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Build Your Competence and Confidence to Communicate Effectively with Your Spanish-speaking Patients

McGraw Hill's Complete Medical Spanish goes far beyond a phrasebook or dictionary. This time-tested resource provides you with the skills and confidence to interact with Spanish-speaking patients and their families, and deliver the high quality of care they deserve. Through sample dialogs, numerous exercises, and more than 200 illustrations, this program will help you:
Master a Spanish vocabulary of more than 3,000 key terms Confidently interview patients, take histories, conduct physical exams, prescribe medication, and give follow-up instructions in Spanish Become culturally competent and more aware of major differences between Latino and Anglo-American cultures and how they impact healthcare decisions. New to this edition : Sections on musculoskeletal exam, physical therapy, speech therapy, mental health, women's health, children's behavioral problems, pandemics * Questionnaires for GAD7, OASIS *Assessments for OASIS, CAGE* MoCA Test

This bestselling guide is supported by bonus content in McGraw Hill's Language Lab app:
Audio recordings of 40 dialogs and monologs to help improve your pronunciation and fluency 2,000 flashcards to help memorize key vocabulary
Ideal for: physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses (including NPs, LVNs, LPNs, MAs), hospital technicians, physical therapists, and medical administrators with little or no Spanish-language experience.

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• Acknowledgments(p. xv)
• Introduction(p. xvii)
• 1
• 1.1 Greetings(p. 2)
• 1.2 The alphabet(p. 4)
• 1.3 Nouns: gender and number(p. 8)
• 1.4 Parts of the body(p. 15)
• 1.5 "What is this?"(p. 18)
• 1.6 "Where is ...?"(p. 20)
• 1.7 "What do you need?"(p. 21)
• 1.8 Chief complaint(p. 23)
• 2
• 2.1 Numbers(p. 28)
• 2.2 Vital signs(p. 29)
• 2.3 Question words, relative pronouns, prepositions, and other words(p. 31)
• 2.4 Internal organs(p. 33)
• 2.5 Cognates(p. 38)
• 2.6 Giving instructions(p. 42)
• 3
• 3.1 Conjugation(p. 45)
• 3.2 Common -ar verbs(p. 51)
• 3.3 "Necesitar"(p. 55)
• 3.4 "Estar"(p. 58)
• 3.5 More numbers(p. 62)
• 3.6 Common symptoms(p. 62)
• 3.7 Qualifying and quantifying pain(p. 69)
• 4
• 4.1 Hospital and rehabilitation facility items(p. 73)
• 4.2 "Ser"(p. 74)
• 4.3 Telling time(p. 75)
• 4.4 Adjectives(p. 78)
• 4.5 "Hay"(p. 83)
• 4.6 Conjugation of -er verbs(p. 84)
• 4.7 Conjugation of -ir verbs(p. 88)
• 4.8 Pediatrics | La pediatría(p. 92)
• 4.9 Expressing destination and future actions(p. 94)
• 4.10 Emergency room | La sala de emergencia(p. 99)
• 4.11 "Ser" v. "estar"(p. 102)
• 5
• 5.1 The family | La familia(p. 105)
• 5.2 More verb tenses(p. 109)
• 5.3 Illnesses | Enfermedades(p. 111)
• 5.4 Types of food | Tipos de comidas(p. 120)
• 5.5 Diet | La dieta(p. 125)
• 5.6 Indirect object pronouns(p. 126)
• 5.7 Irregular -er and -ir verbs(p. 129)
• 6
• 6.1 Irregular verbs in the present tense(p. 134)
• 6.2 Days of the week | Los días de la semana(p. 144)
• 6.3 Months of the year | Los meses del año(p. 148)
• 6.4 Authority figures and home remedies(p. 150)
• 6.5 The imperative mood or command form(p. 151)
• 6.6 A physical exam | Un examen físico(p. 157)
• 6.7 A neurological exam | Un examen neurológico(p. 159)
• 7
• 7.1 Key Power Verbs/Power Punch Verbs(p. 162)
• 7.2 Prescription and diet instructions(p. 165)
• 7.3 Pap smear | El examen de Papanicolau (citología)(p. 171)
• 7.4 Beware of direct translations(p. 174)
• 7.5 Giving directions | Las instrucciones y direcciones(p. 175)
• 7.6 Present progressive tense(p. 177)
• 7.7 Blood test | Muestra - análisis de sangre(p. 181)
• 7.8 Urine test | La muestra de la orina(p. 182)
• 7.9 Sputum test | La muestra de esputo(p. 184)
• 7.10 Skin tests | Pruebas de la piel(p. 184)
• 7.11 Taking X rays | Las radiografías(p. 186)
• 7.12 Results and diagnosis | Resultados y diagnósticos(p. 186)
• 8
• 8.1 Possessive adjectives(p. 189)
• 8.2 "Se impersonal"(p. 193)
• 8.3 Demonstrative adjectives(p. 196)
• 8.4 The preterit tense(p. 197)
• 8.5 Irregular verbs in the preterit(p. 204)
• 8.6 Well-baby visit(p. 208)
• 8.7 Emergency room visit: ear infection | La sala de emergencia: una infección del oído(p. 209)
• 8.8 Emergency room visit: an asthma attack | La sala de emergencia: un ataque de asma(p. 211)
• 9
• 9.1 Reflexive verbs(p. 215)
• 9.2 Direct object pronouns(p. 221)
• 9.3 Tener que/necesitar, es necesario/hay que | To have to, one should/must(p. 224)
• 9.4 Abdominal pain | Dolor abdominal(p. 226)
• 9.5 A trip to the dentist's office | Una visita al dentista(p. 228)
• 9.6 An appointment with the ophthalmologist | Una cita con el oftalmólogo(p. 230)
• 9.7 Dermatology | La dermatología(p. 232)
• 9.8 The pharmacy | La farmacia(p. 233)
• 10
• 10.1 "Preguntar" y "pedir"(p. 236)
• 10.2 "Conocer" y "saber"(p. 237)
• 10.3 Pronombres Posesivos | Possessive pronouns(p. 239)
• 10.4 Otro tiempo del futuro | Another future tense form(p. 242)
