Authors’ notes

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. 1. Introduction 3
11. 2. Interpreting in healthcare settings 11
12. 3. The culture of Japanese Medicine 23
13. 4. Medical terminology 29
14. Part II. Interpreting in healthcare settings
15. 5. Primary care physicians and General Practitioners 41
16. 6. Specialty clinics and Outpatient Clinics 51
17. 7. Hospitals 55
18. 8. Characteristics of the Japanese Healthcare System 69
19. 9. Emergency Departments or ERs 83
20. 10. Informed consent 105
21. 11. Pre-operative and post-operative procedures 109
22. 12. Intensive care 119
23. 13. Obstetrics 127
24. 14. Child health 139
25. 15. Speech-Language Therapy 165
26. 16. Mental health 171
27. 17. Oncology 183
28. Part III. Healthcare specialties
29. 18. Neurology 199
30. 19. Cardiology 215
31. 20. Pulmonology 233
32. 21. Hematology 249
33. 22. Orthopedics 263
34. 23. Muscles and the motor system 273
35. 24. The sensory system 281
36. 25. Immunology 295
37. 26. Endocrinology 305
38. 27. Gastroenterology 317
39. 28. Urology and nephrology 333
40. 29. Urology and gynecology 343
41. Appendix 371
42. References 375
43. Useful websites 391
44. Index 393