Spanish Diabetes Phrasebook: A Resource for Health Care Providers 2010

With more and more physicians, clinicians, educators, and administrators working with Latino and Hispanic patients, ensuring accurate communication is more important than ever. This handy pocket reference offers the Spanish equivalents to common phrases you use every day. From patient introductions to medical histories, examinations, and follow-up, you can provide a more trusting environment and quality care by engaging patients directly.

Phrases are divided into nine, natural groups for ease of use. A glossary of related terms is included, Diabetes Spanish Phrasebook provides accurate communication, critical in all aspects of medical diagnosis, education, and general diabetes care to help you communicate more effectively with your Spanish-speaking patients.

Written by the experts at the American Diabetes Association, the nation's leading voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information, and advocacy and the leading publisher of comprehensive diabetes information.

Topics include:

Greeting and Introduction
Identifying the Patient
Medications and Allergies
Chief Complaint (CC)
History of Present Illness
Past Medical History
Review of Systems
Examination
Follow-Up and Plan
List of Relevant Terms