MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

SPA206  2007 Summer I- 2008 Fall

Spanish for Medical Interpretation II

1.

Use Spanish vocabulary to explain basic anatomy and the senses. (I)

2.

Describe common medical tests and procedures in Spanish. (I)

3.

Use Spanish vocabulary to describe the cardiovascular system. (II)

4.

Describe the respiratory system in Spanish. (III)

5.

Describe the digestive system in Spanish. (IV)

6.

Identify major skeletal features in Spanish. (V)

7.

Use Spanish vocabulary to explain the urinary and reproductive systems. (VI, VII)

8.

Describe the endocrine system in Spanish. (VIII)

9.

Describe how the body's immune system works in Spanish. (IX)

10.

Use Spanish vocabulary to describe the nervous system. (X)

11.

Use Spanish vocabulary to describe cancer. (XI)

12.

Describe cancer detection procedures and treatments in Spanish. (XI)

13.

Demonstrate ability to interpret for a Spanish-speaking patient and English-speaking medical provider using appropriate medical and cultural terms. (I-XI)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

SPA206  2007 Summer I- 2008 Fall

Spanish for Medical Interpretation II

I. Medical Interpreter's Basic Medical Knowledge

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Basic Anatomy

D. Senses

1. Sight

2. Hearing

3. Smell

4. Taste

5. Feeling (Touch)

E. Subspecialties

F. Common Medical Tests

G. Common Medical Procedures

H. First Responders

II. Cardiovascular System

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Blood

1. Oxygenated Blood

2. Deoxygenated Blood

3. Plasma

4. Red Blood Cells

5. White Blood Cells

6. Platelets

7. Clot

D. Diseases

1. Heart Attack

2. Stroke

3. Congestive Heart Failure

4. Angina Pectoris

5. Cardiac Arrhythmia

6. Hypertension

7. Atherosclerosis

8. Endocarditis

9. Myocarditis

10. Pericarditis

E. Congenital Heart Defects

III. Respiratory System

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Oxygen

D. Lungs

E. Allergies

F. Asthma

G. Pulmonary Conditions

IV. Digestive System

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Primary Structure

D. Organs

1. Liver

2. Gallbladder

3. Pancreas

E. Mouth

1. Oral Cavity

2. Names of Teeth

3. Parts of a Tooth

F. Food/Nutrition

G. Illnesses

V. Musculoskeletal System

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Medical Terms of Bones

1. Carpals

2. Clavicle

3. Cranium

4. Femur

5. Fibula

6. Humerus

7. Mandible

8. Maxilla

9. Patella

10. Pelvis

11. Radius

12. Rib

13. Sacrum

14. Scapula

15. Sternum

16. Tarsals

17. Tibia

18. Ulna

19. Vertebra

D. Types of Injuries

E. Diseases

VI. Urinary Systems

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Kidneys

D. Ureters

E. Bladder

F. Urethra

G. Medical Tests

VII. Reproductive System

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Female

D. Male

VIII. Endocrine System

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Thymus

D. Thyroid

E. Parathyroid

F. Glands

1. Pituitary

2. Pineal

3. Adrenal

G. Pancreas

H. Ovaries

I. Testes

IX. Immune System

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Body's Own Defense

1. Lymph Nodes

2. Tonsils

3. Adenoids

4. Spleen

D. Infectious Diseases

E. Sepsis

X. Nervous System

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Craneal Nerves

D. Epilepsy

E. Seizures

XI. Cancer

A. Overview

B. Vocabulary

C. Parts of Body Where Cancer Can Occur

D. Detection

E. Treatments