Spanish for Medical Personnel [Paperback]

Ana C. Jarvis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0669354597 | ISBN-13: 978-0669354591 | Publication Date: June 1992 | Edition: 5th

This manual presents situations and vocabulary that medical personnel encounter in the course of their daily work. Correlated to Basic Spanish Grammar, 6/e, dialogues, personalized questions, grammar exercises, situational role-plays, and realia-based activities introduce and reinforce key medical vocabulary while encouraging students to communicate in Spanish. Supplementary readings on illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and AIDS reflect some of the most urgent concerns of the medical community. The Sixth Edition features up-to-date medical vocabulary, medical notes from a cross-cultural perspective, and practical reference information.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: D C Heath & Co; 5th edition (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0669354597
• ISBN-13: 978-0669354591
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #726,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book For Fluent Speakers, July 16, 2008

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Kurtis Snyder (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spanish for Medical Personnel (Paperback)

I bought this book a few years ago and really like it a lot. I think the low rating it received is a little unfair since the people rating it went low just because they didn't know it is a book for people who speak pretty fluent Spanish.

It's laid out nicely based mostly on specialties and areas of the hospital. It has an excellent and wide terminology section in the back. It also presents the terminology and vocabulary in a practical, easy to remember manner by using realistic dialog between the provider/patient.

I recommend this book to anyone who is pretty fluent in Spanish already. It's defiantly not a book to learn basic Spanish with.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spanish for Medical Personnel, 6th ed. review, August 18, 2006

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D. David "lifelong learner" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spanish for Medical Personnel (Paperback)

This text was used for a course at a community college in Texas. Having lived on the border (and Spanish being my 3rd language), I respectfully disagree with anyone who says this book/CD is "worthless." I took the course to be able to communicate better as both a licensed massage therapist and certified pharmacy technician. My teacher was super, and I look forward to another class with her. The twenty lessons, six appendices, and both Spanish-English and English-Spanish vocabulary lists, cover almost every medical situation one can imagine, from emergency room to diabetic dietary consult. Por favor,¡estudie más!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you need to use the e-book, only buy new!!, February 4, 2011

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Liz - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Spanish for Medical Personnel: Basic Spanish Series (The Basic Spanish Series) (Paperback)

I always try to save money buying books for school, and opt for used books if I can, but do not buy this book if you need to access online sources for a class like the HLC Learning Center assignments of the e-book. I paid $60 used for this book, and had to buy the passcode seperate for $100 after I realized I needed it for class or would get a 0% for all my online assignments. The book brand new and the passcode together I think might be less than $100, so don't waste your time and money buying a used book, its worse in the long run!