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Instituto de Enseanza Superior
en Lenguas VivasJuan Ramn Fernndez
Introduccin a la Interpretacin
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1. accident and emergency department (A&E): department of a hospital which deals with
accidents and emergency casesemergencia
2.accident ward: ward for urgent accident victims. Hospital emergency rooms are set upfor treating injuries and illnesses that require prompt action. Lifesaving equipment isalways available there. In large hospitals, emergency rooms have doctors in many
branches of medicine on call. Emergency patients with minor ailments are treated and
released, but those with more serious problems might be admitted into the hospital. Manyhospitals maintain outpatient units where patients can see treatment for chronic illnesses
without hospital confinement. !he larger hospitals tend to have specialty clinics for a
variety of problems, such as sin diseases, nerve disorders, or orthopedic maladiesemergencia/sala de urgencias
3. acute bed: hospital bed reserved for acute cases
cama de agudos
4. acute care hospital: hospital where patients normally stay for two or three days, or no
more than seven to ten days. !hey are admitted to this type of hospital in order to quiclyput an end to their suffering.
hospital de corta estada/agudos
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5. administrator:person who runs a hospital, district health authority, etc
administrador
6. admission (to the hospital): official registering of a patient in a hospital
ingreso/internacin
7. aftercare: care of a person who has had an operation" care of a mother who has just given
birth
asistencia posoperatoria/cuidado de postratamiento/tratamiento poshospitalario
8. ambulanceman: man who drives or assists in an ambulance
ambulanciero/conductor/enfermero de ambulancia
9. ancillary staff: staff in a hospital who are not administrators, doctors or nurses #such as
cleaners, porters, itchen staff, etc$personal auxiliar
10. antenatal clinic: clinic where e%pectant mothers are taught how to loo after babies, do
e%ercises and have medical checupscentro de consulta mdica para mu!eres embara"adas
11. antenatal diagnosis: medical e%amination of a pregnant woman to see if the fetus isdeveloping normally
examen prenatal
12. asylum: an institution for the care of the mentally ill, or of the aged, the poor, etc" largely
replaced by mental or psychiatric hospital, nursing home, etc
psi#ui$trico / asilo
13. attend (%b) (to attend a patient): to loo after a patient
atender
14. attending physician: doctor who is looing after a certain patient
mdico de turno / cabecera
15. a%erage length of stay (A'): an average of the ma%imum and minimum stay
estada promedio de internacin
16. baby clinic: clinic which deals with babiessala de neonatologa (perodo perinatal) / sala de pediatra (despus del perodo
perinatal)
17. ban*:place where blood or organs from donors can be stored until needed. !he hospital&s
blood ban collects, stores, and dispenses blood
banco (de sangre/rganos)
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18. bed days: number of days a patient stays in hospital or clinic
das de internacin
19. bed occupancy rate: number of beds occupied in a hospital shown as a percentage of all
the beds in a hospital
ndice de ocupacin de camas
20. bedpan: dish into which a patient can urinate or defecate without getting out of bed
chata
21. bedridden patient:patient who cannot get out of bed
paciente postrado en cama
22. bedside manner: way in which a doctor behaves towards a patient, specially a patient
who is in bedmanera de tratar a los pacientes
23. benefit (+r):general money provided by the government to people who need it,
especially to those who are sic or unemployedprestacin/beneficio (de seguro social)
24. +lue ,ross or +lue hield: #'($ systems of private medical insurancesistema de seguro mdico
25. board of directors: group of people #usually consultants, heads of nursing staff,administrators$ chosen to run a hospital trust
!unta directi%a/directorio/conse!o de administracin
26. boiler room: room where bed clothes are boiledsala de calderas
27. burns unit: special department in a hospital which deals with burnsser%icio/sector de #uemados
28. capitation: a method of reimbursement whereby a health care provider is reimbursed afi%ed amount each month for each insured life, regardless of the amount of health care
services consumed by the insured
capitacin
29. card index or catalogue: series of cards with information written on them, ept in special
order so that information can be found easily
fichero
30. cardiac patient:patient suffering from heart disorder
enfermo del cora"n
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31. cardiac surgery: surgery to the heart
ciruga cardiocascular
32. card-index file: information ept on filing cards
archi%os
33. cardiology department:department for heart disease #speciali)ed medical department"
only in large hospitals$
ser%icio/sector de cardiologa
34. care plan:plan drawn up by the nursing staff for the treatment of an individual patient
plan de cuidados/de atencin/prepaga
35. care: attention or general treatment of a patient
asistencia
36. caregi%er:see carer
37. carer: someone who loos after a sic persontraba!ador de la salud
38. case history:details of what has happened to a patient undergoing treatmenthistoria clnica
39. case management: management that focuses on meeting the comple% health carerequirements of a patient by improving the communication among all professionals taing
care of him or her
mane!o de caso
40. case study: a detailed study of a person or group, especially in order to learn their social
development and relationship with other people in society
estudio de/por casos
41. case: i$ single occurrence of a disease" ii$ person who has a disease or who is undergoing
treatmentcaso
42. casualty ward:see accident ward
43. catchment area: area around a hospital which is served by a hospital
"ona de captacin/influencia / area de cobertura
44. charge nurse: nurse who is in charge of a group of patients, a ward or a department in a
hospital
enfermera !efa
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45. chief medical officer: government official responsible for all aspects of public health
oficial mdico principal
46. children.s home: house where children with no parents are looed after
asilo de nios
47. clinic receptionist: employee wors who with staff in areas such as patient flow,
appointment setting, checing insurance, immuni)ation records, data collection, and state
reporting requirementsrecepcionista
48. clinic: a$ small hospital or department in a large hospital which deals only with walingpatients or which speciali)es in the treatment of certain conditions" b$ group of students
under a doctor or surgeon who e%amine patients and discuss their treatment
consultorio/centro de consultas / clnica (pri%ada)
49. clinical medicine: treatment of patients in a hospital ward or in the doctor*s surgery #as
opposed to the operating theater or laboratory$
medicina clnica
50. clinical nurse specialist: nurse who speciali)es in a particular branch of clinical care
enfermera especiali"ada en clnica
51. clinical pathology: study of disease as applied to treatment of patients
patologa clnica
52. clinical trial: trial carried out in a medical laboratory on a patient or on tissue from a
patientensayo clnico
53. clinical:a$ i$ referring to a clinic" ii$ referring to a physical e%amination of patients by
doctors #as opposed to surgical operation or a laboratory test or e%periment$" b$ referring toinstruction given to students at the bedside of patients as opposed to class instruction with
no patient present
clnico
54. clinician: doctor, usually not a surgeon, who has considerable e%perience in treating
patientsclnico
55. community medicine: study of medical practice which e%amines groups of people and the
health of the community, including housing, pollution and other environmental factorsmedicina comunitaria
56. community outreach wor*er: somebodywho coordinates social service assessments,referrals, and follow+up
traba!ador de alcance comunitario
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57. ,ommunity 0sychiatric 1urse (,01):psychiatric nurse who wors in a district, visitingvarious patients in the area
enfermera psi#ui$trica comunitaria
58.community ser%ices: nursing services which are available to the communityser%icios comunitarios / atencin comunitaria
59. continuum #uality impro%ement (,23): a process that assumes that every process canbe improved and that the result of the improvement will be both better efficiency and
higher quality
me!oramiento continuo de la calidad
60. con%alescent home: type of hospital where patients can recover from illness or surgery
clnica de reposo/casa de con%alecencia
61. coronary care unit (,,4): section of a hospital reserved to treat patients suffering from
heart attacs
unidad coronaria
62. correcti%e therapy department: hospitals usually have allied health+care specialists
called therapists. physical therapist may help improve a patient&s injured or diseasedbody parts by means of massage and whirlpool baths or by teaching the patient how to do
special e%ercises. n occupational therapist helps train or retrain a disabled person for
wor. respiratory therapist helps patients with breathing problems. recreationaltherapist designs and supervises interesting activities to help relieve the boredom of long
hospital stays
departamento de terapia correcti%a / rehabilitatoria / rehabilitati%a
63. cottage hospital: small local hospital set in pleasant gardens in the country
hospital de pabellones
64. day case:patient who is in hospital for a treatment for a day #i.e. one who does not stay
overnight$
caso de solucin en el da/ paciente ambulatorio
65. day hospital: a hospital where patients are treated during the day and go home in the
eveningshospital de da
66. day nursery:place where small children can be looed after during the day time, while
their parents are at worcasa-cuna/hogar diurno/guardera diurna/guardera infantil
67. day patient:see day case
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68. day reco%ery ward: ward where day patients who have had minor operations can recover
before going homesala de recuperacin
69. day surgery: surgical operation which does not require the patient to stay overnight in
hospitalciruga menor
70. deductible: the amount the beneficiary must pay before the payer maes any payment tothe health care provider" usually stated in terms of an absolute dollar amount and can be
applied to each individual or to the entire family when family coverage is involved
fran#uicia
71. deli%ery room: a baby may be delivered in a special ind of operating room called a
delivery room or in a more homelie birthing room. !he operating room delivery table
puts the woman in the best position for the health care professional to supervise the birthprocess. (ome hospitals permit others, such as the father, in the delivery room to comfort
the woman giving birth or to coach her through the birth process. In some hospitals nurse+
midwives instead of physicians care for women during uncomplicated pregnancies andthen, barring any problems, supervise the birth
sala de parto
72. demography: study of populations and environments or changes affecting populations
demografa
73. dermatology department: for sin diseases #speciali)ed medical department" only in
large hospitals$
ser%icio/sector de dermatologa
74. diagnose (%b): to identify a patient*s condition or illness by e%amining the patient and
noting symptoms
diagnosticar
75. diagnosis:act of diagnosing a patient*s condition or illness.
diagnstico
76. diagnosis-related groups (567): derived from over -/ diagnosis+related categories
derived from the International 0lassification of 1iseases, th2evision, 0linical
Modification codes to determine hospital reimbursement. Each 123 is assigned a costweight to reflect the average resource costs of treating patients in that group
grupos calificados por diagnstico
77. diagnostic test: test which helps a doctor diagnose an illness
pruebas para establecer el diagnstico
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78. differential diagnosis:identification of one particular disease from other similar diseases
by comparing the range of symptoms of eachdiagnstico diferencial
79. disability insurance:protects against loss of income resulting from sicness or accident.
4enefits are generally structured to pay a proportion of a person&s actual earnings, usuallyfrom -5 to 65 percent up to a ma%imum amount. 1isability policies may be purchased
from insurance companies by groups or individuals. !his type of protection is offered by
government agencies, private firms, and in union+administered plansseguro por incapacidad
80. disaster plans: when a major disaster occurs, a hospital may have to treat many morepatients than it ordinarily would. Most hospitals have disaster plans ready for such
emergencies. doctor called a triage officer quicly determines how seriously a victim is
hurt. !he doctor then has the injured person moved to an appropriate area for treatment
according to a priority of need. !he most seriously injured are attended first. In a majordisaster, many persons might require hospitali)ation. hospital should therefore have a
plan ready to evacuate some of its patients if it is already full. 0ertain members of the
medical staff must decide which patients are well enough to go home or to be treated asoutpatients. 7thers might be moved to nursing homes or e%tended+care facilities
ser%icio de cat$strofe
81. discharge: sending a patient away from hospital because the treatment has ended
alta
82. district nurse or home nurse: nurse who visits and treats patients in their homes
enfermera #ue tiene a su cuidado a los pacientes de un distrito / enfermera
extrahospitalaria / de atencin ambulatoria
83. dormitory: a building with many rooms that provides sleeping and living
accommodations for a number of people. Many si)eable hospitals include schools of
nursing that require dormitory accommodations for the studentsresidencia de estudiantes
84. drug representati%e: represents a laboratoryandinforms physicians on its products and,when there are new products in the maret from that laboratory, together with a physicians
who also wor for that laboratory, organi)es meetings to advertise the product. 1rug
representatives visit physicians one or twice a monthagente de propaganda mdica (A08) / %isitador mdico
85. emergency medical technician (E89): trained paramedic who gives care to victims at
the scene of an accident or in an ambulanceparamdico de urgencias
86. emergency ward: hospital ward which deals with urgent cases #such as accident victims$emergencia
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87. Enrolled 1urse (E1): see #(tate$ Enrolled 8urse #(E8$
88. En%ironmental ealth fficer (E) or 0ublic ealth 3nspector: official of a local
authority who e%amines the environment and tests for air pollution or bad sanitation or
noise pollution, etc
oficial de salud ambiental
89. escort nurse: nurse who goes with a patient to the operating theater and bac to the ward
enfermera de piso (#ue lle%a al enfermo hasta la sala de operaciones)
90. exploratory surgery: surgical operations in which the aim is to discover the cause of the
patient*s symptoms or the e%tent of the illnessciruga exploradora
91. family doctor: general practitioner, especially one who loos after all the members of a
familymdico de cabecera
92. family planning clinic: clinic which gives advice on contraceptionclnicas de planificacin familiar
93. fee-for-ser%ice (;;) system: a payment system in which a health care provider charges aspecific price for each identifiable and distinct unit of service or good sold in the course of
treating a specific patient
pago por acto mdico
94. file card: card with information written on it, used to classify information in correct order
ficha
95. first aid post or station: special place where injured people can be taen for immediate
attention
puesto de primeros auxilios
96. first aid: help given by an ordinary person to someone who is suddenly ill or hurt, given
until full scale medical treatment can be givenprimeros auxilios
97. first aider:person who gives first aid to someone who is suddenly ill or injuredpersona #ue presta primeros auxilios
98. forensic medicine: medical science concerned with finding solutions to crimes against
people #such as autopsies on murdered people or taing blood samples from clothes$medicina legal / forense
99. fringe medicine: types of medicine which are not part of normal treatment taught inmedical school #such as homeopathy, acupuncture, etc.$
medicina alternati%a
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100. gate*eeper: usually primary care physicians who attend to the general health needs ofthe population and are solely responsible for referring patients to specialty and
subspecialty physicians
filtro
101. general hospital: hospital which cares for all types of patients
centro hospitalario/hospital (no especiali"ado)
102. general practitioner (70): doctor who treats many patients in a district for all types
of illness, though not speciali)ing in any one branch of medicine #the plural is 39s$. 39
generally has a M4 #bachelor of Medicine$ or 0h4 #bachelor of (urgery$ degree. 39s trainin hospital as well in general practice, and often have specialist qualifications, such as in
obstetrics or child care
mdico clnico
103. generalist: see general practitioner:
104. geriatric unit or ward or hospital: unit or ward or hospital which speciali)es in thetreatment of old people
hospital geri$trico
105. geriatrician: doctor who speciali)es in the treatment or study of diseases of old people
geriatra/especialista en geriatra
106. group health insurance:is the most common form of protection. 3roup insurance
policies usually are provided through a person&s place of employment" those without
insurance are frequently unemployed or outside the labor force. !hese individuals do not
necessarily have to pay for medical care. !hey may receive care without charge or atreduced rates at government hospitals, or they may be eligible for the Medicaidprogram
seguro colecti%o/de grupo
107. group practice:medical practice where several doctors or dentists share the same
office building and support services
consultorio atendido por un grupo de mdicos
108. group therapy:type of treatment where a group of people with the same disorder meet
together with a therapist to discuss their condition and try to help each otherterapia de grupo
109. health care specialist:professionals in charge of looing after people*s health,
including medical treatment and advice on how to stay healthyprofesionales de la salud
110. health care: general treatment of patients, especially using preventive measures to stopa disease from occurring
cuidado de la salud
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111. health center:public building in which a group of doctors practice, which contains achildren*s clinic, etc
centro de salud/dispensario
112.health education: teaching people #schoolchildren and adults$ to do things to improvetheir health, such as taing more e%ercise, stop smoing, etc
educacin en/para la salud
113. health educator: somebody whoneeds to be trained specifically in health education
and provides individual and group health education, as well as classroom education where
possibleeducador especiali"ado en salud
114. health insurance: insurance which pays the cost of treatment for illness, specially
when traveling abroad. Insurance designed to meet the costs of sicness and disability.Health insurance pays for physicians, hospitals, and other providers of medical services.
