Hosp. Man. & Health Ins.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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