Evaluation of English and Spanish Health Information on the Internet

APPENDIX A: List of Related Medical Terms for the Search Engine Study

Childhood Asthma
English-Language Spanish-Language
Aerochamber Aerochamber (Brand Name)
Albuterol Albuterol
Allergic [adj.] alérgico(a)
Allergy, Allergies alergia, alergias
Allergic Rhinitis rinitis alérgica
American Lung Association American Lung Association
Asthma asma
Asthmatic [adj.] asmático(a)
Asthma attack ataque de asma
Asthma self-management, education educación de asma
Asthmacort  
Atrovent Atrovent (Brand Name)
Beclomethasone beclometasona
Beclovent Beclovent (Brand Name)
Bronchodilator broncodilatador
Cromolyn sodium (aka: sodium cromoglycate) cromoglicato de sodio
Air Pollution contaminación del aire
Dust Mites garrapatas de polvo
Cockroaches cucarachas
Smoking fumar
Carpet Cleaning limpieza de alfombras
Exercise-Induced Symptoms síntomas de asma inducida por ejercicio
Flovent Flovent (Brand Name)
Inhaler inhalador
Intal Intal (Brand Name)
Insprease  
Ipratropium bromide ipratropium bromide
Leukotriene Inhibitors inhibidores leucotrienos
MDI (Metered Dose Inhaler) Inhalador de Dosis Medida
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Nebulizer nebulizador
Night symptoms síntomas nocturnos
Peak Flow flujo "pico"
Pediapred Pediapred (Brand Name)
Prednisolone prednisolona
Prednisone prednisona
Proventil Proventil (Brand Name)
Serevent Serevent (Brand Name)
Singulaire Singulaire (Brand Name)
Spacer espaciador
Steroids (includes: inhaled and oral) esteroides (incluye: inhalados y orales)
Theophylline teofilina
Vanceril Vanceril (Brand Name)
Ventolin Ventolin (Brand Name)
Wheezing espiración forzada y rápida


APPENDIX A: List of Related Medical Terms for the Search Engine Study (cont.)

Breast Cancer
English-Language Spanish-Language
American Cancer Society (ACS) American Cancer Society (ACS)
Biopsy biopsia
BRCA BRCA gen de susceptibilidad al cáncer
Breast mama
Cancer cáncer
Chemotherapy quimioterapia
Clinical trial prueba clínica
Estrogen Postive estrógeno positivo
Estrogen Negative estrógeno negativo
Fine Needle Aspiration aspiración mediante una aguja fina
Herceptin Heceptin (Brand Name)
Hormone therapy hormonoterapia
Implants implantes subpectorales
Lump or Lumpectomy tumor o tumorectomía
extirpación del tumor
Lymphedema limfedema
Malignancy  
Mammogram mamograma
Mammography mamografía
Mastectomy mastectomía
Mass masa
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH)
Neoplasm  
Oncology oncología
Raloxifene  
Self-examination autoexploración
Sentinal Node  
Support group grupo de apoyo
Surgery cirugía
Tamoxifen Tamoxifen (Brand Name)
Taxol Taxol (Brand Name)
Tumor tumor
Ultrasound ultrasonido


APPENDIX A: List of Related Medical Terms for the Search Engine Study (cont.)

Depression
English-Language Spanish-Language
Antidepressant antidepresivo
Anxiety ansiedad
Bipolar bipolar
Blues depresión
Breakdown ataque de nervios
Counseling terapia
Depression depresión
Dysthymia distimia
ECT Therapy terapia electroconvulsiva
Elavil Elavil (Brand Name)
Insomnia insomnio
Manic depression depresión maniaca
Mental health salud mental
Mood disorder trastorno del estado emocional
MAO Inhibitor inhibidores de la monoaminooxidasa (IMAO)
Nervous [adj.] nervioso(a)
Nortriptyline Nortriptyline (Brand Name)
Panic Attacks ataques de pánico
Paxil Paxil (Brand Name)
Prozac Prozac (Brand Name)
Psychiatric disorder trastorno psiquiátrico
Sadness tristeza
Same: S-adenosyl-methionine  
Seasonal Affective Disorder  
Serotonin serotonina
SSRI  
St. John's Wort  
Stress estrés
Suicide suicidio
Zoloft Zoloft


APPENDIX A: List of Related Medical Terms for the Search Engine Study (cont.)

Obesity
English-Language Spanish-Language
Abdominoplasty abdominoplasti
Appetite Supressant inhibidor de apetito
Anorexia anorexia nerviosa
Binge [v.] hartarse de algo
Bulemia bulimia
Body Mass Index (BMI) Índice de Masa Corporal
Body image imagen del cuerpo
Dexatrim Dexatrim (Brand Name)
Diet dieta
Eating Disorder  
Exercise ejercicio
Fat tejido adiposo
Fen-phen Fen-Phen (Brand Name)
Gastric Bypass Surgery or Gastroplasty cirugía gástrica
Jenny Craig Jenny Craig
Liposuction liposucción
Lipoplasty lipoplasti
Meridia Meridia (Brand Name)
Nutrition nutrición
Nutrisystem Nutrisystem (Brand Name)
Obese or Obesity [adj.] obeso(a), obesidad
Orlistat Orlistat (Brand Name)
Overweight obesidad
Purge purgar
Sleep apnea apnea en estados de acidosis y de vasconstricción de las arteriales pulmonares en el sueño
Slim [adj.] delgado(a)
Surgery cirugía
Thin [adj.] delgado(a)
Tummy Tuck cirugía plástica abdominal
Weight or Weight Loss peso
Xenical Xenical (Brand Name)


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