4y so doing it protects people from financial hardship caused by large medical bills
seguro mdico
115. ealth 8aintenance rgani"ation (8):private doctors: practice offering health
care to patients who pay a regular subscription; in return for a monthly premium, an HM7agrees to provide all necessary medical services
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119. home help:person who does housewor for an invalid or handicapped person
ayuda familiar / domiciliaria
120. hospice: hospital which cares for terminally ill patients
centro para pacientes terminales
121. hospital bed: i$ special type of bed used in hospitals"
cama de hospital
ii$ place in a hospital which can be occupied by a patientcama
122. hospital management: organi)ation or running of a hospital or clinic or healthauthority, etc
gestin hospitalaria
123. hospital newsletter: a bulletin issued regularly to employees or members, containingnews of recent developments, upcoming meetings or events
boletn informati%o
124. hospital nursery: after a baby is born it is placed in the hospital nursery, or it may stay
in the mother&s room. If the baby is ill or has a very low birth weight, the protective
environment of an isolated and infection+free cubicle with controlled o%ygen, heat, andhumidity is required until the baby&s condition improves and the lungs have developed
properly. 0ritical illness in a newborn requires the speciali)ed care of a newborn intensive
care unitneonatologa
125. hospital orderly:person who does heavy wor in a hospital, such as wheeling patients
into the operating theater, moving equipment about, etcordenan"a/enfermero/camillero/asistente de hospital
126. hospital trust: self+governing hospital, a hospital which earns its revenue fromservices provided to the 1istrict Health uthorities and family doctors
!unta hospitalaria
127. hospital: institution with an organi)ed medical and nursing staff, and with permanent
facilities, that provides a full range of medical services, including surgery, for persons
requiring intensive treatment or observation. It may also include facilities for childbirth
and infant management, as well as various outpatient clinics. !he majority of hospitals inthe '.(. are short+stay, nonprofit institutions operated by community or religious groups.
9ublic general hospitals are operated by federal, state, and city governments, and a
growing number of the hospitals in the country are operated as profit+maing institutionsby individuals or corporations
hospital/nosocomio
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128. house officer: doctor who wors in a hospital #as house surgeon or house physician$
during the final year of training before registration by the 3M0interno/residente de hospital
129. house*eeping department:responsible for eeping the hospital clean
ser%icio de limpie"a
130. houseman: house surgeon or house physician #the '( English is intern$
interno
131. indemnity insurance plans:plan that reimburses enrollees directly for their medical
e%penses. !his type of plans have not typically interfered with provider decisions e%ceptwhen they involve fraud. 0onsumer decisions are influenced by co+payments and
deductibles, as well as ma%imum benefit clauses
sistema de reintegro
132. indemnity: compensation for damage, loss or injury suffered
reintegro
133. independent practice association (30A): a method of organi)ing independent
physician practitioners in a way that allows them to operate collectively with regard to
business practices #e.g., managed care contracting, billing, practice management$Asociacin de e!ercicio independiente de la medicina
134. index card: card used to mae card inde%tar!eta ndice/ficha
135. infirmary: a place where people can go for medical treatment, especially in a school,
college or other institutionenfermera
136. inpatient:patient living in a hospital for treatment or observationpaciente hospitali"ado
137. institution: hospital or clinic, especially a psychiatric hospital or a children*s homeinstitucin/instituto
138. 3ntegrated 5eli%ery ystem (35) or 1etwor*s (351): groups of institutional
providers and individual providers organi)ed into a single health care delivery networ.!his integration often comes from entities with diverse bacgrounds and are carried out
with the purpose of maing the total organi)ation more efficient and providing more
leverage for negotiation within the maretplaceistema 3ntegrado de Atencin
139. intensi%e care unit (3,4):special section of a hospital which supervises seriously illpatients who need constant supervision. !he most e%pensive rooms are intensive care
units, because they have a high ratio of doctors and nurses to patients and more elaborate
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and, therefore, more costly equipment
unidad de cuidado intensi%o/terapia intensi%a
140. intensi%e care: continual supervision and treatment of a patient in a special section of
a hospital
cuidados intensi%os/terapia intensi%a
141. intern: medical school graduate who is woring in a hospital while at the same time
continuing his studies #the 34 English is houseman, house officer$interno
142. internal medicine: treatment of diseases of the internal organs by specialistsmedicina interna
143. 3nternational ,ommittee of the 6ed ,ross (3,6,): international organi)ation which
provides mainly emergency medical help, but also relief to victims of earthquaes, floods,etc, or to prisoners of war
,omit 3nternacional de la ,ru" 6o!a
144. internist: specialist who treats diseases of the internal organs by non+surgical means
internista
145. inter%ention: treatment
inter%encin
146. isolation hospital: hospital where patients suffering from dangerous infectious
diseases can be isolated
hospital de infecciosos
147. *itchen: i$ room for the preparation and cooing of food"
cocina
ii$ a staff that coos and serves foodpersonal de cocina
148. lab: #informal$ laboratorylaboratorio/gabinete
149. laboratory technician:person who does practical wor in a laboratory and has
particular care of equipmenttcnico de laboratorio
150. laboratory techni#ues: methods or sills needed to perform e%periments in alaboratory
tcnicas de laboratotio
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151. laboratory: special room#s$ where scientists can do research or can test chemical
substances or can grow tissues in culture, etclaboratorio/gabinete
152. laundry: a room with facilities for laundering
la%andera
153. license: official document which allows someone to do something #such as allowing a
doctor to practice, a pharmacist to mae and sell drugs or, in the '(, allowing a nurse topractice$
licencia/matrcula
154. 'icensed
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physicians& services, silled nursing+home services for adults, and laboratory and ?+ray
services. !he people who are eligible include families and certain children who qualify forpublic assistance and may include aged, blind, and disabled adults who are eligible for the
(upplemental (ecurity Income program of the (ocial (ecurity dministration. (tates may
also include persons and families termed @medically needyA who meet eligibility
requirements e%cept those for financial assistance. Each state decides who is eligible forMedicaid benefits and what services shall be included. (ome of the benefits frequently
provided are dental care" ambulance services" and the cost of drugs, eyeglasses, and
hearing aids. In determining eligibility for the program, a state may not hold adult childrenresponsible for medical e%penses of their parents
obra social para carenciados
165. medical aid: treatment of someone who is ill or injured given by a doctor
auxilio mdico
166. medical assistance:help provided by a nurse or by an ambulanceman or by a memberof the 2ed 0ross, etc
asistencia mdica
167. medical center:place where several different doctors and specialists practice
centro mdico
168. medical certificate:official document signed by a doctor giving a patient permission
to be away from wor or not to do certain types of wor
certificado mdico
169. medical doctor (85): doctor who practices medicine but not usually a surgeon
mdico/doctor en medicina
170. medical history: details of a patient*s medical records over a period of time
historia clnica
171. medical insurance: insurance which pays for private medical treatment
seguro mdico
172. medical inter%ention: treatment of an illness by drugs
tratamiento
