You think you are having a heart attack
You are a Gringo in a remote Latin American country. Your Spanish is very limited.
You start to sweat, become nauseated, heart palpitations, and chest pain.
You notice a small clinic across the street. When you go to the desk the doctor speaks no English..How would you describe your symptoms to the physician for the best medical care? 
8 Answers
The word "corazón" (heart) shares the same Latin root ("cor") with "cordial" (close to your heart) and "core" in English. Greek terms like "cardíaco" (from "kardia") share the same roots with the Latin word "cor", and they tend to be very close in English, such as "taquicardia", "miocardio",... Even the word "heart" shares roots with those terms in Greek and Latin.
"Attack" is "atacar" in Spanish, and both come from Italian. If you said something like "cardio attack", even though it is not proper Spanish, any Spanish speaking doctor in the planet will understand you straight away. Actually, the more technical the medical terms you use, the more likely they will be identical (ie. Greek or possibly Latin).
Me duele el pecho, tengo nauseas y mi corazón late muy rápido
¡Ayuda, paro cardiaco! meanwhile touch repeatedly your heart's zone
Doctor, doctor! Veo las estrellas! Todo era perfect mientras comía con mi amigo cuando de repente, algo pasó! Y me parece que algo está en la espalda. Un poco... poco como estoy llevando un bebé allá mismo. Más temprano me había puesto sudar a chorros y era difícil respirar... y todavía es así! Me duele la cabeza, me duele las rodillas... no puedo ponerme los pies. Doctor, por favor, ayúdeme...
¡Ay carmada! ¡Hay un elefante en mi pecho!
Reminds me of charades.
Tengo dolar en el pecho.
Necesito Aspirina.
Necesito analgésico.
well I hope this isn't happening to you but, I would tell him/her; Que debo hacer? Estoy dolores sudoracion,nauseas,el corazon y el picho hope it helped(:
