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Enhance patient and parent encounters with this newly expanded and enhanced pocket guide! Here’s the easy-to-use manual you need to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients and parents more efficiently and effectively. Spanish for Pediatric Medicine features a quick-reference design that enables you to rapidly identify and explore common medical problems. English and Spanish equivalents are shown side-by-side for instant, precise use. This handy resource fits right in your pocket as you travel between well-child, sick visit, and emergency department settings. Optimized for use with Bright Futures—visit-specific translations from prenatal to 18- to 21-year visits reflect the organization of the AAP Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 3rd Edition. All-new audio program—electronic access to downloadable audio clips of translations from a native Spanish speaker helps you improve comprehension and pronunciation. The new 2nd edition includes general visit translations—medical history, family history, description of pain, examination instructions, immunization screening, and discharge instructions; Bright Futures stage visit translations—spanning issues addressed in prenatal and newborn through late adolescent visits; emergency department (ED) visit translations—ED history, description of pain, examination instructions, and discharge instructions; system-specific translations—hematology/oncology, skin, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and musculoskeletal; special issues translations—abuse screening, developmental milestones, lead toxicity screening, and obesity prevention and treatment; and translations for commonly used expressions/greetings—terms of endearment for children.