173. medical records department:where each patient&s medical information is fileddepartamento de historias clnicas
174. medical records: information about a patient*s medical historyhistoria clnica
175. medical secretary: qualified secretary who speciali)es in medical documentation,either in a hospital or in a doctor*s surgery
secretaria
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176. medical social wor*er:person who helps patients with their familyproblems orproblems related to their wor which may have an effect on their response to treatment
traba!ador/auxiliar mdico-social
177.medical staff:usually self+governing and is delegated by the board of trustees tosupervise the medical services rendered to patients. !he medical staff, through its
e%ecutive committee or medical board composed of practicing physicians, maes
recommendations on the quality of medical care in the hospital. 9hysicians practicingwithin hospitals may be in private practice, affiliated with group practices, or on the full+
time hospital staff. !he chief of the medical staff has administrative responsibility for the
medical staff and is in charge of selecting and training interns and residents during theirpostgraduate training. >requently each speciali)ed staff or department, such as that for
surgery, obstetrics, or neurology, has its own chief
cuerpo mdico
178. medical ward: ward for patients who do not have to undergo surgical operations
seccin de asistencia mdica
179. 8E53,A6E: system of public health insurance in the '(. Medicare covers persons
over the age of 6/, certain disabled individuals under the age of 6/, and those with end+
stage renal disease #idney failure$. 4enefits are divided into two parts; #B$ a basichospital+insurance plan covering hospital care, e%tended care, home health services, and
hospice care for terminally ill patients" and #C$ a voluntary medical+insurance program
covering physicians& fees, outpatient services, and other medical services. Medicare costsare met by social security contributions, monthly premiums from participants, and general
revenues
obra social para !ubilados
180. medication: i$ method of treatment by giving drugs to a patient"
tratamiento/medicacin
ii$ medicine or drug taen by a patientmedicamento
181. general practice: a doctor*s practice where patients from a district are treated for alltypes of illness
medicina general
182. medicine: i$ drug or medication taen to treat a disease or condition"medicamento/medicina/remedio
ii$ study of diseases and how to cure or prevent them
medicina
183. medico:#informal$ doctor
galeno
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184. member:person belonging to some association, #such as a health care plan
organi)ation$afiliado/asegurado
185. mental health counselor:a master*s level social worer or mental health professional
or licensed psychologist with child and adolescent mental health e%pertise who providesindividual assessment, treatment and referral, as well as group counseling
conse!ero de salud mental
186. mental health super%isor: a doctorate+level professional who provides consultative
and supervisory services for the Mental Health 0ounselor
super%isor de salud mental
187. mental hospital: hospital for the treatment of mentally ill patients
hospital psi#ui$trico
188. minor surgery: surgical operation involving organs of secondary importance
ciruga menor
189. morgue: a place where the bodies of unnown dead persons or those dead of unnown
causes are ept to be e%amined or identified before burial or cremation
morgue
190. multicentric trial: trial carried out in several centers at the same time
ensayo clnico multicntrico
191. 1ational ealth er%ice (1):government service in the '= which provides
medical services free of charge, or at reduced cost, to the whole populationser%icio de asistencia sanitaria de la eguridad ocial
192. 1ational 3nsurance: weely payment from a person*s wages #with a supplement from
the employer$ which pays for state assistance, medical treatment, etceguridad ocial
193. neighborhood health clinic:place where people living in underserved communitiescan get medical care. 7ften the neighborhood clinics are miniature versions of clinics in
teaching hospitals. Many hospital services are available at the neighborhood clinic, but
when patients need special testing or treatment, they are sent to the hospital. In some cases
the people of the community run the clinics. In others there is joint hospital+communitycontrol. (till others are administered entirely by hospitals or by doctors
clnica de salud de la comunidad
194. neurology department:for brain and central nervous system disorders #speciali)ed
medical department" only in large hospitals$
sector/ser%icio de neurologa
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195. non-licensed personnel:personnel with no license
personal no matriculado
196. nurse practitioner: nurse employed by a clinic or doctor*s practice who can give
advice to patients
enfermera especiali"ada en atencin primaria de la salud
197. nurse: B$#noun$person #usually a woman$ who loos after a sic person in a hospital
or helps a doctor in his surgery. lthough the term @nurseA applies to both men andwomen, in popular speech it is used more frequently to refer to women, and @male nurseA
is used for men.
enfermera
C$ #vb.$ to loo after sic people
cuidar/atender/asistir
198. nursery school: school for little childrenescuela maternal
199. nurses station: nurses follow physicians: instructions. t the nurses station, nurseshave to arrange for all procedures to be developed on patients of the ward which the nurses
station serves. !here is usually a nurses station for each ward
sala de enfermera
200. nursing department:one of the most important in a hospital. nurse in a centrally
located nursing station is always only seconds away from any patient needing urgentmedical attention. 8urses chart basic information about the patient&s condition, such as
temperature, pulse, and blood pressure. 8urses report important changes in the patient&s
condition to doctors and then carry out the doctor&s orders for correcting the situation if the
doctor&s presence is not required. Increasingly, nurses have taen on additionalresponsibility
sector/ser%icio de enfermera
201. nursing home: house where convalescents or old people can live under medical
supervision by a qualified nurse
hogar de con%alescencia/centro mdico no hospitalario/casa de reposo/hogar de
ancianos/ dispensario
202. nursing inter%ention: treatment of illness by nursing care, without surgerytratamiento
203. nursing manager:nurse who has administrative duties in a hospital or the health
serviceencargada de enfermera
204. nursing mother: mother who breast feeds her babymadre lactante
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205. nursing officer: nurse who has administrative duties in the 8ational Health (ervice
oficial de enfermera
206. nursing staff: it is the largest staff in the hospital, is administered by a director who
assigns nurses to various duties and who may also direct the hospital&s school of nursing
cuerpo de enfermeros/enfermera
207. nutrition department: hospitali)ed persons often need special foods, which are
prepared by the hospital&s dietetics department. dietitian is trained to tailor a meal to theneeds of each patient. 1iabetics, for e%ample, need sugar+free, balanced diets, while heart
patients need low+salt diets. lso, the dietetics service must put considerable effort into
planning and preparing meals for all other patients. Imagination must be used to avoidmonotonous meals and to stimulate the appetites of sic persons
departamento de nutricin
208. nutritionist: dietitian or person who speciali)es in the study of nutrition and adviseson diets
nutrilogo/nutricionista
209. +/7>1: obstetrics and gynecology department
obstetricia y ginecologa/tocoginecologa
210. obstetrician:doctor who speciali)es in obstetrics
obstetra/toclogo
211. obstetrics and gynecology department: tends the health of female patients in general
as well as newborn babies and their mothers
obstetricia y ginecologa
212. obstetrics:branch of medicine and surgery dealing with pregnancy, childbirth and the
period immediately after childbirth
obstetricia/tocologa
213. occupancy rate:number of beds occupied in a hospital , shown as a percentage of all
the bedstasa de ocupacin de camas
214. occupational health () nurse:nurse who deals with health problems of people at
