Medical Spanish in Pediatrics: An Instant Translator

by Marco Cordero, Isam Nasr, Isam Nasr MD FACEP, et al.

This handy resource helps to improve communication between health care providers and Spanish speaking pediatric patients and their caregivers. Organised by chief complaint, this reference provides commonly asked questions that require simple yes and noanswers. Each question is presented in Spanish with its phonetic pronunciation and English translation, enabling users to successfully procure the answers necessary to care for their youngest patients. This excellent book equips readers to be understood in a full range of health care settingsincluding emergency departments, outpatient clinics, and hospital wards.Organises chapters by presenting chief pediatric complaint for convenient and easy access.Provides clear yes and no questions for each presenting complaint to keep interviews with young patients simple and make medical histories easy to obtain.
Features common terms and phrases to help readers explain work-up plans, diagnoses, and prognoses.Contains specific discharge instructions for each complaint so that patients and caregivers are able to understand and follow the directions.
Pocket sized for portability and rapid use.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721684475
• ISBN13: 9780721684475
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.8" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Great reference book

I purchased this book while taking a medical Spanish course and I plan to keep it to flip through regularly as a refresher if I do not end up using Spanish on a daily basis. This book allowed me to quickly find key phrases to communicate with patients (ex: do you have a fever, how did you take his temperature, etc. ). It is appropriate for beginners as it includes phonetic pronunciations. The only disadvantage is that there is no glossary at the back, so you must be familiar with the lay out of the book to quickly reference phrases. I would recommend this book to any practicing or training pediatrician who wants to improve communication with their Hispanic patients.

An essential book for those who care for children

This book is outstanding. As a physician who cares for a large Hispanic population, I found this book to be extremely helpful. All I have to do is to read the questions to the parents and they answer yes or no. I am able to obtain a complete history without relying on interpreters. It has chapters on the most common presenting complaints in Pediatrics. This book helps me tremendously to communicate with my patients. It is complete, easy to use and to the point. I highly recommend it to all health care providers who care for children.

An essential book for those who care for children

This book is outstanding. As a physician who cares for large Hispanic population, I found this book to be extremely helpful. All I have to do is to read the questions to the parents and they answer yes or no. I am able to obtain a complete history without relying on interpreters. It has chapters on the most common presenting complaints in Pediatrics. This book helps me tremendously to communicate with my patients. It is complete, easy to use and to the point. I highly recommend it to all health care providers who care for children.