FW: AHRQ Spanish-language Guides--FYI

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For those of you with Spanish speaking patients. Usually where these one live the English version exists but I have not had time to look  into it this time Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone From: Jhmon54@... Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 5:20 PMTo: jhmon54@...Subject: AHRQ Spanish-language Guides--FYI FYI and for folks that you may know. HenryNew Spanish-language Guides AHRQ has published six new free, illustrated easy-to-read guides for patients. Guía para pacientes que están en tratamiento de una cardiopatía coronaria estable (“ACE Inhibitors†and “ARBs†to Protect Your Heart?—A Guide for Patients Being Treated for Stable Coronary Heart Disease), summarizes the benefits and risks of medications called ACE Inhibitors (angiotensin-converting enzyme) and ARBs (angiotensin II receptor blockers). These medications help reduce blood pressure in patients who often take other heart-related medications such as aspirin, blood thinners, or cholesterol-lowering drugs. Controle el dolor por una fractura de cadera (Managing Pain from a Broken Hip) compares medications for controlling pain from hip fracture as well as other therapies, such as nerve blocks and acupressure. Opciones para tratar el desgarro de los músculos y tendones del hombro (Treatment Options for Rotator Cuff Tears) compares surgical and non-surgical treatments, including physical therapy, to treat rotator cuff injury – the often painful tearing of shoulder-based tendons that are used to help lift and rotate the arms. La depresión después de una lesión cerebral (Depression after Brain Injury) compares antidepressants and psychotherapy for treating depression in people who suffered brain injury from trauma, such as a blow to the head. Conozca sobre la radioterapia en el cáncer de cabeza y cuello (Understanding Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer) compares different types of radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, including Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Two-Dimensional Radiation Therapy. Hormona del crecimiento humano para los niños con fibrosis quística (Human Growth Hormone for Children with Cystic Fibrosis) discusses the benefits and risks of somatropin, a human growth hormone that is injected in children daily for growth problems associated with cystic fibrosis. AHRQ’s Spanish-language Effective Health Care patient guides are available online at http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/informacion-en-espanol/. To order printed copies, e-mail the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse at ahrqpubs@... or call . For other AHRQ Spanish-language consumer tools, go to http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/espanoix.htm.