worenfermera de salud ocupacional
215. open %isiting:arrangement in a hospital where visitors can enter the wards at any timesistema%isita sin lmite horario
216. operating department assistance (5A): nurse woring in the operating departmentenfermera de #uirfano
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217. operating room (6): special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out operations
#uirfano/sala de operaciones
218. operating table:special table on which the patient is placed to undergo a surgical
operation
mesa de operaciones
219. operating theater:see operating room
220. optometrist:#mainly '($ person who speciali)es in testing eyes and prescribing
lenses
optometrista
221. optometry:testing of eyes and prescribing of lenses to correct defects in sight
optometra
222. orthopedic hospital: hospital which speciali)es in operations to correct badly formed
joins or bones
ortopedia
223. orthopedic surgeon: surgeon who speciali)es in orthopedics
ortopedista/traumatlogo
224. orthopedics:branch of surgery dealing with abnormalities, diseases and injuries of the
locomotor systemortopedia
225. outbrea*: series of cases of a disease which start suddenlybrote/epidemia
226. outpatient or outpatient.s department or clinic: department of a hospital which
deals with outpatientsconsultorios externos
227. outpatient:patient living at home, who comes to the hospital for treatmentpaciente no hospitali"ado/ no internado/ambulatorio
228. outreach:services provided for patients or the public outside a hospital or a clinic or
local government departmentser%icios de extensin / ser%icios de extensin
229. o%er-the-counter (9,) drugs: drugs which can be bought freely at the chemist*sshop, and do not need a prescription
medicamentos de %enta libre
230. paramedic:person in a profession lined to that of nurse, doctor or surgeon
profesional conectado con la medicina (enfermero? *inesilogo)
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231. pathologist: a$ doctor who speciali)es in the study of diseases and the changes in thebody caused by disease" he e%amines tissue specimens from patients and reports on the
presence or absence of disease on them" b$ doctor who e%amines dead bodies to find out
the cause of death
patlogo
232. pathology department:personnel in the pathology department study tissue specimens
to help diagnose disease or determine causes of death #speciali)ed medical department"only in large hospitals$
ser%icio/sector de patologa
233. pathology report: report on tests carried out to find the cause of a disease
informe patolgico
234. pathology: study of diseases and the changes in structure and function which diseasescause in the body
patologa
235. pathophysiology: study of abnormal or diseased organs
patofisiologa
236. pay bed:bed #usually in a separate room$ in a 8ational Health (ervice hospital for
which a patient pays separately
cama arancelada
237. pediatrics department: sic children requiring hospitali)ation are treated in the
pediatrics department. !here they are cared for by specially trained pediatric nurses or
even nurse+practitioners who have received e%tra instruction in caring for sic children.Many hospitals have playrooms for children. recreation director may supervise play, or a
volunteer worer might be responsible for the playroom
ser%icio/sector de pediatra
238. performance appraisal: evaluation of the performance of all staff in a hospital
e%aluacin de rendimiento
239. pharmacy: a$ study of maing and dispensing of drugs" b$ shop or department in a
hospital where drugs are preparedfarmacia
240. physician.s office: smallprivate clinic owned by one physician where he practices the
profession independently of any hospitalconsultorio mdico
241. physical medicine:branch of medicine which deals with physical disabilities or withtreatment of disorders after they have been diagnosed
medicina fsica
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242. physician:registered doctor who is not a surgeon. In 34 English @physicianA refers toa specialist doctor, though not usually a surgeon, while in '( English it is used for any
qualified doctor
mdico
243. physiotherapy clinic: clinic where patients can have physiotherapy
clnica de *inesiologa / fisioterapia
244. physiotherapy:treatment of a disorder or condition by e%ercise or massage or heat
treatment or infrared lamps, etc to restore strength, to restore function after a disease or
injury, to correct a deformityfisioterapia/*inesiterapia
245. 0808 (per member per month): the reimbursement methodology most common to
capitation. It is a negotiated amount that a health care provider agrees to receive for eachcovered beneficiary month in return for providing specified services for a defined
population
mensual por afiliado (c$pita)
246. 0oint of er%ice (0): a method of providing medical services to enrollees where
they have a choice of physicians to see. 2ather than having to go to a clinic for services,the enrollee may choose the office of any physician who is part of the networ
punto de ser%icio
247. practice nurse:see nurse practitioner
248. practitioner: a doctor, a qualified person who practicesmdico
249. preadmission information: information given to a patient before he is admitted to
hospitalinformacin de antes de internarse
250. 0referred 0ro%ider rgani"ation (00):plan similar to the HM7. !he differencebetween them is that a 997 partially reimburses for services from a physician not on its
preferred list while and HM7 typically does not reimburse at all unless care is received
from an HM7 physicianistema abierto de medicina prepaga (con reintegro)
251. prenatal diagnosis:see antenatal diagnosis
252. prescription drugs: drugs and medicines which chemists are not allowed to sell to
people without prescriptions
medicamentos recetados
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253. prescription: order written by a doctor to a pharmacist asing for a drug to be
prepared and given or sold to a patientreceta
254. pre%ention ser%ices: services that focus on eeping the population healthy or
improving the health status of the population #e.g., immuni)ations, smoing cessationprograms, and nutritional programs$
ser%icios de pre%encin
255. pre%enti%e measure: step taen to prevent a disease from occurring. 9reventive
measures include immuni)ation, vaccination, sterili)ation, quarantine and improving
standards of housing and sanitation. Health education is also importantmedida pre%enti%a
256. pre%enti%e medicine: medical action for preventing a disease from occurringmedicina pre%enti%a
257. primary care physician (0,0): the physician who addresses the broad health needs of
the population. !hese physicians usually serve as the gateeepers of managed careorgani)ations
mdico de cabecera
258. primary health care or primary medical care: treatment provided by a general
practitioner
atencin primaria de salud
259. pri%ate hospital: hospital which taes only paying patients
clnica
260. pri%ate patient:patient who is paying for treatment, and who is not being treated
under the 8ational Health (ervice
paciente particular
261. pri%ate practice: services of a doctor or surgeon or dentist which are paid for by the
patients themselves #or by a medical insurance$, but not by the 8ational Health (ervicee!ercicio pri%ado (de la profesin)
262. pri%ate room: room for only one person. !his room is generally paid by the patient
himself, but some major medical insurance systems pay for it. !his means the patient paysa higher premium per month
habitacin pri%ada
263. procedure: i$ type of treatment"
inter%encin
ii$ treatment given at one timeacto mdico
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264. professional misconduct:action which is thought to be wrong by the body which
regulates a profession #such as an action by a doctor which is considered wrong by the3eneral Medical 0ouncil$
falta de tica profesional
265.prognosis: opinion of how a disease or disorder will developpronstico
266. program: series of medical treatments given in a set way at set timesprograma de salud p=blica
267. progression of a disease: way in which a disease developscurso/desarrollo/e%olucin de una enfermedad
268. psychiatry department:for mental illnesses #speciali)ed medical department" only in
large hospitals$sector/ser%icio de psi#uiatra
269. public health: health care for the public, provided by the government or localauthority, including preventive medicine, sanitation and hygiene in public places
