Spanish and the Medical Interview, 2nd Edition
Focusing on communication needs in real-world clinical situations, Dr. Pilar Ortega’s updated edition of this practical text helps you address today’s growing demand for Spanish-speaking physicians and healthcare workers. This pocket-sized resource provides basic Spanish skills, sample interview questions, relevant cultural information, and more, in addition to online videos of physician-patient interactions, interactive self-assessment tools, and clinical vignettes. You’ll find exactly what you need to develop better physician-patient communication skills, increase your cultural competence, and make better clinical decisions in your practice.
Focusing on communication needs in real-world clinical situations, Dr. Pilar Ortega’s updated edition of this practical text helps you address today’s growing demand for Spanish-speaking physicians and healthcare workers. This pocket-sized resource provides basic Spanish skills, sample interview questions, relevant cultural information, and more, in addition to online videos of physician-patient interactions, interactive self-assessment tools, and clinical vignettes. You’ll find exactly what you need to develop better physician-patient communication skills, increase your cultural competence, and make better clinical decisions in your practice.
New to this edition
- Improve your skills with new and expanded content including more practice exercises for self-assessment, information on cultural issues, grammar tips and practice, complex clinical scenarios, and how to best use interpreters in your practice
- Stay up to date with new chapters on pediatric health; common procedures and informed consent; the physician’s impression and plan; diabetes medication; travel history and special exposures; adult immunization history; exercise and adult health safety screening; and specialized physical examination
- Gauge and hone your doctor-patient communication skills with interactive self-assessment tools and practice exercises
- Watch video of real-time physician-patient exchanges (with English and Spanish subtitles), complete interactive practice exercises, and learn from clinical vignettes—all online at Student Consult
- eBook version included! Access the entire book online or offline across all devices with the Student Consult eBook
Key Features
- Understand the nuts and bolts of better communication through Spanish grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, sample interview questions, and helpful interview techniques.
- Pocket size allows for quick reference in an easily accessible format.
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780323371148 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | By Pilar Ortega, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Hispanic Center of Excellence in Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Edition Number | 2 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | 152w x 229h (6.00" x 9.00") |
| Illustrations | 40 illustrations |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 490 |
| Publication Date | 6 Jul 2015 |
| Stock Status | Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery |
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1. Basics of Conversational Spanish
1.1 Pronunciation
1.2 Syntax and Grammar
1.3 Verb Conjugation
1.4 Addressing the Patient: Tú versus Usted
2. Setting the Stage for the Clinical Encounter
2.1 General Greetings
2.2 Addressing the Patient
2.3 Provider’s Introduction
2.4 Extended Introduction: Getting to Know the Patient
2.5 Setting the Agenda
3. History of the Present Illness
3.1 Basic Anatomy
3.2 Chief Complaint
3.3 History of the Present Illness
4. Past Medical History and Review of Systems
4.1 Past Medical History of Chronic Diseases
4.2 Past Medical History of Acute Diseases
4.3 Past Surgical History
4.4 Review of Systems
5. Medications and Drug Effects
5.1 Medication History
5.2 Allergy History
5.3 Medication Instructions
5.4 Drug Side Effects
5.5 Diabetes Medication
6. Family History
6.1 Naming Family Members
6.2 Talking about Family Life and Health
6.3 Family History
7. Social and Sexual History
7.1 Assuring the Patient of Confidentiality
7.2 Social History
7.3 Travel History and Special Exposures
7.4 Substance Use History
7.5 Sexual History
7.6 Review of Reproductive Systems
8. Mental Health and Cognition
8.1 General Mental Health
8.2 Spirituality and Health
8.3 Cognitive Assessment
8.4 Psychiatric History and Review of Systems
9. Preventive Health and Nutrition
9.1 Access to Preventive Medical Care
9.2 Preventive Routine Screening Tests
9.3 Adult Immunization History
9.4 Exercise and Adult Health Safety Screening
9.5 Diet History
9.6 Body Mass Index, Special Diets, and Recommendations
10. Pediatrics
10.1 Addressing the Pediatric Patient
10.2 Pregnancy, Delivery, and Neonatal History
10.3 Developmental History
10.4 Pediatric Safety
10.5 Immunization History
10.6 Infant Diet
10.7 Common Pediatric Illnesses
11. Physical Examination
11.1 General Physical Examination
11.2 Specialized Physical Examination
11.3 Physical Findings
12. Procedures and Informed Consent
12.1 Informed Consent
12.2 Discussing Common Procedures
12.3 Discussing Emergent Procedures
12.4 Advanced Directives
13. Impression and Plan
13.1 Physician’s Impression
13.2 Plan of Care: Additional Testing
13.3 Plan of Care: Treatment and Follow-up
13.4 Discussing Test Results
13.5 Delivering Bad News
13.6 System-Based Summary of Impression and Plan
13.7 Concluding the Visit
14. Knowing your Limitations: When and How to Use a Medical Interpreter
14.1 When to Use a Medical Interpreter
14.2 Types of Medical Interpretation
14.3 Working Effectively with a Medical Interpreter
APPENDIX
Abbreviated Spanish Medical Interview Guide
Extended Spanish Medical Interview Guide
