Supportive & Follow-Up Care — Medical Spanish Vocabulary
Vocabulary for geriatrics, palliative care, discharge guidance, and helping patients understand next steps.
Not every important conversation is about diagnosis. This page focuses on the language of support, discharge, chronic care, and follow-up so patients leave with a clearer sense of what happens next.
GeriatricsPalliativePatient Instructions
30 terms in this category
Quick Reference — Essential Supportive & Follow-Up Care Terms
el AlzheimerAlzheimer's
el andadorwalker
el bastóncane
la caídafall
la demenciadementia
la residencianursing home
el hospiciohospice
la calidad de vidaquality of life
All Supportive & Follow-Up Care Vocabulary
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el Alzheimer | Alzheimer's |
| el andador | walker |
| el bastón | cane |
| la caída | fall |
| la demencia | dementia |
| la residencia | nursing home |
| el hospicio | hospice |
| la calidad de vida | quality of life |
| la voluntad anticipada | advance directive |
| los cuidados paliativos | palliative care |
| abra la boca | open your mouth |
| acuéstese | lie down |
| aplique hielo | apply ice |
| camine despacio | walk slowly |
| cierre el puño | make a fist |
| descanse | rest |
| eleve la pierna | elevate your leg |
| mantenga la herida limpia | keep the wound clean |
| no coma nada | don't eat anything |
| no levante cosas pesadas | don't lift heavy things |
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