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. Part I. Interpreting
10. Chapter 1. Introduction 3
11. Chapter 2. Interpreting in healthcare settings 11
12. Chapter 3. A word about culture 25
13. Chapter 4. Medical terminology 39
14. Part II. Interpreting in healthcare settings
15. Chapter 5. Primary care physicians and General Practitioners 51
16. Chapter 6. Specialty clinics and Outpatient Clinics 63
17. Chapter 7. Hospitals 67
18. Chapter 8. Emergency Departments or ERs 81
19. Chapter 9. Informed consent 103
20. Chapter 10. Pre-operative and post-operative procedures 107
21. Chapter 11. Intensive care 117
22. Chapter 12. Obstetrics 125
23. Chapter 13. Child health 137
24. Chapter 14. Speech-language therapy 165
25. Chapter 15. Mental health 171
26. Chapter 16. Oncology 183
27. Part III. Healthcare specialties
28. Chapter 17. Neurology 199
29. Chapter 18. Cardiology 215
30. Chapter 19. Pulmonology 233
31. Chapter 20. Hematology 249
32. Chapter 21. Orthopedics 263
33. Chapter 22. Muscles and the motor system 273
34. Chapter 23. The sensory system 281
35. Chapter 24. Immunology 295
36. Chapter 25. Endocrinology 305
37. Chapter 26. Gastroenterology 317
38. Chapter 27. Urology and nephrology 333
39. Chapter 28. Urology and gynecology 343
40. Appendix 371
41. References 375
42. Useful websites 391
43. Index 393