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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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How to Use the Dictionary | |
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Abbreviations | |
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Medical Abbreviations | |
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Conversion Tables | |
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Spanish Sounds | |
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English Sounds | |
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Cognates | |
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Simplified Spanish Grammar | |
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Spanish-English Glossary | |
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Simplified English Grammar | |
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English-Spanish Glossary | |
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Appendix A | |
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Guide to Questions and Answers | |
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Questioning the Patient | |
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Personal Data | |
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Financial Facts | |
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At the Doctor's Office | |
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Chief Complaint | |
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Medical History | |
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Review of Systems | |
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Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat | |
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Cardiopulmonary System | |
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Gastrointestinal System | |
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Musculoskeletal System | |
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Neurological System | |
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Skin | |
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Genitourinary System | |
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Urinary System | |
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Labor and Delivery | |
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The Newborn | |
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Medications | |
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Types of Medications | |
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How to Take or Administer Medicines | |
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Warnings about Dependency on Medications | |
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Interactions and Possible Reactions | |
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Dosage, Manipulation and Use | |
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Drug Abuse | |
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Drug Classification | |
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Symptoms Related to Drug Abuse | |
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Emergencies and First Aid Services | |
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Ambulance and Emergency Room | |
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Hospitalization | |
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Surgery | |
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Anesthesia | |
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Trauma and Emergency Problems | |
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Foreign Bodies Penetrating the Body | |
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Airway Foreign Bodies | |
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Substances Causing Toxic Effects | |
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Intoxication-Poisoning | |
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Burns | |
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Chest Pain | |
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Loss of Consciousness | |
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Eye Emergencies | |
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Other Emergencies | |
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Appendix B | |
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Signs and Symptoms in Most Common Disorders and Diseases | |
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Vital Signs | |
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Warning Signs of a Heart Attack | |
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Stroke Warning Signals | |
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Medical Tests | |
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Cardiovascular Tests | |
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Work-ups | |
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Respiratory Tests and Studies | |
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Reflex Tests | |
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Other Tests for Specific Problems | |
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X-ray and Laboratory Examination | |
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Diagnostic Tests and Studies | |
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CAT Scan | |
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MRI | |
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Surgical Procedures | |
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Appendix C | |
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Alzheimer Disease | |
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Etiology of Common Diseases | |
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) | |
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HIV and AIDS | |
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Questions and Answers on HIV and AIDS | |
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Questions Commonly Asked about HIV | |
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Protection Against Infection | |
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Question about Testing for HIV and AIDS | |
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Treatment and Therapy of HIV | |
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Observations Related to HIV and AIDS | |
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Bioterrorism | |
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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) | |
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Consent and Authorization Forms | |
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The Rights of the Patient | |
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Living Will | |
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Muscles and Actions | |
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Physical Fitness | |
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Nutrition | |
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Food Distribution | |
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Vitamins and Minerals-Sources | |
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Methods of Food Preparation | |
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Food Additives | |
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Nutrition Vocabulary: Foods | |
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Therapeutic Diets | |
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Appendix D | |
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Idiomatic Expressions and Useful Phrases | |
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Medical Phrases | |
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Phrases Related to Health Insurance Policy Claims | |
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Regular Verbs | |
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Irregular Verbs | |
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Appendix E | |
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Weights and Measures | |
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Cardinal Numerals | |
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Ordinal Numerals | |
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Fractions | |
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Temperature | |
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Time | |
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Days of the Week | |
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Seasons and Months of the Year | |
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Time of Day | |
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Expressions of Time | |
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Timing Tests and Medications | |
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Stages of Life | |