[Carolina Swanstrom]

In addition in Scene #2, there was no triadic position.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

You mentioned many points that us as interpreter should be very careful, specially when adding words or leaving words out. It can change a lot!

[Carolina Swanstrom]

Great info, you catch some stuff that I didn’t at first, there were scenarios what can be confusing.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

Scene 1: She didn’t talk in first person. “She didn’t sleep well last night”. She did good being in a triadic position and looking at to the person who she was talking to.
Scene 2: She could’ve translate the word “stuff peppers/chiles relents” from the beginning to the target language without repeating it. She now was talking in first person and taking notes.
Scene 3: She didn’t translate the correct medical procedure name.
Scene 4: Didn’t interpreter accurately, she missed important information. “2 or 3 times” was the correct way. In this scene she did take notes.
Scene 5: She didn’t provide an accurate translating and added words to what the woman said.
Scene 6: The interpreter didn’t share everything the doctor said as she is supposed to when he was on the phone and talking under his breath. She did good in asking the doctor for information about what he was talking about.
Scene 7: Interpreter was sharing too much information.
Scene 8: The interpreter held very important information that sounds like could be life threatening. But she
Scene 9: The interpreter told the patient that there were going to do more than one order when the doctor only mentioned one.
Scene 10: She let the doctor share too much information without letting him know to pause so she can provide an accurate translation.
Scene 11: The interpreter didn’t stop the doctor when he started talking in Spanish, to let him know that she was going to be doing the translation for an accurate understanding for the patient.

In the video, the interpreter did a good job by introducing herself to the patient and explaining how the dynamic works. She adhere to the pre-session protocols by stating that all the information was going to be confidential. Also, she was going to interpreter everything she said in first person. And that everything said was going to be translated either from the doctor or the patient. She mentioned about how the was going to do few words at a time so she was going to pause the patient or the doctor if there was a lot of information at once. She gracefully denied the present from the patient while being appreciative and explained why she can’t take it. The interpreter explained to the patient that everything said was going to be said to the doctor and vice versa and suggested that she kept all the information that she didn’t want the doctor to know.
The interpreter did a good job explaining to the doctor the dynamics. The interpreter also was very into showing emotions to the doctor that the patient was showing. She also told the doctor that the was “more coming” to keep up with the flow of the conversation. In one of the scenes the interpreter could’ve used a notepad and not interrupt the flow of the conversation and make the doctor repeat himself. She also helped assisting with further appointments. She denied a ride to the patient and nicely explained to her that she followed the protocol and called someone that can assist her further from there.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

One of the areas of medicine that I find challenging is Emergency medicine, it’s a very tough under pressure and lots of emotions involve area. The emergency physicians are trained to make decisions in matter of time, to stabilize patients that are in critical conditions and are in need of quick care. There’s a couple of subspecialties that also have to work under the same description and therefore will be more terminology to work with. An accurate communication in fast-paced situations is crucial and being in a high-pressure situation trying to explain to the patient, would be very hard in my opinion.

The area that I find interesting is Cardiology, which is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart and circulatory system. Cardiologists often work closely with other healthcare professionals, including primary care physicians, cardiac surgeons, interventional radiologists, nurses, dietitians, and rehabilitation specialists, to provide comprehensive care to patients with heart disease. It also has an extent of terminology that has extent names and can be confusing to explain and to translate them first in my head, that’s why practicing the prefixes and suffixes is going to be vital to become better. The past lessons helped me understand the cardiovascular system a little bit more and comprehend some words since it has a wide range of concepts and terms related to the structure, function, diseases, and treatment of the heart and circulatory system.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

Some strategies that I think will be useful for the sessions, are trying to be prepared for what the session is going to be about and think of what kind of terminology is going to be used. Also, keep educating myself with courses, books, asking for advice from interpreters that have been on the field for years and have experience in how to handle certain situations. Working with flash cards too, to keep the memory fresh and also, learning from personal experience, taking notes at the end of the sessions to work in what I think I was weak or didn’t have enough vocabulary. I think the most common areas are Emergency medicine or Family medicine, since these are probably one of the first approaches a person has in the healthcare world. Either they coming for the first time or its an emergency that was obviously not planned and don’t feel comfortable speaking the language. I think its crucial for interpreters to at least master the basic terminology, and with experience and education to go deep into all the other areas.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

