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An introduction to Spanish for health care workers / Robert O. Chase, Clarisa B. Medina de Chase.
Van Pelt Library PC4120.M3 C43 2003 disc
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LIBRA PC4120.M3 C43 2003 text
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chase, Robert O., 1955-
- Series:
- Yale language series
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Spanish language--Conversation and phrase books (for medical personnel).
- Spanish language.
- Spanish language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.
- Genre:
- Conversation and phrase books -- for medical personnel.
- Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.
- Sound recordings.
- Phrase books.
- Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 303, 35, 19 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 audio CD (4 3/4 in.)
- 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2003]
- Language Note:
- English and Spanish.
- Summary:
- An Introduction to Spanish for Health Care Workers, Second Edition, designed for students with little or no formal background in Spanish, provides the necessary language and vocabulary to facilitate better communication between health care providers and the growing Spanish-speaking community in the United States. This classroom text uses readings, exercises, and interactive activities to integrate Spanish medical vocabulary, grammar, and colloquial terms that nurses, doctors, dentists, and medical technicians need most. Rich cultural notes explain Hispanic customs and communication styles.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 "Hello, I Am the Doctor"
- Greetings and Farewells 3
- Personal Characteristics 18
- Cultural Note: "Hispanics in the United States" 24
- Chapter 2 "How Are You?"
- Where Are You? 35
- The Specialties 41
- Cultural Note: Attitudes and Ourselves 44
- Chapter 3 "What Is the Matter?"
- Colds and Flu Season 53
- Basic Needs 56
- Parts of the Body 58
- Pain 64
- Injuries 66
- Chapter 4 The Receptionist
- Name and Address 76
- Numbers for Vital Signs, the Telephone, and Age 77
- Making Appointments 81
- The Registration Interview 83
- Telling Time 85
- The Pronunciation of N, R, RR, LL, and Y 87
- Cultural Note: Expressions for Every Day 88
- Chapter 5 The Family
- Cultural Note: La familia 96
- Taking Family History 108
- Cultural Note: What's in a Name? 113
- Chapter 6 The Pharmacy
- Medication Administration 117
- Indications and Side Effects 129
- The Pill Organizer 135
- Asthma 136
- Cultural Note: La confianza 138
- Chapter 7 Diet and Nutrition
- Meals 144
- Special Diets 152
- Cultural Note: Starchy Vegetables 157
- Chapter 8 The Physical Exam
- History of the Patient's Chief Complaint 165
- Chapter 9 The Past (Preterit) Tense
- What Happened? 187
- Before Surgery 197
- Chapter 10 Taking Medical History
- Current Conditions 203
- Symptoms 212
- Surgery 216
- Vaccinations 219
- Chapter 11 Hospitalizations, Dentistry, and Mental Health
- Cultural Note: Los nervios 249
- Chapter 12 Maternity and Safer Sex
- Cultural Note: Fathers and Childbirth 263
- Cultural Note: The Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases 265
- Cultural Note: The Joy of Language 268
- Appendix 1 The Spanish Alphabet 271
- Appendix 2 A Guide to Some Irregular and Stem-Changing Verbs 272.
- ISBN:
- 0300097158
- 0300091559
- OCLC:
- 48435229
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