Chapter 25. Endocrinology

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Table of illustrations xv
4. List of tables xvii
5. Authors’ notes xix
6. Acknowledgments xxiii
7. Foreword xxv
8. Foreword to this edition xxvii
9. Part I. Interpreting
10. Chapter 1. Introduction 3
11. Chapter 2. Interpreting in healthcare settings 11
12. Chapter 3. A word about culture 23
13. Chapter 4. Healthcare Insurance 33
14. Part II. Interpreting in healthcare settings
15. Chapter 5. Primary care physicians 45
16. Chapter 6. Specialty clinics 55
17. Chapter 7. Hospitals 59
18. Chapter 8. Emergency Departments or ERs 71
19. Chapter 9. Informed consent 93
20. Chapter 10. Pre-operative and post-operative procedures 97
21. Chapter 11. Intensive Care 107
22. Chapter 12. Obstetrics 115
23. Chapter 13. Child health 127
24. Chapter 14. Speech-Language Therapy 153
25. Chapter 15. Mental health 159
26. Chapter 16. Oncology 171
27. Part III. Healthcare specialties
28. Chapter 17. Neurology 187
29. Chapter 18. Cardiology 203
30. Chapter 19. Pulmonology 221
31. Chapter 20. Hematology 237
32. Chapter 21. Orthopedics 251
33. Chapter 22. Muscles and the motor system 261
34. Chapter 23. The sensory system 269
35. Chapter 24. Immunology 281
36. Chapter 25. Endocrinology 291
37. Chapter 26. Gastroenterology 303
38. Chapter 27. Urology and nephrology 317
39. Chapter 28. Urology and gynecology; the reproductive systems 327
40. Appendix 353
41. References 357
42. Useful websites 371
43. Index 373