| Preface | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. xv |
| Cultural Notes | p. xvii |
| Rights of Patients | p. xviii |
| Emergency Information | p. 1 |
| On-site Emergencies | p. 2 |
| Police Emergencies | p. 3 |
| Domestic Violence | p. 4 |
| Automobile Accidents | p. 4 |
| Drug-related Emergencies | p. 5 |
| Paramedics | p. 5 |
| Level of Consciousness | p. 5 |
| Basic Emergency Admission Questions | p. 7 |
| Emergency Room | p. 8 |
| Administration | p. 8 |
| Assessment | p. 9 |
| Injuries | p. 12 |
| Unconscious Patient | p. 14 |
| Rape/Sexual Assault | p. 15 |
| Child Abuse | p. 16 |
| Pediatrics | p. 19 |
| Parents, Family, Patients | p. 20 |
| Poison Control | p. 21 |
| What to Do in Case of Poisoning | p. 21 |
| Toxic Exposure/Toxins in the Workplace | p. 21 |
| Medical Information | p. 23 |
| Health Questionnaire | p. 26 |
| History of Illness | p. 27 |
| Family History | p. 28 |
| Social History | p. 29 |
| Education | p. 30 |
| Systemic Review | p. 31 |
| AIDS | p. 38 |
| HIV Testing | p. 40 |
| Consent Form: HIV Blood Test | p. 41 |
| Common Questions and Answers | p. 42 |
| HIV and Babies | p. 47 |
| Diseases Associated with AIDS | p. 47 |
| Tuberculosis and AIDS | p. 51 |
| Anatomy (Terminology) | p. 52 |
| Anesthesia | p. 60 |
| Spinal Anesthesia | p. 61 |
| Anesthesia for Obstetrics/Gynecology | p. 62 |
| Arthritis | p. 63 |
| Back Pain or Problems | p. 64 |
| Burn Unit | p. 67 |
| Burn Garments for Children | p. 68 |
| Cancer | p. 69 |
| Breast Cancer | p. 69 |
| Lung Cancer | p. 71 |
| Colorectal Cancer | p. 72 |
| Prostate Cancer | p. 73 |
| Cervical Cancer | p. 73 |
| Leukemia | p. 74 |
| Cancer: The Seven Signs of Danger | p. 74 |
| Cardiology | p. 75 |
| For Adults | p. 75 |
| Pediatric Cardiology | p. 76 |
| Heart Attack: Useful Phrases | p. 77 |
| Cardiac Surgery | p. 78 |
| Common Medical Problems (Terminology) | p. 80 |
| Dermatology | p. 88 |
| Evaluation Questions | p. 88 |
| Psoriasis | p. 90 |
| Sun Protection | p. 92 |
| Skin (Terminology) | p. 93 |
| Diabetes | p. 94 |
| Drugs | p. 95 |
| General | p. 95 |
| Drug Slang/Terminology | p. 96 |
| Ears, Nose, and Throat | p. 98 |
| Ears | p. 98 |
| Nose | p. 98 |
| Mouth and Throat | p. 99 |
| Endocrinology | p. 99 |
| Family Planning | p. 100 |
| Contraceptives | p. 101 |
| Vasectomy | p. 102 |
| Tubal Ligation (Sterilization of Woman) | p. 103 |
| Terminology | p. 103 |
| Gastrointestinal | p. 106 |
| Colostomy | p. 108 |
| Genitourinary | p. 110 |
| Infection | p. 110 |
| Obstruction | p. 112 |
| Tumor | p. 112 |
| Stones | p. 113 |
| Incontinence (Leaking) | p. 113 |
| Neurogenic | p. 113 |
| Cystoscopy | p. 114 |
| Headaches/Head | p. 116 |
| Medications | p. 118 |
| Terminology | p. 118 |
| Instructions | p. 121 |
| Drug Labels | p. 123 |
| Prescriptions for Those Who Cannot Read | p. 124 |
| Side Effects | p. 126 |
| Nephrology | p. 127 |
| Dialysis | p. 127 |
| Dialysis (Terminology) | p. 128 |
| Neurology | p. 130 |
| Mental Status | p. 133 |
| Cranial Nerves | p. 134 |
| Electroencephalogram | p. 138 |
| EMG Examination | p. 138 |
| Spinal Tap | p. 140 |
| Pedicatric Outpatients: Electroencephalographic (EEG) Lab | p. 141 |
| Adult Outpatients: EEG Lab | p. 142 |
| Nuclear Medicine | p. 144 |
| General | p. 144 |
| Questions for Female Patients | p. 145 |
| Bone Scanning | p. 145 |
| Liver-Spleen Scanning | p. 146 |
| Thyroid Scanning | p. 147 |
| Obesity | p. 148 |
| What Is Obesity? | p. 148 |
| Pediatric Obesity | p. 151 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | p. 154 |
| Prenatal Record/Reproductive History | p. 154 |
| Early Pregnancy | p. 162 |
| Danger Signs during Pregnancy | p. 162 |
| Labor and Delivery | p. 163 |
| Postpartum | p. 165 |
| Gynecology | p. 166 |
| Pelvic Exam | p. 167 |
| Ophthalmology | p. 168 |
| Orthopedics | p. 170 |
| Hand Splint | p. 171 |
| Pediatrics | p. 172 |
| Pediatric Equipment List | p. 172 |
| History Form | p. 174 |