salud/sanidad p=blica
270. public relations (06): i$ the wor of forming in the minds of the general public a
favorable opinion of an organi)ation" ii$ good relations between an organi)ation and the
publicrelaciones p=blicas
271. punched card: card with holes punched on it which a computer can readtar!eta perforada
272. reco%ery room: room in a hospital where a patient who has had an operation is placed
until the effects of an anaesthetic have worn off and he can be moved into an ordinaryward. t the recovery room, the patient&s overall condition is monitored carefully by
silled nurses for several hours. !he recovery room may be large enough to hold several
postoperative patients at the same time. Lifesaving emergency equipment is there for therare times that it is needed
sala de recuperacin
273. referral: sending a patient to a specialistderi%acin
274. registrar: qualified doctor or surgeon in a hospital who supervises house officers!efe de admisin y residencia
275. rehabilitation medicine department: helps paraly)ed patients and those with otherlimb problems gain the sills required for life outside the hospital #speciali)ed medical
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department" only in large hospitals$
departamento de medicina de rehabilitacin
276. rehabilitation: maing a patient fit to wor or to lead a normal life
rehabilitacin
277. reimbursement: repayment to someone of money
reintegro
278. 6elati%e
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288. scheduling:planning of things to be done or to be dealt with in future periods
planeamiento
289. school health ser%ice: special service, part of the Local Health uthority, which loos
after the health of children in school
ser%icio mdico de la escuela / sanidad escolar
290. screening:process of selection of people for positions at an organi)ation, institution or
hospitalseleccin
291. secondary medical care: speciali)ed treatment provided by a hospitaltratamientos m$s comple!os
292. secondary pre%ention: ways #such as screening tests$ of avoiding a serious disease by
detecting it earlypre%encin secundaria
293. self-care: looing after yourself properly, so that you remain healthyautoayuda
294. self-go%erning hospital:8H( hospital trust, a hospital which earns its revenue fromservices provided to 1istrict (tate uthorities and family doctors
hospital autnomo
295. semipri%ate room: room whichaccommodates two to four persons
habitacin compartida
296. seniority: official advantage coming from the length of one*s service in anorgani)ation
antiguedad
297. side rails: rails at the side of a bed which can be lifted to prevent a patient from falling
out
barandas
298. side-effect: effect produced by a drug or treatment which is not the main effect
intendedefectos secundarios
299. sister in charge: senior nurse in charge of a hospital ward
enfermera de sala / caba
300. sister: senior nurse
enfermera !efa
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301. sleeping facilities: some hospitals provide sleeping facilities for a parent so that he or
she can be near the hospitali)ed child and provide a measure of care. In this way the childis spared some of the an%iety and fear of being sic among strangers. !o help allay fears,
some pediatrics sections encourage children to visit the hospital before they are admitted
for treatment
dormitorios
302. social disease: se%ually transmitted diseases
enfermedades %enreas
303. social medicine: medicine as applied to treatment of diseases which occur in certain
social groupsmedicina social
304. social security:payments made by the government to people or families who need
moneyseguridad social
305. social wor*er: government official who wors to improve living standards of groups#such as families$
asistente/traba!ador social
306. special care baby unit: unit in a hospital which deals with premature babies or babies
with serious disorders
sala de neonatologa
307. special hospital: hospital for dangerous mental patients
hospital especiali"ado
308. specialist: doctor who speciali)es in a certain branch of medicine
especialista
309. speciali"ation:i$ act of speciali)ing in a certain branch of medicine"
especiali"acin
ii$ particular branch of medicine which a doctor speciali)es inespecialidad/especiali"acin
310. specialty:particular branch of medicineespecialidad
311. sports medicine: study of the treatment of sports injuries
medicina del deporte
312. staff nurse: nurse who is on the permanent staff of a hospital
enfermera de sala
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313. staff:people who wor in a hospital, clinic, doctor*s surgery, etc
personal/empleados
314. staffers: members of the staff
miembros del personal
315. staffing:providing with a staff, as of worers
dotacin de personal
316. stage:point in the development of a disease, which allows a decision to be taen about
the treatment which should be given
etapa
317. tate Enrolled 1urse (E1): nurse who has passed e%aminations successfully in one
of the special courses of study. !hey follow a two+year course to qualify in general nursing
#E83$, mental nursing #E8M$ or nursing mentally handicapped patients #E8MH$enfermera #ue ha cursado estudios de dos aos
318. stress management: any system of recogni)ing, controlling and reducing one:sreactions to the stresses of everyday life, especially those connected with the business
world. (uch a system usually includes various methods of rela%ation
mane!o del estrs
319. subscriber/enrollee: someone who is enrolled to receive the use of a service over a
period of time and for which he or she paysafiliados
320. support groups: group of people who meet to help each other with a particular
problem, for e%ample, alcoholismgrupos de apoyo
321. surgeon general: government official responsible for all aspects of public healthdirector de ser%icios de salud / ministro de salud
322. surgeon: doctor who speciali)es in surgeryciru!ano
323. surgery department: a typical operating room contains a tiltable operating table,
bright overhead light, and instrument stands. It also has a suction machine to draw offmucus or remove fluids from an open wound" a preparation table for gau)e pads and
antiseptics" and a stand that holds sponges, or special pieces of gau)e, used during an
operation. 0ertain operating rooms are specially set up for unique types of surgery. Dhenopen+heart surgery is done, for e%ample, the operating room must have a heart+lung
machine to tae over the jobs of those immobili)ed organs. (ome injuries or other
disorders can best be corrected only through surgery. Major surgery is usually performedin a hospital operating room, though minor surgery may be performed in the office of a
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physician who has a private practice
sector de ciruga
324. surgery: a$ treatment of a disease or disorder which requires an operation to cut into or
to remove or to manipulate tissue or organs or parts"
ciruga/inter%encin #uir=rgicab$ room where a doctor or dentist sees and e%amines patients
consultorio
325. surgical inter%ention: treatment of illness by surgery
ciruga
326. surgical ward: ward in a hospital for patients who have to have operations
sala de ciruga
327. teaching hospital: hospital attached to a medical school where student doctors worand study as part of their training
hospital docente / escuela
328. technician: qualified person who does practical wor in a laboratory or scientific
institution
tcnico
329. techni#ue: way of doing scientific or medical wor
tcnica/mtodo/procedimiento
330. terminal care: care provided to somebody who is dying
cuidados terminales
331. terminal illness: illness from which the patient will soon die
enfermedad terminal
332. test:short e%amination to see if a sample is healthy or if part of the body is woring
well
prueba/reaccin/ensayo
333. theater nurse: nurse who is specially trained to a surgeon during an operation
enfermera #uir=rgica
334. therapy:treatment of a patient to help cure a disease or disorder
terapia/tratamiento
335. treatment: way of looing after a sic or injured person or to try to cure a sic person"
way of trying to cure a disease
tratamiento
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336. trial: test
ensayo
337. unprofessional conduct: action by a professional person #a doctor or nurse, etc$ which
is considered wrong by the body which regulates the profession
conducta poco profesional
338.
