McGraw-Hill's Spanish for Healthcare Providers (Book + 3CDs) - Brossura

Rios, Joanna; Fernandez Torres, Jose

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071439803 ISBN 13: 9780071439800

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2004

Riassunto

THE QUICKEST ROUTE TO LEARNING HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH SPANISH-SPEAKING PATIENTS--NOW AVAILABLE IN CD FORMAT!

Much more than mere phrase books, these book/CD packages arm health care providers with the tools they need to communicate confidently with their Spanish-speaking patients. In no time, even those with no prior Spanish language experience can build competence in interviewing patients, taking histories, conducting physical exams and tests, giving medication, and performing follow-ups.

Offering health care providers a quick, easy, and enjoyable way to learn to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients, each package features:

• More than 2,500 key general and medical terms with pronunciation tips
• Jargon-free explanations of essential grammar concepts and structures
• Realistic dialogues reflecting the most common medical situations
• Exercises, games, and puzzles that reinforce understanding and fluency
• Quick-reference bilingual glossary
• Three 75-minute CDs containing vocabulary, phrases, and dialogues spoken by a variety of native speakers
• 10 CME tests worth up

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Joanna Ríos, Ph.D., and José Fernández Torres have been teaching medical Spanish for more than fifteen years. Their workshops are accredited by the American Medical Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Association of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Contenuti:

Introduction
Chapter 1
1.1Greetings
1.2The alphabet
1.3Nouns: gender and number
1.4Parts of the body
1.5"What is this?"
1.6"Where is …?"
1.7"What do you need?"
1.8Chief complaint
Chapter 2
2.1 Numbers
2.2 Vital signs
2.3 Question words and prepositions
2.4 Internal organs
2.5 Cognates
2.6 Giving instructions
Chapter 3
3.1 Conjugation
3.2 Common -ar verbs
3.3 "Necesitar"
3.4 "Estar"
3.5 More numbers 3.6 Common symptoms (Chief complaints)
3.7 Qualifying and quantifying pain
Chapter 4
4.1 Household items
4.2 "Ser"
4.3 Telling time
4.4 Adjectives
4.5 "Hay"
4.6 Conjugation of -er verbs
4.7 Conjugation of -ir verbs
4.8 Pediatrics (La pediatría)
4.9 A simplified form of the future tense
4.10Emergency room (La sala de emergencias)
4.11"Ser" v. "estar"
Chapter 5
5.1 The family (La familia)
5.2 More verb tenses
5.3 Illnesses (Enfermedades)
5.4 Types of food (Tipos de comidas)
5.5 Diet (La dieta)
5.6 Indirect object pronouns
5.7 Irregular -er and -ir verbs
Chapter 6
6.1 Irregular verbs in the present tense
6.2 Days of the week (Los días de la semana)
6.3 Months of the year (Los meses del año)
6.4 Authority figures and home remedies
6.5 The imperative mood or command form
6.6 A physical exam (Un examen físico)
6.7 A neurologic exam (Un examen neurológico)
Chapter 7
7.1 Key power verbs
7.2 Prescription and diet instructions
7.3 El examen de papanicolau (Pap smear)
7.4 Beware of direct translations
7.5 Las instrucciones y direcciones (Giving directions)
7.6 Present progressive tense
7.7 Meustra--análisis de sangre (Blood test)
7.8 La muestra de la orina (Urine test)
7.9 La muestra de esputo (Sputum test)
7.10 Pruebas de la piel (Skin tests)
7.11 Las radiografías (Taking X rays)
7.12 Resultados y diagnósticos (Results and diagnosis)
Chapter 8
8.1 Possessive adjectives
8.2 Impersonal "se"
8.3 Demonstrative adjectives
8.4 The preterit tense
8.5 Irregular verbs in the preterit
8.6 Una visita con bébé (Well-baby visit)
8.7 La sala de emergencia: una infección del oído (Emergency room visit: ear infection)
8.8 La sala de emergencia: un ataque de asma (Emergency room visit: an asthma attack))
Chapter 9
9.1 Reflexive verbs
9.2 Direct object pronouns
9.3 Autoexamen mensual de los senos (Monthly breast self-examination)
9.4 Dolor abdominal (Abdominal pain)
9.5 Una visita al dentista (A trip to the dentist's office)
9.6 Una cita con el oftalmólogo (An appointment with the ophthalmologist)
9.7 La dermatología (Dermatology visit)
9.8 La farmacia (The pharmacy)
Chapter 10
10.1 Cross-cultural communication
10.2 Herbal remedies
10.3 Medicines (Medicinas)
10.4 Illnesses and symptoms (by area)
Appendix A: Verb Tables
Appendix B: Answer Key
Appendix C: Dialogues and monologues: English translations
Spanish-English Glossary
English-Spanish Glossary

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0071439803
• ISBN 13: 9780071439800
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 335