Bolivia situation guide
Tests and instructions
After a visit you may be sent for an análisis or a radiografía, often at a separate laboratorio and usually with an orden médica in hand. The practical questions are all logistics: where the test is done, whether you must go en ayunas, what indicaciones to follow, and when the resultado will be ready. This mission is about asking those questions clearly and, when helpful, asking for the steps por escrito so you don’t forget. It does not interpret results: reading what a test means is the doctor’s job, so bring the resultado back to them rather than trying to understand it through this app.
Essential vocabulary
- análisis: lab test The word for blood or lab tests.
- radiografía: X-ray Name an imaging test you may need.
- ayunas: fasting Some tests require an empty stomach.
- resultado: result Ask when and where to collect it.
- indicaciones: instructions What to do before and after a test.
- por escrito: in writing Ask to have steps written down.
Bolivian Spanish terms
- laboratorio: laboratory Where análisis are done, sometimes off-site.
- orden médica: doctor's order / request slip The slip you take to the lab to get a test.
Useful phrases
- ¿Debo ir en ayunas?: Should I go fasting? Check a key prep requirement.
- ¿Dónde se hace el análisis?: Where is the test done? Find the right lab or location.
- ¿Cuándo están los resultados?: When are the results ready? Plan the follow-up.
- ¿Me puede escribir las indicaciones?: Can you write the instructions for me? Get the steps so you don’t forget.
- ¿Necesito una orden médica?: Do I need a doctor's order? Confirm what to bring to the lab.
Learn this in the app
Doctor and Hospital Spanish for Bolivia