ha tenido alguna cirugía?
    Are you pregnant?¿Está embarazada?
    Do you smoke?¿Fuma?
    Do you drink alcohol?¿Toma alcohol?
    Do you use any drugs?¿Usa alguna droga?
    Any family history of this?¿Hay historia familiar de esto?
    Have you been hospitalized before?¿Ha sido hospitalizado/a antes?
    Rate your pain 1 to 10.Califique su dolor del 1 al 10.

    Using these terms with patients

    • Match the adjective to the patient: "¿Es alérgico?" to a man, "¿Es alérgica?" to a woman. The same applies to "hospitalizado/a" and "embarazada".
    • Open-ended questions get short answers from patients unused to being asked. Follow "¿Qué le trae hoy?" with a concrete prompt: "¿Desde cuándo?"
    • Social history is sensitive. Prefacing with "Le voy a hacer unas preguntas de rutina" raises honest answers about alcohol and drug use noticeably.

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