"Even if you have a limited understanding of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, this unique and practical handbook will guide you through the initial greeting with the client, recording the animal's history, assessing overall health, positioning the animal, and discussing nearly any kind of veterinary disorder, treatment, and procedure."--BOOK JACKET.

This is a Pageburst digital textbook; the product description may vary from the print textbook. This convenient pocket guide is designed to help the entire veterinary team - veterinarians, veterinary technicians, assistants, and office staff - communicate more effectively with Spanish-speaking clients. It provides key Spanish grammar and pronunciation guidelines so users can formulate explanations, instructions, and questions in Spanish. Organized by how a practitioner interacts with a patient, following a logical order from the initial greeting, to taking the patient's history, positioning the patient for an examination, and then performing any kind of procedure Details key vocabulary and phrases for front office exchanges between clients and staff Terminology covers a variety of topics that are essential to effective communication in the veterinary office, related to both procedures and administration Includes several different ways to ask the same question so users will be able to select the expressions that they like best and find easiest to remember

Spanish for Veterinarians, Second Edition, is designed to help you rapidly learn working Spanish for clinical conversations. Packed with the practical vocabulary information and conversational tools found in the first edition, the new edition now includes a new chapter on exotics and expanded information on the Spanish required for pre-consultation discussion. The pronunciation exercises, available online as audio files to help veterinary team members effectively and confidently use Spanish in their client communications, have also been revised and expanded. This new edition is a lively presentation of the Spanish that working vets increasingly need to know.

-Learn to understand what your vet says. -Easy to understand explanations of veterinary terms. -The most common terms and medications explained. This book is specifically written to provide an understanding of veterinarian terminology for pet owners, veterinarian receptionists, veterinarian technicians, and others who work in any animal related field. This dictionary is designed for use by pet owners. It contains the most common veterinary terms with simple definitions and explanations of the diseases and treatments commonly encountered in household pets. The focus is for dogs and cats, but information on other domesticated farm animals is included as well. The dictionary is organized into three sections: -Alphabetical list of terms with definitions. -Acronyms and Abbreviations. -Commonly used Medications and Usages. The terms and definitions included in this dictionary are a part of our WordsRUs system which is derived from Wordnet by Princeton University. Multi-lingual versions in Spanish and French are available and other languages may be published as needed.

An essential reference for every dental office, Mosby's Spanish Terminology for the Dental Team, 2nd Edition helps Spanish-speaking patients feel more at ease in your practice by helping you and your staff communicate in Spanish more effectively. Dental-specific terms and phonetic spellings help you translate each step of the dental experience, from initial contact through advanced procedures. Quick and easy to use, this pocket-sized resource also covers the new terminology related to hot topics and emerging trends such as implants, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and cosmetic dentistry. A companion website includes audio pronunciations and printable handouts for your Hispanic patients on topics including preventive care, orthodontics, and general caries procedures. A 40-page Spanish-language review covers accents, common parts of speech, and correct pronunciation. Comprehensive coverage includes foundational information on the Spanish language, plus coverage of the full range of dental care from patient greeting and office administration through assessment, evaluation, and general and specialty dental treatment. Summary boxes highlight key terms and phrases in a two-column format, with English on the left and Spanish on the right. A glossary of common English-to-Spanish everyday terminology is provided in the back of the book. Trusted content is developed and reviewed by an expert editorial board comprising dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants. This is the only Spanish terminology book written specifically for dental professionals by dental professionals. Coverage of hot topics includes the new terminology related to prevention, implants, oral and maxillofacial surgery (including LASER), cosmetic dentistry, and digital radiography. New illustrations depict concepts such as anatomy and radiographic positioning. Additional phonetic spellings help you pronounce Spanish words and phrases correctly. New Heritage and Culture chapter adds information on Hispanic culture to help you communicate with clarity, tact, and compassion. New patient education handouts on the website offer Spanish instructions for proper oral health, including information on proper tooth brushing, general caries procedures, pediatric issues, and specialty orthodontic treatment. An improved organization rearranges chapters more logically by anatomy foundations, dental specialties, medical specialties, and office administration, and moves the Spanish language primer to an appendix. Information on HIPAA privacy regulations is incorporated into chapters dealing with office administration. A companion website translates every word and phrase within the book from English to Spanish so that you have the proper accent and pronunciation.