An Introduction to Spanish for Health Care Workers; Communication and Culture: Second Edition

by Robert O. Chase and Clarisa B. Medina de Chase

• ISBN13: 9780300097153
• ISBN10: 0300097158
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-11-10
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

Para quienes se encargan del cuidado médico y que, desean aprender español para comunicarse eficazmente con los pacientes; presentamos este libro, que es un primer y excelente curso de aprendizaje de la lengua. Es un texto para la sala de clase que utiliza lecturas, ejercicios y actividades interactivas para integrar el vocabulario médico español, la gramática y los términos familiares que necesitan aquellos que cuidan pacientes (doctores, dentistas, técnicos médicos, etc.). Las notas culturales explican costumbres y estilos hispánicos de comunicación. Esta edición proporciona léxico ampliado, presentación más sucinta, actividades comunicativas agregadas y una sección de trabajo personal para consolidar el aprendizaje y para promover las habilidades de la escritura. También se incluye con el libro un programa de audio con un CD integrado con cada una de las lecciones para desarrollar habilidades de escuchar y pronunciación.

Author Biography

Robert O. Chase is a forensic social worker at the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and an emergency department social worker at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn. He teaches Spanish at Tunxis Community College and at local hospitals Clarisa B. Medina de Chase is a rehabilitation therapy assistant for Spanish-speaking patients and families at Connecticut Valley Hospital

