Tables of contents
Table of illustrations
List of tables
Authors’ notes
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Foreword to this edition
Part I
Interpreting
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Interpreting in healthcare settings
Chapter 3
The culture of Japanese medicine
Chapter 4
Medical terminology
Part II
Interpreting in healthcare settings
Chapter 5
Primary care physicians and General Practitioners
Chapter 6
Specialty clinics and Outpatient Clinics
Chapter 7
Hospitals
Chapter 8
Characteristics of the Japanese healthcare system
Chapter 9
Emergency Departments or ERs
Chapter 10
Informed consent
Chapter 11
Pre-operative and post-operative procedures
Chapter 12
Intensive care
Chapter 13
Obstetrics
Chapter 14
Child health
Chapter 15
Speech-Language Therapy
Chapter 16
Mental health
Chapter 17
Oncology
Part III
Healthcare specialties
Chapter 18
Neurology: Nerves and the nervous system
Chapter 19
Cardiology: Heart and the circulatory system
Chapter 20
Pulmonology: The respiratory system
Chapter 21
Hematology: Blood and blood disorders
Chapter 22
Orthopedics: The skeletal system
Chapter 23
Muscles and the motor system
Chapter 24
The sensory system
Chapter 25
Immunology: The immune and lymphatic systems
Chapter 26
Endocrinology: The endocrine system
Chapter 27
Gastroenterology: The digestive system
Chapter 28
Urology and nephrology: The urinary system
Chapter 29
Urology and gynecology: The reproductive systems
Appendix
References
Useful websites
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