Spanish for Health Care Professionals (English and Spanish Edition)

Expanded to include even more words, phrases, and helpful exercises, this book is designed to help doctors, nurses, and medical assistants communicate in Spanish with Latino patients and their families who have little or no command of English. This fully updated text includes the addition of technical glossaries organized by medical field; vocabulary for informing families about patients’ medical care or death; and information on herbal remedies commonly found in Latin America. Every Spanish word in the book is followed by its phonetic pronunciation. The book also provides easy-to-follow tips on understanding colloquial spoken Spanish. Author William Harvey concentrates on words and phrases likely to be used in a medical setting. True-to-life dialogues dramatize situations pertaining to pregnancy, broken bones, pediatric care, heart and lung diseases, pharmacy prescriptions, drug problems, medical treatment of accident and crime victims, and much more.