Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Table of illustrations xv
4. Table of tables xvii
5. Authors’ notes xix
6. Acknowledgments xxiii
7. Foreword xxv
8. Foreword to this edition xxvii
9. About this edition xxix
10. Part I. Interpreting
11. Chapter 1. Introduction 3
12. Chapter 2. Interpreting in healthcare settings 11
13. Chapter 3. A word about culture 23
14. Part II. Interpreting in healthcare settings
15. Chapter 4. Healthcare provision and healthcare insurance 35
16. Chapter 5. Primary care physicians 45
17. Chapter 6. Specialty clinics 55
18. Chapter 7. Hospitals 59
19. Chapter 8. Emergency Departments or ERs 71
20. Chapter 9. Informed consent 93
21. Chapter 10. Pre-operative and post-operative procedures 97
22. Chapter 11. Intensive Care 107
23. Chapter 12. Obstetrics 115
24. Chapter 13. Child health 125
25. Chapter 14. Speech-language therapy 151
26. Chapter 15. Mental health 157
27. Chapter 16. Oncology 169
28. Part III. Healthcare specialties
29. Chapter 17. Neurology 185
30. Chapter 18. Cardiology 201
31. Chapter 19. Pulmonology 219
32. Chapter 20. Hematology 235
33. Chapter 21. Orthopedics 249
34. Chapter 22. Muscles and the motor system 259
35. Chapter 23. The sensory system 267
36. Chapter 24. Immunology 281
37. Chapter 25. Endocrinology 291
38. Chapter 26. Gastroenterology 303
39. Chapter 27. Urology and nephrology 317
40. Chapter 28. Urology and gynecology 327
41. Appendix 355
42. References 359
43. Useful websites 375
44. Index 377