Chapter 1
1.1 Greetings
1.2 The alphabet
1.3 Nouns: gender and number
1.4 Parts of the body
1.5 What is this?
1.6 Where is . . . ?
1.7 What do you need?
1.8 Chief complaint
Chapter 2
2.1 Numbers
2.2 Vital signs
2.3 Question words, relative pronouns, prepositions, and other words
2.4 Internal organs
2.5 Cognates
2.6 Giving instructions
Chapter 3
3.1 Conjugation
3.2 Common -ar verbs
3.3 Necesitar
3.4 Estar
3.5 More numbers
3.6 Common symptoms
3.7 Qualifying and quantifying pain
Chapter 4
4.1 Household items
4.2 Ser
4.3 Telling time
4.4 Adjectives
4.5 Hay
4.6 Conjugation of -er verbs
4.7 Conjugation of -ir verbs
4.8 Pediatrics
4.9 Expressing destination and future actions
4.10 Emergency room
4.11 Ser v. estar
Chapter 5
5.1 The family
5.2 More verb tenses
5.3 Illnesses and medical history
5.4 Types of food | Tipos de comidas
5.5 Diet | La dieta
5.6 Indirect object pronouns
5.7 Irregular -er and -ir verbs
Chapter 6
6.1 Irregular verbs in the present tense
6.2 Days of the week
6.3 Months of the year
6.4 Authority figures and home remedies
6.5 The imperative mood or command form
6.6 A physical exam
6.7 A neurological exam
Chapter 7
7.1 Key Power Verbs AKA Power Punch Verbs
7.2 Prescription and diet instructions
7.3 Pap smear
7.4 Beware of direct translations
7.5 Giving directions
7.6 Present progressive tense
7.7 Blood test
7.8 Urine test
7.9 Sputum test
7.10 Skin tests
7.11 Taking X rays
7.12 Results and diagnosis
Chapter 8
8.1 Possessive adjectives
8.2 Se impersonal
8.3 Demonstrative adjectives
8.4 The preterit tense
8.5 Irregular verbs in the preterit
8.6 Well-baby visit
8.7 Emergency room visit: ear infection
8.8 Emergency room visit: an asthma attack
Chapter 9
9.1 Reflexive verbs
9.2 Direct object pronouns
9.3 To have, one should/must
9.4 Abdominal pain
9.5 A trip to the dentist's office
9.6 An appointment with the ophthalmologist
9.7 Dermatology
9.8 The pharmacy
Chapter 10
10.1 Preguntar y pedir
10.2 Conocer y saber
10.3 Possessive pronouns
10.4 Another future tense form
10.5 The present and past progressive tenses
10.6 The use of acabar de . . .
10.| Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs or STIs)
10.8 The present and past perfect tenses
10.9 Por v. para
10.10 The tu form of the command
Chapter 11
11.1 The conditional tense
11.2 A child who needs to lose weight
11.3 The imperfect tense
11.4 Prenatal instructions
11.5 Direct object pronouns
11.6 Indirect object pronouns
11.7 Using direct and indirect object pronouns together
11.8 The delivery
Chapter 12
12.1 The subjunctive mood
12.2 A postpartum visit
12.3 The im perfect subjunctive
12.4 A patient with high blood pressure
12.5 The conditional and the imperfect subjunctive in si clauses
Chapter 13
13.1 The present perfect subjunctive
13.2 The pluperfect subjunctive
13.3 The first visit of a patient with diabetes
13.4 How the heck does one use the pluperfect subjunctive?
13.5 Instructions for taking birth control pills
13.6 A review of all verb tenses covered
Chapter 14
14.1 A rape victim
14.2 Victim of a car accident in the ER
14.3 Occupational therapy
14.4 A burn
14.5 Patient regaining consciousness
14.6 Monthly breast self-examination
14.7 Monologue on neonatology
14.8 Myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular thrombosis
14.9 Pattern for growth and development
14.10 Nursing
14.11 Psychiatry and psychology
15.1 Cultural competency/cross-cultural communication
15.2 Herbal remedies
15.3 Medicines
15.4 Illnesses and symptoms (by body part)
Appendix A: Verb Tables
Appendix B: Dialogues and Monologues: English Translations
Appendix C: Useful Documents and Forms
Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
Orders
Questions about DNR Code Status
Questions for Determining Geriatric Depression Scale
Communication with Advanced Disease Patients (Palliative Care)
Primary Care Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Screening
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
Answer Key
English-Spanish Glossary
Spanish-English Glossary
Index
