McGraw-Hill's Complete Medical Spanish, Second Edition

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McGraw-Hill's Complete Medical Spanish, Second Edition

McGraw-Hill's Complete Medical Spanish, Second Edition

Authors: Joanna Rios and Jose Fernandez Torres

Published: March 2010

eISBN: 9780071814027 0071814027 | ISBN: 9780071664295

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

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1.1 Greetings

1.2 The alphabet

1.3 Nouns: gender and number

1.4 Parts of the body

1.5 “What is this?”

1.6 “Where is . . . ?”

1.7 “What do you need?”

1.8 Chief complaint

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2.1 Numbers

2.2 Vital signs

2.3 Question words, relative pronouns, prepositions, and other words

2.4 Internal organs

2.5 Cognates

2.6 Giving instructions

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3.1 Conjugation

3.2 Common -ar verbs

3.3 “Necesitar”

3.4 “Estar”

3.5 More numbers

3.6 Common symptoms

3.7 Qualifying and quantifying pain

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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 Expressing destination and future actions

4.10 Emergency room: La sala de emergencias

4.11 “Ser” v. “estar”

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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

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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 neurological exam: Un examen neurológico

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7.1 Key Power Verbs AKA Power Punch Verbs

7.2 Prescription and diet instructions

7.3 Pap smear: El examen de papanicolau

7.4 Beware of direct translations

7.5 Giving directions: Las instrucciones y direcciones

7.6 Present progressive tense

7.7 Blood test: Muestra—análisis de sangre

7.8 Urine test: La muestra de la orina

7.9 Sputum test: La muestra de esputo

7.10 Skin tests: Pruebas de la piel

7.11 Taking X rays: Las radiografías

7.12 Results and diagnosis: Resultados y diagnósticos

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8.1 Possessive adjectives

8.2 “Se impersonal”

8.3 Demonstrative adjectives

8.4 The preterit tense

8.5 Irregular verbs in the preterit

8.6 Well-baby visit

8.7 Emergency room visit: ear infection: La sala de emergencia: una infección del oído

8.8 Emergency room visit: an asthma attack: La sala de emergencia: un ataque de asma

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9.1 Reflexive verbs

9.2 Direct object pronouns

9.3 To have, one should/must: Tener que/ necesitar, es necesario/hay que

9.4 Abdominal pain: Dolor abdominal

9.5 A trip to the dentist’s office: Una visita al dentista

9.6 An appointment with the ophthalmologist: Una cita con el oftalmólogo

9.7 Dermatology: La dermatología

9.8 The pharmacy: La farmacia

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10.1 “Preguntar” y “pedir”

10.2 “Conocer” y “saber”

10.3 Pronombres prosesivos: Possessive pronouns

10.4 Otro tiempo de futuro: Another future tense form

10.5 Presente y pasado progressivo: The present and past progressive tenses

10.6 The use of acabar de . . .

10.7 Enfermedades venéreas, Enfermedades tra(n)smitidas sexualmente: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs or STIs)

10.8 Tiempo del presente y pasado perfecto: The present and past perfect tenses

10.9 “Por” v. ”para”

10.10 La forma de tú en el mandato: The tú form of the command

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11.1 El tiempo condicional: The conditional tense

11.2 Un niño que necesita bajar de peso: A child who needs to lose weight

11.3 El tiempo imperfecto: The imperfect tense

11.4 Instrucciones prenatales: Prenatal instructions

11.5 Pronombres de complemento directo: Direct object pronouns

11.6 Pronombres de complemento indirecto: Indirect object pronouns

11.7 Pronombres de complementos directo e indirecto usados juntos: Using direct and indirect object pronouns together

11.8 El parto: The delivery

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12.1 El subjunctivo: The subjunctive mood

12.2 Una visita posparto: A postpartum visit

12.3 El imperfecto del subjunctivo: The imperfect subjunctive

12.4 Un paciente con alta presión: A patient with high blood pressure

12.5 El condicional y el imperfecto del subjunctivo con la cláusula “si”: The conditional and the imperfect subjunctive in “si” clauses

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13.1 El perfecto del subjuntivo: The present perfect subjunctive

13.2 El pluscuamperfecto del subjunctivo: The pluperfect subjunctive

13.3 La primera visita de un paciente con diabetes: The first visit of a patient with diabetes

13.4 How the heck does one use the pluperfect?

13.5 Instrucciones para tomar la píldora anticonceptiva: Instructions for taking birth control pills

13.6 A review of all verb tenses covered

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14.1 Víctima de una violación: A rape victim

14.2 Víctima de un accidente de carro en Urgencias: Victim of a car accident in the ER

14.3 Terapia ocupacional: Occupational therapy

14.4 Una quemadura: A burn

14.5 Un paciente recuperando el conocimiento: Patient regaining consciousness

14.6 Autoexamen (Autoexploración) mensual de los senos: Monthly breast self-examination

14.7 Monólogo de neonatología: Monologue on neonatology

14.8 Infarto de miocardio o trombosis cerebrovascular: Myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular thrombosis

14.9 Patrón de crecimiento y desarrollo: Pattern for growth and development

14.10 Enfermería: Nursing

14.11 Psiquiatría y psicología: Psychiatry and psychology

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15.1 Cultural competency/cross-cultural communication

15.2 Herbal remedies

15.3 Medicines: Medicinas

15.4 Illnesses and symptoms (by body part)

Appendix A: Verb Tables

Appendix B: Dialogues and Monologues: English Translations

Appendix C: Answer Key

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Index