Should I use specialist terms with patients?
Use simple language with patients and specialist terms in doctor-doctor handover or letters.
Medical German vocabulary for the FSP
The FSP requires both patient-friendly explanations and professional medical terminology. Candidates need to switch between both registers.
Short answer
Learn medical German by clinical situation: symptoms, examination, medication, diagnosis, treatment, and patient explanations.
Vocabulary groups to repeat
Words are easier to retrieve when they are connected to a clinical scenario.
- symptoms and pain
- body parts
- examinations
- medication and side effects
- patient explanations
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FAQ
How should I learn vocabulary?
Use terms in full cases rather than memorizing isolated lists only.