| Postpartum Breastfeeding Questions and Instructions | p. 185 |
| Illness in Infants | p. 186 |
| Pediatric Lead Poisoning | p. 186 |
| Phrases to Converse (Talk) with Children | p. 188 |
| Vocabulary | p. 189 |
| Developmental Milestones | p. 190 |
| Psychiatry | p. 194 |
| Current Mental Status | p. 194 |
| Depression | p. 195 |
| Behavior Changes | p. 195 |
| Substance Use | p. 196 |
| Family Psychiatric | |
| History | p. 196 |
| Medical Problems | p. 197 |
| Finance and Insurance | p. 198 |
| Living Situation | p. 198 |
| Significant Others | p. 199 |
| Patient Intake | p. 199 |
| Pulmonary (Respiratory) | p. 200 |
| Tuberculosis | p. 201 |
| Radiology | p. 202 |
| Ultrasound | p. 203 |
| Body CT | p. 205 |
| Head CT | p. 210 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | p. 214 |
| Thermography | p. 216 |
| Anatomic Terminology Especially for Radiology | p. 217 |
| Intravenous Pyelogram | p. 218 |
| Rehabilitation Assessment | p. 218 |
| Ambulation History | p. 218 |
| Transfer History | p. 219 |
| Dressing History | p. 219 |
| Eating History | p. 219 |
| Personal Hygiene History | p. 220 |
| Diseases Relative to Rehabilitation | p. 220 |
| Mobility | p. 220 |
| Bowel Care | p. 221 |
| Bladder Care | p. 221 |
| Spinal Cord Injury Specific Issues | p. 222 |
| General Rehabilitation | p. 223 |
| Rehabilitation Equipment | p. 223 |
| Sex Workers/Prostitutes | p. 223 |
| Female Prostitute | p. 223 |
| Male Prostitute | p. 225 |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | p. 226 |
| Surgery | p. 228 |
| General Medical Surgical Nursing | p. 228 |
| Preoperative | p. 228 |
| Postoperative | p. 230 |
| Useful Phrases | p. 231 |
| Patient Information | p. 233 |
| Back Pain | p. 235 |
| Things That Will Help | p. 235 |
| What You Must or Must Not Do | p. 236 |
| How to Stop Severe Bleeding | p. 237 |
| Breastfeeding Instructions | p. 238 |
| Burns: Care at Home | p. 239 |
| Bathing | p. 240 |
| Medication | p. 241 |
| Clothing | p. 241 |
| General Considerations | p. 242 |
| Cast Care Instructions | p. 242 |
| Catheterization | p. 244 |
| Chagas Disease | p. 246 |
| First Aid for Choking | p. 247 |
| Chronic Constipation | p. 248 |
| Cutaneous Leishmaniasis | p. 249 |
| D&C Aftercare Instructions | p. 250 |
| Dengue Fever | p. 251 |
| Diabetes | p. 252 |
| ID Card | p. 252 |
| Instructions for Self-Administration of Insulin | p. 253 |
| Warning Signs of Hypoglycemia | p. 253 |
| Mexican-American Diabetic Diet | p. 255 |
| Diarrhea: Treating Your Child | p. 259 |
| Douching | p. 263 |
| What Is a Douche? | p. 263 |
| How Is It Prepared? | p. 263 |
| Correct Way to Take a Douche | p. 263 |
| Emergency Medical Assistance: How to Seek | p. 264 |
| Emergency Telephone Numbers | p. 265 |
| Enema Instructions | p. 266 |
| Eye Injury Instructions | p. 267 |
| Farmworkers and Pesticide Exposure | p. 268 |
| Instructions for a Fecal Sample | p. 269 |
| What to Do for a Fever (High) | p. 271 |
| Instructions to Reduce Fevers | p. 273 |
| Folk Remedies and Alternative Medicine | p. 274 |
| Hanta Virus | p. 275 |
| Head Injury Observation Sheet | p. 276 |
| Head Lice | p. 277 |
| Method of Control | p. 278 |
| Remember | p. 278 |
| Lyme Disease | p. 279 |
| What Is Lyme Disease? | p. 279 |
| Mold and Mold Allergies | p. 280 |
| Outpatient Anethesia/Surgery Instructions | p. 281 |
| Poisoning | p. 283 |
| Psoriasis | p. 283 |
| Use of Anthralin | p. 283 |
| Scabies and Pediculosis Treatment Instructions | p. 284 |
| Sodium Diet: 2-3 Grams | p. 286 |
| General Recommendations | p. 288 |
| Sample Meal Plan | p. 288 |
| Care of Sprains | p. 289 |
| "Stuffy Nose" Protocol for Infants | p. 290 |
| Suppository Insertion: Vaginal | p. 291 |
| Instructions | p. 291 |
| Suture (Stitches) Care | p. 293 |
| How to Take a Child's Temperature | p. 294 |
| Important Instructions | p. 294 |
| Urine Collector (Midstream) with Protective Collar | p. 296 |
| Instructions for Use (Female) | p. 296 |
| Instructions for Use (Male) | p. 297 |
