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English-Spanish Medical Dictionary, 3rd Edition by Glenn T. Rogers
Call Number: Books - 3rd Floor ; R 121 .R626 2007
ISBN: 9780071431866
Publication Date: 2007
Includes 20,000 terms with English-Spanish, Spanish-English translations, and common dialogue.
McGraw-Hill's Complete Medical Spanish, 2nd edition by Joanna Rios; Jose Fernandez Torres
Call Number: Kresge Library 3rd Floor PC 4120.M3 R56 2010 - Accompanying CDs available at the Circulation Desk
ISBN: 9780071664295
Publication Date: 2010
Includes course book and three interactive CDs with lessons for beginner, intermediate, and advanced audiences on the body, physical examination, interviewing, and treating Spanish-speaking patients.
Medical Spanish, 4th Edition by Gail L. Bongiovanni
Call Number: Kresge Library 3rd Floor PC 4120.M3 B6 2005
ISBN: 9780071442008
Publication Date: 2005
Easy Yes/No question and answer format for patient interviews, physical examinations, and instructions. Expanded coverage for topics such as patient privacy, consent, birth control, and HIV.
RAPID Rescue Spanish by Paul Maxwell
Call Number: Kresge Library 3rd Floor PC 4120.M3 M39 2006
ISBN: 9780323049764
Publication Date: 2008
Spanish for Health Care Professionals, 3rd edition by William C. Harvey
Reviews common clinical terminology and expressions in Spanish, including the body, history taking, physical examination, emergency situations, and speaking with pediatric or geriatric patients.