These are very small but very important part of the respiratory system and we have more than 500 millions of them.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

Most modern devices have apps to check the air quality index, which is a very useful tool.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

Alveoli are part of the respiratory system and they are tiny air sacs that are arranged in cluster withing the lungs where the gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules takes place and its main function is the gas exchange. They are located at the distal end of the bronchial tree. They are made up of pneumocytes which are very thin and that facilitates passage of oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules. During the breathing cycle we take in oxygen during inhalation while removing carbon dioxide during exhalation. Air is inhale through mouth and nose where it passes through the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveolar duct and then into the alveoli where gas exchange takes place. The diaphragm is also part of the respiratory system and is the muscle that controls the breathing. It plays a very important role among the alveoli. When inhaling, the diaphragm contracts, creating pressure in the chest and this causes the alveoli to fill with air and when exhaling, the diaphragm relaxes, leading to the alveoli to push out the air.
Alveoli rely on a substance known as surfactant which helps to maintain their shape and surface tension. Without it, the alveoli would collapse which is known as atelectasis.
There’s several pulmonary diseases that are related to the alveola like: Emphysema, Pulmonary edema, Pneumonia, Acute respiratory distress syndrome, lung cancer and Tuberculosis. There are also things that can impact the performance of the alveoli, like aging, pollution and smoking habits.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

Good covering all the bases. Also, sleeping is important for a healthier-looking skin, supposedly skin renewal is most active during sleep.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

Great info! The skin is such an interesting organ, I read that it regenerates itself approximately every 27 days.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

The skin serves several important functions in our body, it’s the largest organ in the human body and it’s the contains sensory receptors that send signals to the central nervous system and that’s how we feel things. There’s 3 layers of skin: Epidermis, Dermis and Hypodermis.

Epidermis: upper part or outer layer. It’s mainly made of skin cells that constantly die and get replaced with new cells regularly. This layer provides a waterproof barrier against microbes, this layer also contains melanin, which determines the color of your skin. The more melanin you have, the darker your skin will be. Melanin is important because it protects our skin from harmful sun.

Dermis: the second layer of skin. Contains hair follicles and sweat glands, tough connective tissue and nerve endings. The nerve endings help send message to the brain regarding what you touched and the brain decides how to respond. For example, if you touch something hot, like boiling water, then the nervous system will tell the brain to move away from it. The sweat glands is where the sweat is generated and its released through the epidermis through the pores. Sweat is important as it helps us to regulate our body temperature. For example, when you become too hot then you will sweat more so your body can cool down.

Hypodermis: Third layer and also called subcutaneous tissue. This layer is mainly made up of fat and connective tissues. Its main function is to store fat. Fat is important to our body as it helps up keep warm and provide protection for our bones and organs.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

Master gland is a perfect name for it’s crucial role in the body.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

The pituitary gland if a hormone-secreting gland that is controlled by the hypothalamus. Hypothalamus is a very important region of the brain involved in controlling many of the body’s functions like: maintaining temperature, appetite, metabolic rate and reproduction.

It consists in two lobes, called the anterior and the posterior pituitary. The anterior pituitary is responsible for the release of a number of hormones that have widespread effect throughout the body. Including the growth hormone (is involve with growth), the follicle stimulating hormone (plays a role in development and reproduction), luteinizing hormone (essential to testosterone production and reproduction), adrenocorticotropic hormone (involved with stress and fear responses), thyroid stimulating hormone (healthy metabolism) and prolactin (promotes milk production in females).

The hypothalamus controls the release of this hormones by sending signals in the form of releasing hormones to tell the anterior pituitary when to secrete its hormones.
The posterior pituitary also known as neurohypophysis, is a structure located at the base of the brain that is directly connected to the hypothalamus and it also secretes two hormones. The Oxytocin (promotes uterine contraction and lactation) and vasopressin (controls urine output and regulate blood pressure). The hypothalamus synthesizes them and then are sent to the posterior pituitary for release into the bloodstream.

[Carolina Swanstrom]

Great info, it’s mind blowing that a sperm measuring around 1/17th the size of a human hair, can create life.

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