• 10.5 Presente y pasado progresivo | The present and past progressive tenses(p. 243)
• 10.6 The use of acabar de ...(p. 245)
• 10.7 Enfermedades venéreas/Enfermedades tra(n)smitidas sexualmente | Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs or STIs)(p. 246)
• 10.8 Tiempos del presente y pasado perfecto | The present and past perfect tenses(p. 248)
• 10.9 "Por" v. "para"(p. 251)
• 10.10 La forma de tu en el mandato | The tú form of the command(p. 254)
• 11
• 11.1 El tiempo condicional | The conditional tense(p. 258)
• 11.2 Un niño que necesita bajar de peso | A child who needs to lose weight(p. 262)
• 11.3 El tiempo imperfecto | The imperfect tense(p. 264)
• 11.4 Instrucciones prenatales | Prenatal instructions(p. 270)
• 11.5 Pronombres de complemento directo | Direct object pronouns(p. 271)
• 11.6 Pronombres de complemento indirecto | Indirect object pronouns(p. 272)
• 11.7 Pronombres de complemento directo e indirecto usados juntos | Using direct and indirect object pronouns together(p. 274)
• 11.8 El parto | The delivery(p. 278)
• 12
• 12.1 El subjuntivo | The subjunctive mood(p. 283)
• 12.2 Una vislta posparto | A postpartum visit(p. 290)
• 12.3 El imperfecto del subjuntivo | The imperfect subjunctive(p. 291)
• 12.4 Un paciente con alta presión | A patient with high blood pressure(p. 298)
• 12.5 El condicional y el im perfecto del subjuntivo con la cláusula "si"(p. 299)
• 13
• 13.1 El perfecto del subjuntivo | The present perfect subjunctive(p. 303)
• 13.2 El pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo | The pluperfect subjunctive or the past perfect subjunctive(p. 305)
• 13.3 La primera visita de un paciente con diabetes | The first visit of a patient with diabetes(p. 309)
• 13.4 How the heck does one use the pluperfect?(p. 311)
• 13.5 Instrucciones para tomar la píldora anticonceptiva | Instructions for taking birth control pills(p. 314)
• 13.6 A review of all verb tenses covered(p. 316)
• 14
• 14.1 Victima de una violación | A rape victim(p. 320)
• 14.2 Víctima de un accidente de carro en Urgencias | Victim of a car accident in the ER(p. 322)
• 14.3 Visita musculoesquelética/Visita de medicina del deporte | Musculoskeletal visit/Sports medicine visit(p. 324)
• 14.4 Terapia ocupacional | Occupational therapy(p. 327)
• 14.5 Terapia del habla | Speech therapy(p. 329)
• 14.6 Terapia física | Physical therapy(p. 332)
• 14.7 Salud mental | Mental health(p. 335)
• 14.8 Una quemadura | A burn(p. 336)
• 14.9 Un paciente recuperando el conocimiento | Patient regaining consciousness(p. 337)
• 14.10 Autoexamen (Autoexploración) mensual de los senos | Monthly breast self-examination(p. 338)
• 14.11 Salud de la mujer | Women's health(p. 339)
• 14.12 Monologo de neonatología | Monologue on neonatology(p. 341)
• 14.13 Infarto de miocardio o trombosis cerebrovascular | Myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular thrombosis(p. 343)
• 14.14 Patrón de crecimiento y desarrollo | Pattern for growth and development(p. 345)
• 14.15 Enfermería | Nursing(p. 348)
• 14.16 (P)siquiatría y (p)sicología | Psychiatry and psychology(p. 351)
• 14.17 Problemas de comportamiento en los niños | Behavioral problems with children(p. 358)
• 14.18 Pandemics viruses, including COVID-19 | Los virus pandémicos, incluyendo COVID-19(p. 361)
• 15
• 15.1 Cultural competency/cross-cultural communication(p. 365)
• 15.2 Herbal remedies(p. 383)
• 15.3 Medicines | Medicinas(p. 384)
• 15.4 Illnesses and symptoms (by body system)(p. 384)
• Appendix A Useful Documents and Forms(p. 391)
• A1 Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders(p. 391)
• A2 Questions About DNR Code Status(p. 392)
• A3 Questions for Determining Geriatric Depression Scale(p. 393)
• A4 Communication with Advanced Disease Patients (Palliative Care)(p. 394)
• A5 Primary Care Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening(p. 396)
• A6 Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)(p. 396)
• A7 Mini Mental Status Examination MMSE (Examen Mental Breve)(p. 398)
• A8 Questionnaire for Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)(p. 399)
• A9 Questions for Alcohol Abuse (CAGE)(p. 401)
• A10 Questionnaire for Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7)(p. 402)
• A11 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA Test)(p. 403)
• A12 Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS)(p. 405)
• Appendix B Verb Tables(p. 409)
• Appendix C Dialogues and Monologues: English Translations(p. 421)
• Appendix D Answer Key(p. 453)
• English-Spanish Glossary(p. 469)
• Spanish-English Glossary(p. 489)
• Index(p. 507)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Joanna Ros, Jos Fernndez Torres, and Tamara Anah Ros have been teaching medical Spanish for a total of more than seventy years between them. Their workshops are accredited by the American Medical Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Academy of Family Practitioners, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. For more information, visit their website at www.riosassociates.com.