| Vaccines | p. 298 |
| Flu Vaccine | p. 298 |
| Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV) | p. 299 |
| West Nile Virus | p. 300 |
| Procedures | p. 301 |
| Amniocentesis | p. 302 |
| Laboratory Procedures | p. 303 |
| Patient Check-in | p. 303 |
| Preliminary Questions and Requests | p. 303 |
| Specimen Collection | p. 304 |
| Test/Procedures Vocabulary | p. 308 |
| Therapies | p. 311 |
| Occupational Therapy | p. 312 |
| Physical Therapy | p. 313 |
| Rehabilitation Physical Therapy | p. 314 |
| Neuromuscular Exam | p. 315 |
| Radiation Therapy | p. 316 |
| Respiratory Therapy | p. 317 |
| General | p. 317 |
| Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing | p. 318 |
| Maximum Inspiratory Flow Rate | p. 319 |
| Maximum Expiratory Flow Rate | p. 320 |
| Vital Capacity Maneuver | p. 320 |
| Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation | p. 320 |
| Manual Resuscitation, Suction, and Lavage | p. 321 |
| Speech Therapy: Preschool Speech Questionnaire | p. 322 |
| Offices and Records | p. 330 |
| Admissions Desk | p. 331 |
| Medical Office | p. 333 |
| Medical Records | p. 334 |
| Industrial Medical Record | p. 336 |
| Report of Injury to Employee | p. 342 |
| Equipment and Supplies | p. 345 |
| General Hospital Equipment and Supplies | p. 346 |
| Medical, Laboratory, and Procedural Supplies | p. 349 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy Equipment | p. 352 |
| For Other Medical Personnel | p. 355 |
| Aides and Homemaker Service | p. 356 |
| Dietitian | p. 356 |
| Bases Excess-Intravenous Pyelogram (BE-IVP) or Excretory Urogram Test Diet | p. 360 |
| Motor Meal Test Diet | p. 361 |
| No Added Salt Diet | p. 362 |
| Liquid Diets | p. 366 |
| Coronary Care Unit (CCU) Diet | p. 368 |
| Bland Diet | p. 369 |
| Low-residue Diet | p. 369 |
| Food Vocabulary | p. 371 |
| Nutritional Problems and Diseases | p. 378 |
| Hospice | p. 378 |
| Hospital Volunteers | p. 379 |
| Medical Social Workers | p. 380 |
| General | p. 380 |
| Case Managers | p. 384 |
| Switchboard | p. 385 |
| Visiting Nurses | p. 387 |
| General Hospital Vocabulary | p. 389 |
| Determining the Patient's Needs | p. 389 |
| Talking to the Patient's Family | p. 390 |
| Obtaining Information | p. 391 |
| Fluid Intake/Outtake | p. 393 |
| Useful Phrases for the Nursing Supervisor | p. 395 |
| Language Necessities | p. 397 |
| The Alphabet | p. 399 |
| Names of Letters | p. 399 |
| Spelling | p. 399 |
| Pronunciation | p. 400 |
| Accentuation | p. 407 |
| Diphthongs | p. 408 |
| Syllabification | p. 409 |
| Days of the Week | p. 410 |
| Months | p. 410 |
| Colors | p. 411 |
| A Brief Overview of Spanish Grammar | p. 411 |
| Nouns | p. 411 |
| Adjectives | p. 413 |
| Possession | p. 415 |
| Personal A | p. 416 |
| Pronouns | p. 416 |
| The Verbs To Be | p. 418 |
| Verb Tenses | p. 420 |
| Spanish Verbs and Some of Their Tenses | p. 421 |
| Stem-Changing Verbs | p. 425 |
| Irregular Past Participles | p. 431 |
| Commands | p. 432 |
| Impersonal Verbs | p. 433 |
| Hacer | p. 433 |
| Por and Para | p. 434 |
| Numbers | p. 435 |
| Cardinals | p. 435 |
| Ordinals | p. 436 |
| Interrogatives | p. 437 |
| Titles | p. 437 |
| Family Members (Relatives) | p. 438 |
| Medical Personnel | p. 438 |
| Greetings and Social Amenities | p. 439 |
| Completions | p. 440 |
| Weights and Measures | p. 441 |
| Linear Measure | p. 441 |
| Liquid Measure | p. 442 |
| Weights | p. 442 |
| Centigrade vs. Fahrenheit | p. 442 |
| Expressions of Time | p. 443 |
| Time on the Clock | p. 445 |
| Useful Words and Phrases | p. 446 |
| Key Commands | p. 447 |
| Familiar Commands (Irregular) | p. 449 |
| Clothing | p. 449 |
| Jewelry and Other Personal Articles | p. 450 |
| Some Key Commands Using Articles of Clothing and Jewelry | p. 451 |
| Locations | p. 452 |
| Glossary of Terms | p. 453 |
| Spanish to English | p. 453 |
| English to Spanish | p. 457 |
| Index | p. 461 |
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