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iii$ #in the '($ #the system of$ government money paid to people in special need
prestaciones sociales
349. well-woman clinic: clinic which speciali)es in preventive medicine for women #such
as breast screening and cervical smear tests$ and gives advice on pregnancy, contraception,
the menopause, etcclnica de medicina pre%enti%a para la mu!er
350. woman@s ward or woman@s hospital: ward or hospital for female patientsclnica de la mu!er
351. wor*er.s compensation: the compensation to an employee for injury or occupationaldisease suffered in connection with employment, paid under a government+supervised
insurance system contributed to by employers
indemni"acin laboral
352. orld ealth rgani"ation (): organi)ation #part of the 'nited 8ations
7rgani)ation$ which aims to improve health in the world by teaching or publishing
information, etcrgani"acin 8undial de la alud (8)
353. B-ray department: a medical specialist called a radiologist uses ? rays and otherforms of energy to determine conditions inside the body. ?+ray and other images are taen
in the hospital radiology department. nother ind of specialist, called a neuroradiologist,
uses ?+ray or nuclear techniques to diagnose and treat diseases of the brain and centralnervous system. lso, radiation generated by powerful machines in the radiation medicine
department is used by radiation oncologists to treat certain diseases, particularly cancer
departamento de radiologa
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ontralistado
acti%idad asistencial: remedial acti%ity
acto mdico: procedure
administrador: administrator/ manager
afiliado: member/subscriber/enrollee
agente de propaganda mdica (A08): drug representati%e
alta: discharge
ambulanciero: ambulanceman
antigCedad: seniority
archi%os: card-index file
$rea de cobertura: catchment area
asegurado: member
asilo de nios: childrenDs home
asilo: asylum
asistencia mdica: medical assistance
asistencia posoperatoria: aftercare
asistencia social: welfare
asistencia: care
asistente de hospital: hospital orderly
asistente social: social wor*er
asistir: (to) nurse Asociacin de e!ercicio independiente de la medicina: independent practice
association (30A)
atencin comunitaria: community ser%ices
atencin primaria de salud: primary health care or primary medical care
atender (a un paciente): (to) attend/ nurse
autoayuda: self-care
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auxiliar mdico-social: medical social wor*er
auxilio mdico: medical aid
ayuda domiciliaria: home help
ayuda familiar: home help
barandas: side rails
beneficio: benefit (+r)/ relief (4): bienestar social: welfare
boletn informati%o: hospital newsletter
brote: outbrea*
caba: sister in charge
cama arancelada: pay bed
cama de agudos: acute bed
cama de hospital: hospital bed
cama: hospital bed
camillero: hospital orderly
capitacin: capitation
casa de con%alescencia: con%alescent home
casa de reposo: nursing home
casa-cuna: day nursery
caso de solucin en el da: day case/day patient
caso: case
centro de consulta mdica para mu!eres embara"adas: antenatal clinic/ maternity
clinic
centro de consultas: clinic
centro de salud: health center
centro hospitalario: general hospital
centro mdico no hospitalario: nursing home
centro mdico: medical center
centro para pacientes terminales: hospice
certificado mdico: medical certificate
chata: bedpan
ciruga cardio%ascular: cardiac surgery
ciruga exploradora: exploratory surgery
ciruga mayor: ma!or surgery
ciruga menor: day surgery/minor sugery
ciruga: surgery/ surgical inter%ention
ciru!ano: surgeon
clnica de fisioterapia: physiotherapy clinic
clnica de *inesiologa: physiotherapy clinic
clnica de la mu!er: woman@s ward or woman@s hospital
clnica de medicina pre%enti%a para la mu!er: well-woman clinic
clnica de planificacin familiar: family planning clinic
clnica de reposo: con%alescent home
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clnica de salud de la comunidad: neighborhood health clinic
clnica para el tratamiento de enfermedades %enreas:
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doctor en medicina: medical doctor (85)
dormitorios: sleeping facilities
dotacin de personal: staffing
educacin en/para la salud: health education
educador especiali"ado en salud: health educator
efectos secundarios: side-effect e!ercicio pri%ado (de la profesin): pri%ate practice
emergencia: accident and emergency department (A&E)/accident ward/casualty
ward/emergency ward
empleados: staff
encargada de enfermera: nursing manager
enfermedad terminal: terminal illness
enfermedades %enreas: social disease
enfermera de atencin ambulatoria: district nurse/home nurse
enfermera de piso (#ue lle%a al enfermo hasta la sala de operaciones): escort nurse
enfermera de #uirfano: operating department assistance (5A) enfermera de sala: sister in charge/ward nurse/ staff nurse/ ward sister / staff nurse
enfermera de salud ocupacional: occupational health () nurse
enfermera especiali"ada en atencin primaria de la salud: nurse practitioner/
practice nurse
enfermera especiali"ada en clnica: clinical nurse specialist
enfermera extrahospitalaria: district nurse/home nurse
enfermera !efa: charge nurse/sister
enfermera psi#ui$trica comunitaria: ,ommunity 0si#uiatric 1urse (,01)
enfermera #ue ha cursado estudios de dos aos: (tate) Enrolled 1urse (E1) /
Enrolled 1urse (E1)
enfermera #ue tiene a su cuidado a los pacientes de un distrito: district nurse/home
nurse
enfermera #uir=rgica: theater nurse
enfermera sanitaria: 'icensed
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especialista en geriatra: geriatrician
especialista: specialist
especiali"acin: speciali"ation
estada prolongada: long-stay
estada promedio de internacin: a%erage length of stay (A')
estadsticas demogr$ficas: %ital statistics estudio de/por casos: case study
etapa: stage
e%aluacin de rendimiento: performance appraisal
e%olucin de una enfermedad: progression of a disease
examen prenatal: antenatal diagnosis/ prenatal diagnosis
extensin sanatorial: outreach
falta de tica profesional: professional misconduct
farmacia: pharmacy
ficha: file card / index card
fichero: card index / catalogue
filtro: gate*eeper
fisioterapia: physiotherapy
fran#uicia: deductible
gabinete: laboratory /lab
galeno: medico
ganancias: re%enue
geriatra: geriatrician
gestin de los ser%icios de salud: managed care
gestin hospitalaria: hospital management
grupos calificados por diagnstico: diagnosis-related groups (567) grupos de apoyo: support groups
guardera diurna: day nursery
guardera infantil: day nursery
habitacin compartida: semipri%ate room
habitacin pri%ada: pri%ate room
historia clnica: case history / medical history
historia clnica: medical record
hogar de ancianos: nursing home
hogar de con%alecencia: nursing home
hogar diurno: day nursery
horario de %isitas: %isiting times
hospital (no especiali"ado): general hospital
hospital autnomo: self-go%erning hospital
hospital de agudos: acute care hospital
hospital de corta estada: acute care hospital
hospital de da: day hospital
hospital de infecciosos: isolation hospital
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hospital de pabellones: cottage hospital
hospital docente: teaching hospital
hospital escuela: teaching hospital
hospital especiali"ado: special hospital
hospital geri$trico: geriatric unit or ward or hospital
hospital psi#ui$trico: mental hospital hospital: hospital
impuesto de salud: health tax
indemni"acin laboral: wor*er.s compensation
ndice de ocupacin de camas: bed occupancy rate
informacin de antes de internarse: preadmission information
informe patolgico: pathology report
ingreso: admission
institucin: institution
instituto: institution
internacin %oluntaria: %oluntary admission
internacin: admission
internista: internist
