RT Book, Section A1 Kaufman, Tina M. A1 Alegre, Ticiano SR Print(0) ID 1186315001 T1 Meeting the Patient T2 Yes/No Medical Spanish: Comprehensive Handbook of Clinical Spanish YR 2010 FD 2010 PB F.A. Davis Company PP New York, NY SN 9780803621244 LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1186315001 RD 2024/10/05 AB This chapter includes the useful phrases one would use at the beginning of most medical encounters. From the time the patient presents to a health care facility, multiple people in various roles may interact with the patient at some point before the patient is actually seen by the health care provider. This section is designed for the front-end staff involved in a patient encounter. Triage questions will be particularly useful for nurses either in the emergency room setting or in an ambulatory urgent-care setting. Check-in and registration questions are somewhat self-explanatory and will likely be used by receptionists and business and financial office personnel. The section on vital signs, while consisting mostly of commands, will be most relevant to medical assistants, nurses, and, in some instances, even providers.