AEMD: The Amharic-English Medical Dictionary

  • Contents

    • Using the Dictionary
    • About the Project
    • Introduction/Chief Complaint
    • History of Present Illness
    • Past Medical History
      • General
      • OB/GYN
      • Social
      • Sexual
      • Family
    • Medical Vocabulary
    • Review of Systems
      • HEENT
      • Cardiovascular
      • Pulmonary
      • Gastrointestinal
      • Urinary
      • Reproductive
      • Musculoskeletal
      • Neurologic
      • Dermatological
    • Clinical Interviews
      • Asthma
      • Chest Pain
      • Cranial Nerve Exam
      • Difficulty Breathing
      • General Trauma
      • Hypertension
      • Opthalmology
      • Stomach Pain
      • Shortness of Breath
    • Emergencies
      • First Responder
      • Abdominal Pain
      • Anaphylaxsis
      • Seizure
      • Psychiatric Anxiety
      • Labor and Delivery
      • Altered Mentation
      • Malaise
      • Respiratory System
      • Neurologic Disorders
    • General Amharic
    • Times and Dates
    • Clinical Topics
      • Abiy Tsom
      • Buda
      • Burn Lesions
      • Canine Extraction
      • Ethiopian Etiology
      • Pregnancy and Delivery
      • Uvulectomy
      • Other Topics

Clinical Interviews — Asthma

English Amharic
You: When did you start getting out of breath? You: Tinfash maţer meche jeremeh/jemeresh?
You: How long have you had asthma? You: Asm keyazeh/keyazesh sint gizay honeh/honesh?
You: Do you have a cough? You: Sal aleh/alesh?
You: Does your chest hurt when you cough? You: Sitasil/sitasi deretihin/deretishin yamihal/yamishal?
You: Does your chest hurt when you take a deep breath? You: Bedenb wedewuşt sititenefis/sitienefishi deretihin/deretishin yamihal/yamishal?
You: Have you taken any medicine for asthma? You: Yeasm medanit wesdeh/wesdesh tawkaleh/tawkialesh?
You: What do you think caused the problem? You: Chiggerun min ameţow bileh/bilesh tasabaleh/tasibialesh?
Patient: The weather. Patient: Yeayer ţebay.
Patient: Dust. Patient: Awara.
Patient: Exercise. Patient: Sport.
Patient: Cigarette smoke. Patient: Yecigarra ċhes.
Patient: Getting upset. Patient: Nidet.
Patient: Something else. Patient: Lela neger.
You: How often do you have an asthma attack? You: Min yahil gizay asm yinesabihal/yinesabishal?
You: Do you smoke? You: Cigarra tachesaleh/tacheshialesh?
You: You need an IV (intravenous line). You: Glucose yasfeligihal/yasfeligishal.
You: We need to do blood tests. You: Yedem mirmera adergilihalo/adergilishalo.
You: We need to intubate you. You: Metenfasha tubo yiserralal/yiserralashal.
You: You have pneumonia. You: Yesamba mich alehbih/alebish.

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