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	xxi
``Hello, I Am the Doctor''
Greetings and Farewells	3	(1)
Greetings and Farewells	3	(3)
The Subject Pronouns and the Verb Ser	6	(2)
The Professions	8	(3)
The Gender and Number of Nouns and Definite Articles	11	(3)
The Plural Forms of the Verb Ser	14	(1)
Introductions	15	(1)
Countries and Ethnicities	16	(1)
What Is Your Name?	17	(1)
Personal Characteristics	18	(1)
Personal Characteristics	18	(2)
The Agreement of Adjectives, Nouns, and Indefinite Articles	20	(3)
The Pronunciation of Vowels	23	(8)
Cultural Note: ``Hispanics in the United States''	24	(7)
``How Are You?''
How Are You?	31	(1)
How Are You?	31	(1)
The Verb Estar	32	(2)
Possessive Adjectives	34	(1)
Where Are You?	35	(1)
The Days of the Week	35	(1)
Forming Questions	36	(1)
Choosing between Ser and Estar	37	(3)
Orientation	40	(1)
Testing Orientation to Three Spheres	40	(1)
The Specialties	41	(2)
The Pronunciation of Stress and the Written Accent	43	(8)
Cultural Note: Attitudes and Ourselves	44	(7)
``What Is the Matter?''
What Is the Matter?	51	(1)
What Is the Matter?	52	(1)
The Verb Tener (to Have)	52	(1)
Colds and Flu Season	53	(1)
Colds and Flu Symptoms	53	(3)
Basic Needs	56	(1)
Comfort	56	(1)
The Tener Idioms	56	(2)
Parts of the Body	58	(1)
The Head	58	(2)
The Body	60	(4)
Pain	64	(1)
The Verb Doler	64	(2)
How Much Does It Hurt?	66	(1)
Injuries	66	(1)
Injuries	66	(1)
The Past Participle	67	(2)
The Pronunciation of G, C, J, and H	69	(7)
The Receptionist
Name and Address	76	(1)
Numbers for Vital Signs, the Telephone, and Age	77	(1)
Numbers from Zero to Ten	77	(1)
Numbers from Eleven to 1,000	77	(3)
Telephone Numbers	80	(1)
Age	80	(1)
Making Appointments	81	(1)
The Year	81	(1)
The Months of the Year	82	(1)
The Date	82	(1)
The Registration Interview	83	(1)
Personal Information	83	(2)
Telling Time	85	(2)
The Pronunciation of N, R, RR, LL, and Y	87	(8)
Cultural Note: Expressions for Every Day	88	(7)
The Family
The Family	95	(1)
Cultural Note: La familia	96
Family Members	95	(3)
Possessive Adjectives	98	(2)
More Family Members	100	(2)
Regular «-ar,» «-er,» and «-ir» Verbs	102	(3)
Some Regular Verbs	105	(1)
The Personal «a»	106	(2)
Taking Family History	108	(1)
Hereditary Illnesses	108	(1)
Direct Object Pronouns	109	(2)
Indirect Object Pronouns	111	(2)
Cultural Note: What's in a Name?	113	(1)
The Pronunciation of B and V	113	(4)
The Pharmacy
Medication Administration	117	(1)
The Verb Tomar (to Take)	117	(3)
Hay Que: A General Instruction	120	(1)
The Pharmacy, Forms of Medications	121	(1)
Dosing Instructions	122	(3)
Tener que: To Have To	125	(1)
Favor de: A Gentle Request	126	(1)
Classes of Medications	127	(2)
Indications and Side Effects	129	(1)
Demonstrative Adjectives	129	(2)
Affirmative and Negative Adjectives	131	(1)
Side Effects	132	(1)
The Verb Dar (to Give)	133	(2)
The Pill Organizer	135	(1)
Asthma	136	(1)
Asthma	136	(8)
Cultural Note: La confianza	138	(6)
Diet and Nutrition
Meals	144	(1)
Nutrition	144	(1)
Likes and Dislikes	144	(1)
The Verb Gustar	144	(2)
The Verb Querer	146	(2)
The Verb Preferir	148	(1)
The Five Food Groups	149	(3)
The Verb Deber	152	(1)
Special Diets	152	(1)
Weight-Reducing Diet	152	(1)
Low-Salt, Low-Sodium Diet	153	(1)
Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Diet	154	(1)
Diabetic Diet	155	(1)
Clear-Liquids Diet	156	(9)
Cultural Note: Starchy Vegetables	157	(8)
The Physical Exam
History of the Patient's Chief Complaint	165	(1)
``How Long Has It Been?''	166	(1)
``How Often?''	167	(2)
``How Long Does It Last?''	169	(1)
``What Makes It Better?''	170	(1)
The Physical Exam	170	(1)
The Verb Ir (to Go) to Talk About the Future	170	(3)
The Physical Exam	173	(5)
Some Tests and Procedures	178	(1)
Scheduling Appointments	179	(2)
A Sample Physical Exam	181	(6)
The Past (Preterit) Tense
What Happened?	187	(1)
The Preterit of Regular Verbs	187	(3)
Times in the Past	190	(3)
The Preterit of Some Irregular Verbs	193	(4)
Before Surgery	197	(1)
When Was the Last Time...?	197	(2)
Words of Reassurance	199	(4)
Taking Medical History
Current Conditions	203	(1)
The Verbs Padecer and Sufrir	203	(1)
Illnesses and Conditions	204	(1)
The Abbreviated History	204	(1)
Illnesses and the Review of Systems	205	(2)
Infectious and Tropical Diseases	207	(1)
Taking Medical History	208	(1)
The Present Perfect Tense	208	(3)
Affirmative and Negative Expressions	211	(1)
Symptoms	212	(1)
General Symptoms	212	(3)
Tuberculosis	215	(1)
Surgery	216	(1)
The Internal Organs and Glands	216	(1)
Surgical History	217	(2)
Vaccinations	219	(8)
Hospitalizations, Dentistry, and Mental Health
Hospitalizations	227	(2)
The Reflexive Form of Verbs	229	(1)
Irregular Verbs in the Reflexive Form	230	(4)
At the Bedside	234	(1)
The Verbs Dormir and Poder	234	(2)
Discharge Planning	236	(1)
A Tool for Interviews	237	(1)
Dentistry	238	(1)
The Dentist's Office	238	(3)
Reading: Cavities and Gingivitis	241	(2)
Mental Health	243	(1)
The Verb Sentirse (to Feel)	243	(1)
Feelings	243	(3)
Mental Illnesses and Symptoms	246	(9)
Cultural Note: Los nervios	249	(6)
Maternity and Safer Sex
Maternity	255	(1)
Formal Commands Using Usted	255	(2)
Pregnancy	257	(2)
Possible Complications	259	(1)
Delivery	260	(4)
Cultural Note: Fathers and Childbirth	263	(1)
Safer Sex	264	(1)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	264	(2)
Cultural Note: The Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases	265	(1)
AIDS	266	(5)
Cultural Note: The Joy of Language	268	(3)
Appendix 1 The Spanish Alphabet	271	(1)
Appendix 2 A Guide to Some Irregular and Stem-Changing Verbs	272	(4)
English to Spanish Glossary	276	(14)
Spanish to English Glossary	290
Learning Check	1	(1)
Audio Program Script	1