interno de hospital: house officer
interno: houseman/ intern
inter%encin #uir=rgica seria: ma!or surgery
inter%encin #uir=rgica: surgery/ surgical inter%ention
inter%encin: inter%ention/ procedure
!efe de admisin y residencia: registrar
!unta de administracin: board of directors
!unta directi%a: board of directors !unta hospitalaria: hospital trust
*inesiterapia: physiotherapy
laboratorio: laboratory /lab
la%andera: laundry
licencia: license
licenciado: licentiate
lista de espera: waiting list
madre lactante: nursing mother
mane!o de caso: case management
mane!o del estrs: stress management
manera de tratar a los pacientes: bedside manner
matrcula: license
medicacin: medication
medicamento: medication/ medicine
medicamentos de %enta libre: o%er-the-counter (9,) drugs
medicamentos recetados: prescription drugs
medicina alternati%a: fringe medicine
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medicina clnica: clinical medicine
medicina comunitaria: community medicine
medicina del deporte: sports medicine
medicina fsica: physical medicine
medicina forense: forensic medicine
medicina general: general practice medicina interna: internal medicine
medicina legal: forensic medicine
medicina pre%enti%a: pre%enti%e medicine
medicina social: social medicine
medicina: medicine
mdico clnico: general practitioner (70) / generalist
mdico de cabecera: family doctor/ primary care physician (0,0) / attending
physician
mdico de turno: attending physician
mdico: medical doctor (85) mdico: physician/ practitioner
medida pre%enti%a: pre%enti%e measure
me!oramiento continuo de la calidad: continuum #uality impro%ement (,23)
mensual por afiliado: 0808 (per member per month)
mesa de operaciones: operating table
mtodo: techni#ue
miembros del personal: staffers
ministro de salud: surgeon general
morgue: morgue
neonatologa: hospital nursery
nosocomio: hospital
nutricionista: nutritionist
nutrilogo: nutritionist
obra social para carenciados: 8E53,A35
obra social para !ubilados: 8E53,A6E
obstetra: obstetrician
obstetricia y ginecologa: obstetrics and gynecology department /+/7>1
obstetricia: obstetrics
oficial de enfermera: nursing officer
oficial de salud ambiental: En%ironmental ealth fficer (E) or 0ublic ealth
3nspector oficial mdico principal: chief medical officer
optometra: optometry
optometrista: optometrist
ordenan"a: hospital orderly
rgani"acin 8undial de la alud (8): orld ealth rgani"ation ()
ortopedia: orthopedics/orthopedic hospital
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ortopedista: orthopedic surgeon
pabelln: ward
paciente ambulatorio: outpatient / day case
paciente de estada prolongada: long stay patient
paciente hospitali"ado: inpatient
paciente no hospitali"ado: outpatient paciente no internado: outpatient
paciente particular: pri%ate patient
paciente postrado en cama: bedridden patient
pago por acto mdico: fee-for-ser%ice (;;) system
paramdico de urgencias: emergency medical technician (E89)
patofisiologa: pathophysiology
patologa clnica: clinical pathology
patologa: pathology
patlogo: pathologist
persona #ue presta primeros auxilios: first aider
personal auxiliar: ancillary staff
personal de cocina: *itchen
personal no matriculado: non-licensed personnel
personal: staff
plan de atencin: care plan
plan de cuidados: care plan
plan de prepaga: care plan
planeamiento: scheduling
prestacin: benefit (+r)/ relief (4):
prestaciones sociales: welfare pre%encin secundaria: secondary pre%ention
primeros auxilios: first aid
procedimiento: techni#ue
profesional conectado con la medicina: paramedic
profesionales de la salud: health care specialist
programa de salud p=blica: program
pronstico: prognosis
prueba: test
pruebas para establecer el diagnstico: diagnostic test
psi#ui$trico: asylum
puesto de primeros auxilios: first aid post or station
punto de ser%icio: 0oint of er%ice (0)
#uirfano: operating room (6)/ operating theater
reaccin: test
recepcionista: clinic recepcionist
receta: prescription
rehabilitacin: rehabilitation
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reintegro: indemnity / reimbursement
relaciones p=blicas: public relations (06)
remedio: medicine
residencia de estudiantes: dormitory
residente de hospital: house officer/ resident doctor or nurse
sala de calderas: boiler room sala de ciruga: surgical ward
sala de enfermera: nurses station
sala de espera: waiting room
sala de neonatologa (perodo perinatal): baby clinic
sala de neonatologa: special care baby unit
sala de operaciones: operating room (6)
sala de parto: deli%ery room
sala de pediatra (despus del perodo perinatal): baby clinic
sala de recuperacin: day reco%ery ward / reco%ery room
sala de urgencias: accident ward
sala: ward
salud p=blica: public health
saneamiento: sanitation
sanidad escolar: school health ser%ice
sanidad p=blica: public health
sanidad: sanitation
seccin de asistencia mdica: medical ward
secretaria: medical secretary
sector de ciruga: surgery department
sector/ser%icio de enfermera: nursing department sector/ser%icio de neurologa: neurology department
sector/ser%icio de psi#uiatra: psychiatry department
sector/ser%icio de #uemados: burns unit
eguridad ocial: 1ational 3nsurance
seguridad social: social security
seguro colecti%o: group health insurance
seguro de grupo: group health insurance
seguro mdico: health insurance/ medical insurance
seguro por incapacidad: disability insurance
seleccin: screening
ser%icio de asistencia sanitaria de la eguridad ocial: 1ational ealth er%ice (1)
ser%icio de cat$strofe: disaster plans
ser%icio de limpie"a: house*eeping department
ser%icio de mantenimiento: maintenance department
ser%icio mdico de la escuela: school health ser%ice
ser%icio mdico: health ser%ice
ser%icio/sector de cardiologa: cardiology department
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ser%icio/sector de dermatologa: dermatology department
ser%icio/sector de patologa: pathology department
ser%icio/sector de pediatra: pediatrics department
ser%icios comunitarios: community ser%ices
ser%icios de extensin: outreach
ser%icios de pre%encin: pre%ention ser%ices ser%icios de salud gerenciados: managed health care
istema abierto de medicina prepaga (con reintegro): 0referred 0ro%ider
rgani"ation (00)
sistema de medicina prepaga: ealth 8aintenance rgani"ation (8)
sistema de reintegro: indemnity insurance plans
sistema de seguro mdico: +lue ,ross or +lue hield
istema 3ntegrado de Atencin: 3ntegrated 5eli%ery ystem (35) or 1etwor*s (351)
sistema%isita sin lmite horario: open %isiting
super%isor de salud mental: mental health super%isor
tar!eta ndice: index card tar!eta perforada: punched card
tasa de ocupacin de camas: occupancy rate
tcnica: techni#ue
tcnicas de laboratotio: laboratory techni#ues
tcnico de laboratorio: laboratory technician
tcnico: technician
terapia de grupo: group therapy
terapia intensi%a: intensi%e care / intensi%e care unit (3,4)
terapia: therapy
tiempo de espera: waiting time
tocoginecologa: +/7>1
tocologa: obstetrics
toclogo: obstetrician
traba!ador de alcance comunitario: community outreach wor*er
traba!ador de la salud: caregi%er / carer
traba!ador mdico-social: medical social wor*er
traba!ador social: social wor*er
tratamiento poshospitalario: aftercare
tratamiento: medical inter%ention/ medication/ nursing inter%ention/ therapy/
treatment
tratamientos m$s comple!os: secondary medical care traumatlogo: orthopedic surgeon
turno: waiting list
unidad coronaria: coronary care unit (,,4)
unidad de cuidado intensi%o: intensi%e care unit (3,4)
unidades de %alores relati%os: 6elati%e
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%acantes para residentes: residency slots
%isitador mdico: drug representati%e
%isitadora de salud: health %isitor
"ona de captacin: catchment area
"ona de influencia: catchment area
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