Question

Beside letters, Memorandums,and Email, what other types of documents may be created in medical office setting? What would be the purpose and who would be the primary audience?

Answer 1

# Medical history record

medical history record summarizes a patient’s medical history and also includes some notes and remarks made by healthcare specialists. It can be used in a clinical environment,the medical and healthcare translator should never misunderstand the contained information.

# Discharge Summary

hospital discharge summary is prepared when a patient checks out of the hospital. It normally explains the reasons for the hospital admission, the results of the tests made, and how the patient feels after the discharge along with some medical advices.

# Medical test

It includes a blood test, an urine test, a heart test, and many other variants. Figures, chemical forms, molecules, quantities.even everything have to been carefully looked by the medical and healthcare translator.

# Mental Status Examination

It details the results of a mental exam. A medical specialist will present the results in an official document which may required a medical translator.

# Operative Report

It is a report prepared to detail the procedures and findings of a surgical operation. The medical and healthcare translator should avoid any ambiguity and be as clear and concise as possible.

As stated above, these are some of the most common types of medical documents that a medical and healthcare translator may find, but not the only one.