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Clinical · Year 2 · Unyaka Wesi-2
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Cardiovascular System · History taking, examination, vocabulary and conditions in isiZulu
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Y2 Pre-clinical
isiZulu Medical
Cardiovascular System · Uhlelo Lwenhliziyo Nemithambo Yegazi

Cardiovascular System

Work through history taking, examination phrases, vocabulary and common conditions for the cardiovascular system in isiZulu. Click any section to expand it.

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Section 01
History Taking
22 questions · 4 categories
History of Presenting Complaint/s
1. Have you had any pain or pressure in your chest, neck or arm?
Uke waba nobuhlungu noma ingcindezi esifubeni, entanyeni noma engalweni?
2. Are you short of breath on exertion?
Ngabe uphelelwa umoya ngokuzikhandla?
3. How much exertion brings on the shortness of breath?
* Kudingeka ukuzikhandla okungakanani?
4. Have you ever woken up at night short of breath?
Wake wavuka ebusuku uphelelwa umoya?
5. Can you lie flat without feeling breathless?
Uyakwazi ukulala phansi ngaphandle kokuphefumula kanzima?
6. Have you had swelling of your ankles or feet?
Uke waba nokuvuvukala kwamaqakala noma kwezinyawo?
7. Have you noticed your heart racing or beating irregularly?
Uke wayizwa inhliziyo yakho igijima noma ishaya ngokungajwayelekile?
8. Have you had blackouts without warning?
Uke wawa ngaphandle kwesixwayiso?
9. Have you felt dizzy or blacked out when exercising?
Uke wazizwe unesiyezi noma wawa uma uzivocavoca?
10. Do you have pain in your legs on exercising?
Uba nabo ubuhlungu emilenzeni uma uzivocavoca?
11. Do you have cold or blue hands or feet?
Unezandla noma izinyawo ezibandayo, noma eziluhlaza?
12. Have you ever had heart disease, rheumatic fever or high blood pressure?
Wake waba nesifo senhliziyo, umkhuhlane i-rheumatic noma i-BP (umfutho wegazi ophakeme)?
Past Medical History · Umlando Wezokwelapha Owedlule
1. Have you had any heart surgery?
Ngabe wake wahlinzwa inhliziyo?
2. Did you have any heart problems as a child?
Ngabe wake waba nezinkinga zenhliziyo usemncane?
3. Do you have a problem with blood clotting?
Ngabe unayo inkinga yokushuba kwegazi?
Family History · Umlando Womndeni
1. Does anyone in your family have a heart problem?
Ngabe ukhona yini emndenini wakho onenkinga yenhliziyo?
2. Has anyone in your family had a sudden death?
Ngabe ukhona yini emndenini wakho owashona kungalindelekile?
3. Was anyone born with a heart problem?
Ngabe ukhona owazalwa enenkinga yenhliziyo?
Personal and Social History · Umlando Womuntu Nowezenhlalo
1. Is there a fridge at home?
Ngabe likhona ifriji ekhaya?
2. Are you able to use the neighbor's fridge if you do not have one?
* Ngabe uyakwazi ukusebenzisa ifriji likamakhelwane uma ungenalo elakho?
3. How far away is the clinic or hospital from your home?
Kukude kangakanani emtholampilo noma esibhedlela uma usuka ekhaya?
4. Do you usually eat salty and oily foods?
Ngabe ujwayele ukudla kakhulu usawoti namafutha amaningi?
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Section 02
Examination
4 phrases
WP media #2221Examination command 1
Please turn your head to the left
Ngicela ubhekise ikhanda lakho ngakwesokunxele
Ngi–cela (I – request) u- (subject link (s)) — you -bheke (subjunctive verb) — turn ngakwesokunxele (adverbial location) — to the left
WP media #2217Examination command 2
Please hold your breath while I listen to your heart
Ngicela ubambe umoya ngilalele inhliziyo yakho
Ngi–cela (Polite request) — I – request u- (subject link (s)) — you -bambe (subjunctive verb) — hold umoya (um-imi group) — breath/air/wind ngi- (first person) — I -lalele (subjunctive verb/consecutive action) — listen inhliziyo yakho (possessive stem) — your heart
WP media #2212Examination command 3
Please lean forward
Ngicela uncike ngengaphambili
Ngicela (Polite request) — I - request u- (subject link (s)) — you -ncike (subjunctive verb) — lean ngengaphambili (adverbial location) — forward
WP media #2214Examination command 4
Please turn to your left
Ngicela ubheke ngakwesokunxele
Ngi–cela — I – request u- (subject link (s)) — you -bheke (subjunctive verb) — turn ngakwesokunxele (adverbial location) — to the left
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Section 03
Vocabulary
9 terms
Heart
Heart
Inhliziyo
Aorta
Aorta
I-aorta
Pulmonary vessels
Pulmonary vessels
Imikhumbi yamaphaphu
Heart valves
Heart valves
Ama-valve enhliziyo
Blood vessels
Blood vessels
Imithambo yegazi
Heart muscle (myocardium)
Heart muscle (myocardium)
Imisipha yenhliziyo
Cholesterol plaque
Cholesterol plaque
Izingcwecwe zamafutha
Blood
Blood
Igazi
Haemoglobin / red blood cells
Haemoglobin / red blood cells
Igazi elithwala umoya-mpilo
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Section 04
Conditions
13 conditions
Heart Attack
Heart Attack
Isifo senhliziyo
Heart failure
Heart failure
Ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Isifo sokuqina kwemthambo yegazi
Valvular Heart Disease
Valvular Heart Disease
Isifo se-valvular
Rheumatic fever (inferred)
Rheumatic fever (inferred)
Imfiva ye-rheumatic
Rheumatic heart disease (inferred)
Rheumatic heart disease (inferred)
Isifo senhliziyo i-rheumatic
Infective endocarditis (inferred)
Infective endocarditis (inferred)
I-endocarditis ethathelanayo
Enlarged / swollen heart (inferred)
Enlarged / swollen heart (inferred)
Inhliziyo evuvukele
Pulmonary hypertension (inferred)
Pulmonary hypertension (inferred)
Umfutho wegazi ophezulu wamaphaphu
Cor Pulmonale (inferred)
Cor Pulmonale (inferred)
I-cor pulmonale
Hyperlipidemia (inferred)
Hyperlipidemia (inferred)
Amafutha aphezulu egazini
Hypertension (inferred)
Hypertension (inferred)
Umfutho wegazi ophezulu
Anaemia
Anaemia
Ukushoda kwegazi
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