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Medical Spanish in Pediatrics: An Instant Translator, 1e

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This book is outstanding. As a physician who cares for a large Hispanic population, I found this book to be extremely helpful. All I have to do is to read the questions to the parents and they answer yes or no. I am able to obtain a complete history without relying on interpreters. It has chapters on the most common presenting complaints in Pediatrics. This book helps me tremendously to communicate with my patients. It is complete, easy to use and to the point. I highly recommend it to all health care providers who care for children.

This book is outstanding. As a physician who cares for large Hispanic population, I found this book to be extremely helpful. All I have to do is to read the questions to the parents and they answer yes or no. I am able to obtain a complete history without relying on interpreters. It has chapters on the most common presenting complaints in Pediatrics. This book helps me tremendously to communicate with my patients. It is complete, easy to use and to the point. I highly recommend it to all health care providers who care for children.

I purchased this book while taking a medical Spanish course and I plan to keep it to flip through regularly as a refresher if I do not end up using Spanish on a daily basis. This book allowed me to quickly find key phrases to communicate with patients (ex: do you have a fever, how did you take his temperature, etc. ). It is appropriate for beginners as it includes phonetic pronunciations. The only disadvantage is that there is no glossary at the back, so you must be familiar with the lay out of the book to quickly reference phrases. I would recommend this book to any practicing or training pediatrician who wants to improve communication with their Hispanic patients.