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 — Hypertension

English Amharic
What medicine do you take? Min medanit niw yemitiwesdo/yemitiwesju?
When was the last time you took your medicine? Meche niw lemecheresha gizay medanit yewesedkew/yewesedshiw?
Do you have a headache? Ras mitat aleh/alesh?
Point to your pain. Himemu yetuga niw yemisemah/yemesemash?
Have you had vomiting? Yastawukeh/yastawukesh neber?
Do you have abdominal pain? Hodihn/hodishin yamihal/yamishal?
Have you had weakness? Dikam nebereh/neberesh?
Have you had dizziness? Yazorih/yazorish neber?
Have you had a problem talking? Lemenager yaschiggerih/yaschiggerish neber?
We are going to give you a medicine to lower your blood pressure. Dem gifeet yemiķenis medanit enisetihalen/enisetishalen.
We need to do an electrocardiogram. EKG masarat alebeh/alebish.
You need a CT scan. CT scan yasfeligal.
We need to do blood tests. Ye dem mirmera mareg yasfeligal.
We need to admit you to the hospital. Hospital litgeba/litgebi yigebal.

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