English-Italian Medical Dictionary and Phrasebook

This book includes English definitions of medical terms and English-Italian and Italian-English translations of over 5000 medical terms. In addition there is a 450 data point template for a complete history and physical including sections on introduction/demographics, chief complaint, common complaints, past medical and surgical history, allergy/medications, family and social history, a comprehensive review of systems, joint exam commands and a listing of body parts. Within the history and physical are commands that one would use for that part of the exam. There is also a section on counseling the patient upon discharge from the hospital or clinic.

This book should prove useful to any health care professional working with Italian speaking clients or for any Italian health care professional working with English speaking clients.