Medical Spanish
The Instant Survival Guide
- 4th Edition - November 23, 2004
- Latest edition
- Authors: Cynthia J. Wilber, Susan Lister
- Language: English
Every English-speaking health professional who works with Spanish-speaking patients will appreciate this handy resource. Two of California's leading Spanish language educators… Read more
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Every English-speaking health professional who works with Spanish-speaking patients will appreciate this handy resource. Two of California's leading Spanish language educators present a wide variety of questions dealing with a full range of health issues -- from medical to administrative, from psychiatric to nutritional, from greetings and social amenities to medical forms. Designed to elicit a 'yes or no' answer, these questions are ideal for users with no knowledge of Spanish. The new 4th Edition offers updated and expanded coverage of mental health and psychiatry, workplace injury and occupational health, AIDS/HIV, child and adult vaccinations, environmental toxins, sun exposure, sports medicine, cancer, and much more.
- Offers a user-friendly organization that makes the right content easy to find quickly.
- Covers both emergency and routine situations.
- Includes cultural considerations, highlighting cultural and religious issues that can affect health care.
- Provides a Glossary of commonly used terms.
- Presents updated and expanded material on mental health and psychiatry · workplace injury and occupational health · AIDS/HIV · child and adult vaccinations · environmental toxins · sun exposure · sports medicine · cancer · and many other important topics.
Medical Students, Residents, Practitioners, Nurses
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Cultural Notes
A: Emergency Information
B: Medical Information
C: Patient Information
D: Procedures
E: Therapies
F: Offices and Records
G: Equipment and Supplies
H: For Other Medical Personnel
I: Language Necessities
Index
Male and Female Anatomy
Preface
Introduction
Cultural Notes
A: Emergency Information
B: Medical Information
C: Patient Information
D: Procedures
E: Therapies
F: Offices and Records
G: Equipment and Supplies
H: For Other Medical Personnel
I: Language Necessities
Index
Male and Female Anatomy
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: November 23, 2004
- Language: English
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Cynthia J. Wilber
Affiliations and expertise
Program Coordinator, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Stanford University, Stanford, CA, US; Director of Proyecto Itzaes, Chicxulub Puerto, Yucatan, MexicoSL
Susan Lister
Affiliations and expertise
Instructor of Spanish for Health Care Providers, DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA, USA