| Evaluation Dialogue Between Doctor-Patient: |
| Doctor |
Tell me, how can I help you? |
| Patient |
Pues mire, estoy dos días con fiebre. Tengo mocos, me duele la garganta y tengo tos. |
| Doctor |
Do you have other symptoms? In addition to the others, are you tired or having trouble breathing? If you blow your nose, is your mucus green or clear? |
| Patient |
No, no son muy verdes. Son muy claritos y me ahogo solo cuando tengo tos. Quiero que me dé algo para quitarme la tos. |
| Doctor |
I’m going to examine you. We’ll look at your oxygen saturation levels and see what we can do. Take a seat on the exam table and take off your shirt so I can examine you. Open your mouth so I can look at your throat. Alright, now I need you to take a deep breath, please. |
| Doctor |
Nothing looks alarming; it looks like you have a common cold. Take one Paracetamol every 8 hours. The effectiveness of cough suppressants has not been proven and they have side effects. |
| Patient |
Pues yo quiero que me dé algo para que me quite la tos. No puedo vivir con esta tos. |
| Doctor |
Well, we can try an over-the-counter cough medicine. Take 10 ml before bed. If symptoms worsen or you develop a fever, come back to the office. |
| Patient |
Muchas gracias. Hasta luego. |
| Doctor |
See you. I hope you feel better soon. |
