instrucciones de alta
/instɾuɡθjones de alta/from spelling rules
The English phrase "discharge instructions" is translated into Spanish as instrucciones de alta.
This phrase refers to the medical directions provided to a patient at the time they are released from a hospital setting.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase instrucciones de alta is composed of instrucciones (instructions) and de alta (of discharge/high/release).
Which one should you use?
While instrucciones de alta is the standard term, you may encounter Recomendaciones de salida del hospital, which means "recommendations for leaving the hospital" or the colloquial papeles de alta, meaning "discharge papers". In more casual settings, one might hear Recomendaciones para cuando te vayas.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun instrucciones is feminine and plural.
How do you pronounce it?
/instɾuɡθjones de alta/
Did you know?
- The term alta is also used in Spanish for 'signing up' or 'registering' for a service, such as a gym or a phone plan.
- In many Spanish-speaking hospitals, you might hear staff refer to the discharge process simply as dar el alta, which literally translates to 'giving the high'.
- The word alta comes from the adjective for 'high'. In a medical context, it refers to the patient being 'raised' from their bed or 'elevated' out of the hospital system.
Examples in context
- No olvide leer sus instrucciones de alta antes de irse.Don't forget to read your discharge instructions before leaving.
- Por favor, lea las instrucciones de alta con cuidado.Please read the discharge instructions carefully.
- ¿Me puede dar las instrucciones de alta?Can you give me the discharge instructions?
- Las instrucciones de alta están en este sobre.The discharge instructions are in this envelope.
Example conversation
A doctor is talking to a patient before she leaves the hospital.
- DanielSofía, aquí tiene sus instrucciones de alta.Sofía, here are your discharge instructions.
- Sofía¿Debo seguir una dieta especial?Should I follow a special diet?
- DanielSí, todo está escrito en las instrucciones de alta.Yes, everything is written in the discharge instructions.
- SofíaEntendido, muchas gracias, Daniel.Understood, thank you very much, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
