Once a stroke patient is a thrombolytic candidate, explaining the treatment clearly is just as important as administering it. In this lesson, we walk through how to explain thrombolytic therapy for stroke in Spanish — what the medication is, what it does, and how and when it’s given.
In future lessons, we’ll go over contraindications and risks.
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Explain Thrombolytic Therapy
Before giving treatment, patients need to understand what a thrombolytic is and how it works.
Name of drug
01:01
Tenemos un tipo de medicamento que se llama trombolítico.
We have a drug called a thrombolytic.
los trombolíticos – thrombolytics
What it does
01:49
Este medicamento disuelve rápidamente el coágulo que está bloqueando una arteria en su cerebro.
This medication quickly dissolves the clot that is blocking an artery in your brain.
disolver – to dissolve
el coágulo – the clot
bloquear – to block or obstruct
la arteria – artery
el cerebro – brain
Objectives
Understanding the treatment goals helps patients see why timing and cooperation matter so much.
Restore blood flow to the brain
04:05
Nuestro objetivo es restablecer el flujo de sangre y oxígeno a las células del cerebro y, a su vez, limitar el daño y la discapacidad que usted sufra.
Our goal is to restore the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain cells and, in turn, minimize the damage and disability you may experience.
el objetivo – goal or objective
restablecer – to restore
el flujo de sangre – blood flow
el oxígeno – oxygen
las células – cells
Limit disability
06:01
Y, a su vez, limitar el daño y la discapacidad que usted sufra.
And, in turn, to limit the injury and disability you may suffer.
a su vez – in turn
el daño – harm or damage
la discapacidad – disability
Administration
Once the patient understands the drug and its goals, it’s time to explain how and when it’s given.
Timing of administration
08:06
Es muy importante que le administremos este medicamento lo más pronto posible.
It is very important that we give him this medication as soon as possible.
administrar – to administer
lo más pronto posible – as soon as possible
Route of administration
09:38
Se le aplica este medicamento trombolítico (por la vena) por vía intravenosa.
This thrombolytic medication is given (through the vein) intravenously.
por vía intravenosa – intravenously
aplicar, administrar – to administer
Questions prior to administration
Before administering a thrombolytic agent, we will need to ask questions to ensure there are no contraindications.
Antes de administrarle el medicamento, le voy a hacer algunas preguntas.
Before I give you the medication, I’m going to ask you a few questions.
In the next lesson, we will practice asking questions about Contraindications to Thrombolytic Therapy in Spanish.
Related Lessons
- Contraindications to Thrombolytic Therapy in Spanish
- Stroke Symptoms in Spanish
- Treatment of Chest Pain in the Hospital
- Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Spanish
This lesson introduces a chapter on the Treatment of Stroke in the Stroke Module of our Spanish for Emergencies Course.