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 xxi
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 15
12. Chapter 3. A word about culture 29
13. Chapter 4. Healthcare insurance 51
14. Part II. Interpreting in healthcare settings
15. Chapter 5. Primary care physicians and General Practitioners 69
16. Chapter 6. Specialty clinics and Outpatient Clinics 83
17. Chapter 7. Hospitals 87
18. Chapter 8. Emergency Departments or ERs 103
19. Chapter 9. Informed consent 129
20. Chapter 10. Pre-operative and post-operative procedures 133
21. Chapter 11. Intensive Care 145
22. Chapter 12. Obstetrics 153
23. Chapter 13. Child health 167
24. Chapter 14. Speech-Language Therapy 195
25. Chapter 15. Mental health 201
26. Chapter 16. Oncology 215
27. Part III. Healthcare specialties
28. Chapter 17. Neurology 231
29. Chapter 18. Cardiology 247
30. Chapter 19. Pulmonology 267
31. Chapter 20. Hematology 283
32. Chapter 21. Orthopedics 297
33. Chapter 22. Muscles and the motor system 307
34. Chapter 23. The sensory system 317
35. Chapter 24. Immunology 331
36. Chapter 25. Endocrinology 341
37. Chapter 26. Gastroenterology 355
38. Chapter 27. Urology and nephrology 371
39. Chapter 28. Urology and gynecology 381
40. Appendix 411
41. References 415
42. Useful websites 439
43. Index 441