Heart Attack and Stroke
Los ataques al corazón (lohs ah-TAH-kehs ahl coh-rah-SOHN), heart attacks, and los derrames cerebrales (lohs deh-RRAH-mehs seh-reh-BRAH-lehs), strokes, are frequent causes of visits to the emergency room.
Do you have any of these symptoms?
¿Tiene alguno de estos síntomas?
tee-EH-nah ahl-GOO-noh deh EHS-tohs SEEN-toh-mahs
Many of the symptoms below apply to heart attacks and strokes when they are repentinos (reh-pehn-TEE-nohs), sudden.
SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK
chest discomfort |
la molestia en el pecho |
lah moh-LEHS-tee-ah ehn |
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ehl PEH-choh |
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discomfort in |
la molestia en la parte superior |
the upper body |
del cuerpo |
lah moh-LEHS-tee-ah ehn lah |
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PAHR-teh soo-peh-ree-ohs dehl |
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coo-EHR-poh |
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dizziness |
los mareos |
lohs mah-REH-ohs |
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nausea |
las nauseas |
lahs NAH-oo-seh-ahs |
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shortness |
la falta de aire |
of breath |
lah FAHL-tah deh ah-EE-reh |
sweating |
la sudoración |
la soo-doh-rah-see-OHN |
SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE
loss of balance |
la pérdida de equilibrio |
lah PEHR-dee-dah deh |
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eh-kee-LEE-bree-oh |
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numbness of the |
el entumecemiento del brazo, |
arm, face, or leg |
la cara, o la pierna |
ehl ehn-too-meh-seh-mee-EHN-toh |
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dehl BRAH-soh, lah CAH-rah oh |
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lah pee-EHR-nah |
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severe headache |
el dolor de cabeza severo |
ehl doh-LOHR deh cah-BEH-sah |
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seh-VEH-roh |
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trouble seeing |
la dificultad para ver |
lah dee-fee-cool-TAHD PAH-rah vehr |
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trouble speaking |
la dificultad para hablar |
lah dee-fee-cool-TAHD PAH-rah |
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ah-BLAHR |
We are going to give you oxygen.
Le vamos a dar oxígeno.
leh VAH-mohs ah dahr oh-KSEE-heh-noh
We need to do a nuclear scan.
Tenemos que hacer un escáner nuclear.
teh-NEH-mohs keh ah-SEHR oon ehs-CAH-nehr noo-cleh-AHR
We need to do a coronary angiography.
Tenemos que hacer una angiografía coronaria.
teh-NEH-mohs keh ah-SEHR OO-nah ahn-hee-oh-grah-FEE-ah
