Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of illustrations xv
4. List of tables xvii
5. Authors’ notes xix
6. Acknowledgments xxiii
7. Foreword xxvii
8. Foreword to this edition xxix
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 45
14. Part II. Interpreting in healthcare settings
15. Chapter 5. Primary care physicians and General Practitioners 61
16. Chapter 6. Specialty clinics and outpatient clinics 75
17. Chapter 7. Hospitals 79
18. Chapter 8. Emergency Departments or ERs 93
19. Chapter 9. Informed consent 117
20. Chapter 10. Pre-operative and post-operative procedures 121
21. Chapter 11. Intensive care 133
22. Chapter 12. Obstetrics 141
23. Chapter 13. Child health 153
24. Chapter 14. Speech-language therapy 181
25. Chapter 15. Mental health 187
26. Chapter 16. Oncology 201
27. Part III. Healthcare specialties
28. Chapter 17. Neurology 215
29. Chapter 18. Cardiology 231
30. Chapter 19. Pulmonology 249
31. Chapter 20. Hematology 265
32. Chapter 21. Orthopedics 279
33. Chapter 22. Muscles and the motor system 289
34. Chapter 23. The sensory system 297
35. Chapter 24. Immunology 309
36. Chapter 25. Endocrinology 317
37. Chapter 26. Gastroenterology 329
38. Chapter 27. Urology and nephrology 343
39. Chapter 28. Urology and gynecology 353
40. Appendix 381
41. References 385
42. Useful websites 403
43. Index 407