This is the fifth and final lesson in la historia de Ingrid . Follow a Guatemalan family through the last days of a leukemia battle in this Medical Spanish end-of-life patient interview. Luis González describes alarming lab results, a doctor’s shocking words about Ingrid’s white blood cell count, and the urgent return to the hospital on a Saturday afternoon — where Ingrid walked in on her own power despite critical lab values. 🔑 Want access to the full lesson? ¡Hazte miembro! ( Learn the differ...
May 27, 2026•13 min
This is the fourth lesson in la historia de Ingrid. In this lesson, we follow Luis González as he describes Ingrid’s prolonged hospitalization. He specifically discusses his role as a messenger, the transfusions, and the start of outpatient chemotherapy. Additionally, we explore the emotional shock Ingrid felt when she experienced hair loss, which is the most feared side effect of chemotherapy. 🔑 Want access to the full lesson? ¡Hazte miembro! (Learn the difference between a docmolly.com member...
May 04, 2026•21 min
This is the third lesson in la historia de Ingrid . Follow a Guatemalan family through a leukemia diagnosis, an AMA discharge, and critical life-or-death decisions in this Medical Spanish patient interview. Luis González describes Ingrid’s fear in a public hospital in Guatemala City, the decision to sign a voluntary discharge form against medical advice, and their journey to Quetzaltenango (Xela), where a hematologist confirms the leukemia diagnosis and recommends immediate hospitalization. 🔑 W...
Apr 22, 2026•17 min
This is the second lesson in la historia de Ingrid. Follow a family from Guatemala through a difficult diagnosis – and learn the vocabulary and phrases for diagnosing leukemia in Spanish. Luis takes Ingrid to a hospital in Santiago. Blood work, X-rays, and other studies are performed over a couple of days. Fortunately, a hematologist who visits once a week arrives the following day. The hematologist reviews all results and delivers the diagnosis directly: ‘Su esposa tiene un 90% de padecer leuce...
Apr 03, 2026•11 min
Learn medical Spanish through a real leukemia story: symptoms, misdiagnosis, and early warning signs from a Guatemalan family’s experience. Today we’re starting a brand new series — one of the most meaningful things I’ve made for this podcast. On my last trip to Guatemala, I sat down with Luis González, one of the directors of the Cultural Spanish School in San Pedro La Laguna , who shared the story of his late wife, Ingrid, diagnosed with leukemia in 2018. Over this series, we’ll follow her sto...
Mar 24, 2026•10 min
In this lesson, we practice how to start a clinical conversation about drug use in Spanish. We focus on asking clear, professional, and respectful questions to use in the hospital, clinic, or emergency room. 🔑 Want access to the full lesson? ¡Hazte miembro! (Learn the difference between a docmolly.com membership and an Apple Podcasts subscription.) 🎓 Already a Member? Access this lesson, Asking About Drug Use , within the Substance Use module of our Spanish for Mental Health course. 👉 Check o...
Feb 24, 2026•13 min
Learn medical Spanish to assess eczema in children, including how to talk about flares, itching, and topical steroid use, using patient-friendly language. 📺 Watch the video lesson on YouTube ! 🔑 Want access to the full lesson? ¡Hazte miembro! (Learn the difference between a docmolly.com membership and an Apple Podcasts subscription.) 🎓 Already a Member? Assessing Eczema in Children within our Spanish for Primary Care course. 👉 Check out our other free lessons for Dermatology ! 🙏 Gracias a D...
Jan 13, 2026•14 min
Do you know how to say Happy Holidays in Spanish? In this lesson, we practice saying Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and more in Spanish. 📺 Watch the video version of this lesson on YouTube . 🔑 Become a member ! Membership gives you access to over 500 interactive medical Spanish lessons, organized into easy-to-follow courses. Ask questions, reinforce with Quizlet sets and downloadable PDFs, and track your progress. ❤️ We use a sliding scale model, so cost is never a barrier to...
Dec 24, 2025•4 min
🧭 Learn to Assess Orientation in Spanish 00:00 In this lesson, you’ll learn how to assess a patient’s orientation in Spanish. This lesson kicks off our Mental Status Exam in Spanish series. En esta primera lección gratuita, nos centramos en la orientación del paciente. En las siguientes lecciones para miembros, practicaremos cómo evaluar la memoria, la atención, la concentración y el lenguaje, todo con un enfoque práctico y clínico. 🔑 Want access to the full lesson? ¡Hazte miembro! (Learn the ...
Dec 18, 2025•21 min
Learn essential vocabulary and how to explain patient-monitoring devices in Spanish using the passive “se.” 00:00 En esta lección, comenzamos una serie de cuatro lecciones dedicadas al equipo y a los materiales médicos que usamos diariamente en el cuidado del paciente . Nuestro objetivo es repasar vocabulario muy útil – como el termómetro, el manguito de presión, el oxímetro, el monitor cardíaco y el glucómetro – y practicar cómo describir su uso clínico mediante frases breves en voz pasiva con ...
