Table of contents
Author’s notesxix
Acknowledgmentsxxiii
Forewordxxv
Part I.Interpreting1
Chapter 1.Introduction3
Chapter 2.Interpreting in healthcare settings11
Chapter 3.A word about culture23
Chapter 4.Medical terminology33
Part II.Interpreting in healthcare settings
Chapter 5.Primary physicians and General Practitioners43
Chapter 6.Outpatient Clinics and specialist clinics53
Chapter 7.Hospitals59
Chapter 8.Emergency Departments or ERs71
Chapter 9.Informed consent89
Chapter 10.Pre-operative and post-operative procedures93
Chapter 11.Intensive Care101
Chapter 12.Obstetrics107
Chapter 13.Child health117
Chapter 14.Speech Language Therapy139
Chapter 15.Mental health145
Chapter 16.Oncology155
Part III.Healthcare Specialties
Chapter 17.Neurology: Nerves and the nervous system167
Chapter 18.Cardiology: Heart and the circulatory system179
Chapter 19.The respiratory system193
Chapter 20.Hematology: Blood and blood disorders205
Chapter 21.Orthopedics: The skeletal system217
Chapter 22.Muscles and the motor system225
Chapter 23.The sensory system233
Chapter 24.The immune and lymphatic system243
Chapter 25.The endocrine system251
Chapter 26.The digestive system261
Chapter 27.Urology and nephrology: The urinary system273
Chapter 28.The reproductive system281
Appendix305
References309
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