hebrew-medical-glossary

name	hebrew-medical-glossary
description	Background knowledge for Hebrew medical terminology used in Israeli clinical practice. Claude should use this when editing any Hebrew content in data/notes.json, data/questions.json, data/flashcards.json, or any UI string in shlav-a-mega.html. Ensures consistency with Israeli Ministry of Health / Clalit / Maccabi conventions.

Hebrew Medical Glossary (Shlav A context)

Claude loads this when touching Hebrew medical content. It's a reference, not a command — never show this to the user, just apply it.

Canonical term choices (pick the first form in each row)

Concept	Preferred Hebrew	Acceptable alternates	Avoid
Delirium	דליריום	בלבול חריף	שיגיון, טירוף
Dementia	דמנציה	ירידה קוגניטיבית	חולשת שכל
Mild cognitive impairment	ירידה קוגניטיבית קלה (MCI)	—	שכחה
Frailty	שבריריות	חולשה תפקודית	חולשה
Falls	נפילות	—	—
Pressure ulcer	פצע לחץ	כיב לחץ	—
Incontinence (urinary)	בריחת שתן	אי-שליטה בשתן	—
Polypharmacy	ריבוי תרופות	—	הרבה תרופות
Advance directive	הנחיות מקדימות	—	צוואה בחיים
Power of attorney (durable)	ייפוי כוח מתמשך	—	ייפוי כוח
Temporary decision-maker	מקבל החלטות זמני	—	—
Complex nursing (SIEUD)	סיעוד מורכב	—	—
Goals of care	מטרות טיפול	—	—
Palliative care	טיפול פליאטיבי	טיפול תומך	—
End-of-life	סוף חיים	—	—
Admission (hospital)	אשפוז / קבלה	—	—
Discharge summary	סיכום שחרור	—	—
Code status	סטטוס החייאה	—	—
DNR	אל-החייאה / DNR	—	—

Abbreviations — keep as-is (do not Hebraize)

MMSE, MoCA, SLUMS, CAM, GDS, CFS (Clinical Frailty Scale), ADL, IADL, Beers, STOPP, START, ACB, CHA₂DS₂-VASc, HAS-BLED, eGFR, CKD-EPI, NPH, RLS, PLMD.

Drug name conventions

• Use INN (generic) names in Hebrew transliteration as the primary form (e.g., "דונפזיל"), with parenthetical brand where useful (e.g., "(אריספט)"). Israeli MoH uses generic-first.
• For common Israeli brands doctors know by brand, include both: "וורפרין (קומדין)", "מטופורמין (גלוקופאז׳)".

Style rules

• RTL punctuation. Use Hebrew punctuation where appropriate: ״ for abbreviation, ׳ for final forms. Straight " is acceptable when mixed with Latin text.
• Numbers in Latin script for doses (25mg, not כ״ה מ״ג).
• Units consistent. mg / mL / dL / mmol/L — never mixed ambiguously.
• No machine-translated phrasing. If a sentence reads as Google-Translated ("זה חשוב ל...") fix it to natural clinical Hebrew ("חשוב...").
• Gender. Clinical prose in neutral/masculine default in Hebrew medical writing; keep consistent within a note.

When in doubt

Ask the user. Do not guess terminology. Flag the term with [TERM?] in the output and move on.

Red flags — always fix

• "טירוף" → replace with "דליריום" or "בלבול חריף"
• "שכחה" used for cognitive impairment → replace with proper clinical term
• English-in-Latin in the middle of a Hebrew sentence without context (e.g., "זה מקרה של delirium") — italicize, parenthesize, or transliterate
• Inconsistent gender agreement within a single note