Nov 18, 2025•17 min
Learn how to explain risks in Spanish to your patients before cardiac catheterization – including bleeding, infection, and discomfort at the insertion site. This lesson is ideal for anyone who must explain risks before a procedure. 📺 Watch the video lesson on YouTube! 🔑 Want access to the full lesson? ¡Hazte miembro! 🎓 Already a Member? Access Cardiac Catheterization – Explain Risks and Complications within our Spanish for Cardiology Course ! 👉 Check out our other free lessons for Cardiology...
Nov 03, 2025•14 min
In this lesson, we will learn how to take vital signs in Spanish for a routine clinic visit. 🔑 Want access to the full lesson? ¡Hazte miembro! 🎓 Already a Member? Access Vital Signs – Vocab and Interpret within our Spanish for Primary Care Course ! 👉 Check out our other free lessons for Primary Care ! 🙏 Agradezco a Luis Almeida y Daniela Gálviz, de Venezuela , quienes interpretan al enfermero y a la paciente en este diálogo. 📺 Watch the video lesson on YouTube! 🔹 LEVEL – INTERMEDIATE 💬 Di...
Oct 13, 2025•12 min
Practice explaining angioplasty, stent placement, and when bypass surgery may be needed – clearly and naturally in Spanish. First, you will hear Luis Almeida from Venezuela explain the procedure, just as you would explain it to a patient. Then, we’ll break it down together, reviewing the key vocabulary and grammar so you can use it in your work. 📺 Watch video lesson on YouTube! 🔑 Want access to all our lessons? ¡Hazte miembro! 🎓 Already a Member? Access Angioplasty, Stents, and Bypass within ...
Sep 25, 2025•11 min
Learn how to take a patient’s sexual and obstetric history in Spanish, including questions about pregnancy, miscarriages, and abortion. 📺 Watch video lesson on YouTube! 🔑 Want access to all our lessons? ¡Hazte miembro! 🎓 Already a Member? Access Sexual and Obstetric History – Essential Questions within our Gynecological History and Exam Course 👉 Check out our other lessons covering Reproductive Health ! 🔹 LEVEL – INTERMEDIATE 📖 Vocabulario 01:20 Las relaciones sexuales Sexual intercourse E...
Sep 02, 2025•13 min
Learn to explain a coronary angiogram in Spanish – from IV placement to contrast injection and real-time imaging. First, you will hear Luis Almeida from Venezuela explain the procedure, just as you would explain it to a patient. Then, we’ll break it down together, reviewing the key vocabulary and grammar so you can use it in your work. Want access to the full lesson? ¡Hazte miembro! Check out our other lessons covering Cardiovascular Medicine ! LEVEL – ADVANCED Explicación del cateterismo cardía...
Aug 11, 2025•8 min
Learn Medical Spanish for diabetes follow-up: glucose monitoring, A1c, and checking for protein in the urine through a patient-centered dialogue followed by vocabulary review 🩺💬 LEVEL – UPPER INTERMEDIATE 📺 Watch this lesson on YouTube! A huge gracias to Daniela Grave from Mexico for her collaboration on this lesson! You can take lessons with Daniela or any of the amazing teachers who help me with this project. 🇲🇽✨🇬🇹 👉 Become a member at docmolly.com and access ALL our interactive Medica...
Jul 01, 2025•15 min
Learn how to discuss the symptoms and treatment of chlamydia in Spanish through a clinical dialogue and guided vocabulary review. 📺 Watch this lesson on YouTube! As always, the clinical dialogue in this episode is spoken entirely in Spanish. What’s new is that both the introduction and the closing are also in Spanish this time. After the dialogue, I review key vocabulary in Spanish — but don’t worry, it’s clear and paced slowly enough to be accessible, even for motivated beginners. You’ll hear ...
Jun 03, 2025•10 min
Learn how to explain diabetes complications in Spanish, including organ damage, heart attacks, kidney failure, blindness, and neuropathy. This lesson is an excerpt from one of our advanced member lessons where we break down the clinical dialogue: Explain the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Spanish 🤓 A huge gracias to Daniela Grave from Mexico for her collaboration on this lesson! You can take lessons with Daniela or any of the amazing teachers who help me with this project. 🇲🇽✨🇬🇹 👉 B...
May 26, 2025•14 min
Learn how to explain diabetes in Spanish with clear terms for better patient understanding and improved medical communication.🩺💬 📺 Watch this lesson on YouTube! A huge gracias to Daniela Grave from Mexico for her collaboration on this lesson! You can take lessons with Daniela or any of the amazing teachers who help me with this project. 🇲🇽✨🇬🇹 👉 Become a member at docmolly.com and access ALL our interactive Medical Spanish lessons – now with pricing options for every budget! 🔗 Learn the ...
May 12, 2025•8 min
Learn how to explain a diabetes diagnosis in Spanish using clear and compassionate language with this clinical conversation. 🩺💬 📺 Watch this lesson on YouTube! A huge gracias to Daniela Grave from Mexico for her collaboration on this lesson! You can take lessons with Daniela or any of the amazing teachers who help me with this project. 🇲🇽✨🇬🇹 👉 Become a member at docmolly.com and access ALL our interactive Medical Spanish lessons – now with pricing options for every budget! 🔗 Learn the d...
