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In this lesson, we will practice Spanish for routine medical checkups and monitoring. Specifically, we will look at the words “control” and “controlar” in this setting.  To do this, we will use examples from our Spanish for Prenatal Care series.Member? Access the premium Spanish for Prenatal Care series.Table of Contents* 1:03 Medical Checkups* 2:42 Keeping Track* 3:34 MonitoringMedical Checkups – Controles1:03First, let’s look at the use of CONTROL to say CHECKUP in Spanish.  From my interview with Dr. Méndez:Durante los controles prenatales, nosotros hacemos pruebas de coagulación.During prenatal checkups, we do coagulation tests.Vocabulariolos controles prenatalesprenatal checkupslas pruebas de coagulacióncoagulation testsOtro EjemploAdditionally, Eliza used the word CONTROL to describe what we cover in the Spanish for Prenatal Care series:1:57Los procedimientos que se realizan durante los controles prenatalesThe procedures that are performed during prenatal checkupsKeeping Track – Llevar un Control2:42Now, let’s look at the Spanish phrase LLEVAR UN CONTROL to express that we are going to KEEP TRACK of something during routine checkups.From the lesson, PN07 General Monitoring – Prenatal Care Vocab Builder:Vamos a llevar un control de su salud y el crecimiento del feto.We are going to keep track of your health and the growth of the fetus.Vocabulariollevar un controlto keep trackel crecimientogrowthel fetofetusMonitoring – Controlar / Vigilar / Monitorear3:34Finally, Eliza used CONTROLAR to mean TO MONITOR in the following examples. From the lesson, PN08 Examining the Fetus – Prenatal Care Vocab Builder:Vamos a controlar/monitorear/vigilar el ritmo de corazón del bebé.We are going to monitor the baby’s heart rate.Vocabulariocontrolar, vigilar, monitorearto monitor, to watch over, to observeel ritmo de corazón / cardíaco, la frecuencia de corazón / cardíacaheart rateIn the lesson, Q and A – Palpitations and More in Spanish, we discuss different ways to say “heart rate” in Spanish.Otro EjemploTo conclude, let’s look at one more example from the lesson: PN07 General Monitoring – Prenatal Care Vocab Builder4:34Vamos a controlar/monitorear/vigilar su presión arterial, su peso y su altura.We are going to monitor your blood pressure, your weight, and your height.Vocabulariola presión arterialblood pressureel pesoweightla alturaheightOJO: I personally prefer to use MONITOREAR o VIGILAR to say TO MONITOR. I have found that not everyone will understand CONTROLAR to mean that you are simply observing something and will only take action if needed. This use of controlar seems to vary depending on one’s familiarity with English and the heal...