Guía de preparación lingüística para el USMLE Step 2. Aprenda a estructurar la entrevista clínica, mostrar empatía y redactar el Patient Note con estándares de excelencia.
1. Más allá del Conocimiento Médico: La Evaluación de la Comunicación
Para los médicos que aspiran a una residencia en los Estados Unidos, el USMLE Step 2 (específicamente el componente de habilidades de comunicación) es a menudo el obstáculo más temido. El examen no evalúa si sabes el tratamiento de la insuficiencia cardíaca, sino si puedes explicárselo a un paciente asustado en un inglés claro, empático y culturalmente apropiado.
2. Las Tres Fases de la Entrevista (The Patient Encounter)
- The Opening (La Apertura): La primera impresión es definitiva.
- «Hello, I am Dr. Garcia, the physician in charge of your care today. It’s nice to meet you. How would you like me to address you?» (Preguntar cómo prefiere ser llamado es un punto clave de cortesía en EE. UU.).
- History Taking (Anamnesis): El uso de preguntas abiertas (Open-ended questions) es obligatorio al inicio.
- «What brings you in today?» en lugar de «Do you have chest pain?».
- Utilice la mnemotecnia LIQOR AAA (Location, Intensity, Quality, Onset, Radiation, Associated symptoms, Alleviating factors, Aggravating factors) pero traducida a un lenguaje que el paciente entienda, evitando la jerga.
- The Closing (El Cierre): Nunca termine una consulta sin preguntar: «Do you have any questions for me?» o «Is there anything else you’d like to discuss?».
3. El «Patient Note»: Precisión y Abreviaturas
Después de la interacción, tienes 10 minutos para escribir la nota. Aquí el inglés debe ser telegráfico y técnico.
- Uso de siglas: SOB (Shortness of Breath), NKDA (No Known Drug Allergies), WNL (Within Normal Limits).
- Estructura: Debe ser lógica. Si mencionas un síntoma en la parte subjetiva, debe haber una maniobra correspondiente en la objetiva.
4. Manejo de Situaciones Difíciles (Challenging Scenarios)
¿Qué hacer si el paciente llora o se enoja? El inglés médico tiene fórmulas para esto:
- NURS mnemonic:
- Naming: «You look very anxious.»
- Understanding: «I can understand why you feel this way.»
- Respecting: «You’ve been doing a great job managing this so far.»
- Supporting: «I am here to help you through this process.»
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