Apr 28, 2025•6 min
In this lesson, you’ll learn medical Spanish for DVT risk factors. You’ll hear a physician assistant ask about clotting history, trauma, surgery, immobilization, and travel. Most of the lesson is in Spanish, but you can always read along as you listen! 📺 Watch this lesson on YouTube! A huge gracias to Henry Mejía and the Cultural Spanish School for their collaboration on this lesson! If you’re looking for an incredible Spanish immersion experience in Guatemala , I highly recommend this school! ...
Apr 07, 2025•5 min
This lesson on cellulitis continues where our last lesson left off. Henry, the physician assistant, has just examined the patient’s leg, noting redness, warmth, tenderness, and swollen glands in the groin. In this final part of the dialogue, he discusses ordering an ultrasound to rule out deep vein thrombosis, then explains the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. 📺 Watch this lesson on YouTube! A huge gracias to Henry Mejía and the Cultural Spanish School for their collaboration on this lesson...
Mar 17, 2025•12 min
Join Luis and me as we go over essential mental health questions in Spanish to help you assess your patients with confidence! In this lesson, you’ll practice asking about emotions, sleep, energy levels, appetite, and even sensitive topics like self-harm. Master these key phrases to improve communication and provide better care for your Spanish-speaking patients. Watch this lesson on YouTube . Member at docmolly.com? Access this lesson within our History and Exam course to access full lesson note...
Mar 03, 2025•21 min
Learn essential Medical Spanish for Labor and Delivery, including questions about pregnancy, contractions, and prenatal care. Member? Access this lesson within our Reproductive Health Course ! Review what you learned with the Quizlet set, download the PDF, and get answers to your questions. Not a member yet? Join today! Support the podcast and unlock 400+ audio lessons to boost your Medical Spanish! Learn the difference between a premium subscription at docmolly.com vs. Apple Podcasts . Check ou...
Feb 17, 2025•15 min
Señora Garcia presents with a terrible cold to the clinic. Following the clinical dialogue, we practice expressing flu and common cold symptoms. Member? Reinforce what you learn. Access full show notes, take the quiz, download the PDF, and ask a question in our Spanish for Infections course. Not a member yet? Support the podcast by becoming a member! Membership gives you access to over 400 interactive medical Spanish lessons organized into easy-to-follow courses. Track your progress, ask questio...
Dec 19, 2024•11 min
Could you answer the clinic phone in Spanish? Learn to answer the phone, obtain basic patient information and transfer a call in Spanish. In this podcast, a patient calls the clinic and speaks with the receptionist and then is transferred to the nurse line to leave a message. This lesson is part of the Clinic Telephone Encounter module in our Spanish for Primary Care Course. LEVEL - INTERMEDIATE Names 02:06 R = Receptionist P = Paciente BV = Buzón de Voz R: Buenos días, habla a la clínica de St....
Oct 22, 2024•12 min
Learn how to greet patients for their lab tests in Spanish. This past summer, while studying at the Cultural Spanish School in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala, my teacher, Henry Mejía, and I refreshed my earlier series covering lab tests and x-rays. In this series, we’ll practice essential phrases and steps for obtaining various tests in Spanish, including blood tests, urine tests, ECGs, sputum samples, Mantoux tests, and performing X-rays. These lessons are quick, easy to follow, and will be pos...
Oct 17, 2024•5 min
In this lesson, I’m joined by Luis Almeida from Venezuela to practice essential questions for assessing patients who come to the ER with an apparent injury. Member? Access the ER Triage module in our Spanish for Emergencies course. Become a member! Membership gives you access to over 400 interactive medical Spanish lessons, organized into easy-to-follow courses. Ask questions, reinforce with Quizlet sets and downloadable PDFs, and track your progress. LEVEL - INTERMEDIATE General Injury Assessme...
Oct 08, 2024•14 min
Learn to manage anaphylaxis in Spanish. This lesson is the second half of a clinical dialogue I recorded with Elizabeth Cortez de Español Sin Límite. In the last lesson , a boy presented to the emergency room with anaphylaxis. He received epinephrine, an albuterol neb, and IV fluids. The doctor examined him to ensure that his airway was open, he was breathing easily, and his blood pressure was stable. In this lesson, you’ll hear the doctor do the following in Spanish. Reassure the mother after h...
Aug 15, 2024•13 min
Learn to evaluate anaphylaxis in Spanish! In this lesson, we will learn vital Spanish for this emergency through a clinical scenario where a child presents with an anaphylactic reaction to the ER. We will learn to: Ask about allergies, Describe symptoms, such as swelling, trouble breathing, and cough Name emergency treatments like epinephrine, nebulized medications, and IV fluids Perform an airway and lung exam LEVEL – INTERMEDIATE Member at docmolly.com? Access this lesson within our Spanish fo...
Jul 31, 2024•9 min
