Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Author's notes -- Disclaimer -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. How to use this book -- 2. Development of the interpreting profession -- 3. The demand for interpreters around the world -- 4. Health interpreting studies -- 5. Teaching healthcare interpreting -- Interpreting in healthcare settings -- 1. Interpreting in healthcare settings -- 2. Different healthcare systems -- 3. Accuracy -- 4. Understanding common responses to bad news -- 5. Cultural liaison -- 6. Interpreters' Codes of Ethics -- 7. Duty of Care -- 8. Triangle of communication -- 9. Note-taking -- 10. Terminology -- A word about culture -- 1. Culture -- 2. Cultural influence on spoken communication -- 3. Implications for interpreting -- 4. Culture and health -- 5. Cultural beliefs pertaining to health and their implications for the interpreter -- 5.1 Sickness and disease (or medical condition) -- 5.2 Patient behaviour -- 5.3 Cultural attitudes towards pain -- 5.4 Causes of sickness -- 5.5 Diets in sickness and health -- 5.6 The role of the interpreter as a Cultural Liaison -- Medical terminology -- 1. History of medical terminology in the Western world -- 2. Spelling and pronunciation -- 3. Latin and Greek elements in medical terms -- 4. Common combinations -- 4.1 Common word roots -- 4.2 Common procedure nouns and verbs -- 5. Common prefixes -- 6. Suffixes -- Primary physicians and General Practitioners -- 1. Primary care providers -- 2. History taking -- 3. Pain -- 4. New patients -- 5. Physical examination -- 6. Tests -- Anchor 31 -- 8. Health education -- 9. Referrals -- 10. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Outpatient Clinics and specialist clinics -- 1. Outpatient clinics -- 2. Staff at the outpatients or specialist clinics.

3. Procedure at outpatients clinics or specialist clinics -- 4. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Hospitals -- 1. The isolation of the sick -- 2. The medico-scientific approach -- 3. The patient-oriented approach -- 4. Hospital staff -- 5. Nursing staff -- 6. Medical staff -- 7. Specialists -- 8. Other hospital staff -- 9. Other healthcare staff -- 10. Hospital procedures -- 11. Admissions -- 11.1 Types - acute and booked -- 12 Admission process -- 13. Most important rooms (from the patient's perspective) -- 14. Discharge -- 16. Rehabilition -- 17. Health professionals -- 18. Physical therapy -- 19. Occupational therapy -- 20. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Emergency Departments or ERs -- 1. Emergency Department staff -- 2. Emergency Department areas -- 3. Emergency Department admission -- 4. Some common reasons for admission to ED -- 4.1 Common medical problems -- 4.2 Accidents -- 4.3 Surgical Problems -- Informed consent -- 1. Issues which might arise for interpreters during the Informed Consent process -- Pre-operative and post-operative procedures -- Intensive Care -- 1. Staff -- 2. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Obstetrics -- 1. Antenatal care -- 2. Follow-up visits -- 3. Term of pregnancy -- 4. Labor and childbirth -- 5. Common terminology -- 6. Postnatal care -- 7. Postnatal checks -- Child health -- 1. Neonatal Care -- 1.1 Neonate care -- 1.2 Asphyxia -- 1.3 Premature delivery -- 1.4 Problems of prematurity -- 1.5 Admission process -- 1.6 Some common investigations -- 2. Pediatrics -- 2.1 Child health professionals -- 2.2 Immunization -- 2.3 Common childhood health problems -- Speech Language Therapy -- 1. Common terminology -- 2. Communication disorders -- 3. Assessment -- 4. Therapy -- 5. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Mental health -- 1. Latin and Greek roots.

2. Briefing and debriefing -- 3. Behaviors and their implications for the interpreter -- 4. Some mental health professionals -- 5. Some common therapeutic approaches -- 6. Common reasons for counseling -- 7. Some commonly used pharmaceutical drugs -- 8. Mental illness -- 9. Some mental health disorders -- Oncology -- 1. Cancer -- 2. Investigations -- 3. Diagnosis - typing and staging -- 4. Treatment -- 5. Common forms of cancer -- 6. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Neurology -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the CNS -- 2.1 The brain -- 2.2 The spinal cord -- 3. Function of the CNS -- 4. Health professionals -- 5. Disorders of the nervous system -- 6. Some common drugs -- 7. Some common investigations -- Cardiology -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the heart -- 3. Function of the heart -- 4. Health professionals -- 5. Disorders of the heart -- 6. Some common disorders of the heart -- 7. Some common drugs -- 8. Some common investigations -- The respiratory system -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Other important terms -- 3. Anatomy of the respiratory system -- 4. Function of the respiratory system -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the respiratory system -- 7. Some common drugs -- 8. Some common investigations -- Hematology -- 1. Blood -- 1.1 Latin and Greek roots -- 1.2 Anatomy of blood -- 1.3 Function of blood -- 1.4 Health professionals -- 1.5 Disorders of the blood -- 1.6 Some common drugs -- 1.7 Some common investigations -- 2. Blood vessels -- 2.1 Latin and Greek roots -- 2.2 Anatomy of blood vessels -- 2.3 A word about cholesterol -- 2.4 Disorders of the blood vessels -- Orthopedics -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the skeletal system -- 2.1 Head -- 2.2 Torso -- 2.3 Arms -- 2.4 Legs -- 3. Function of the bones -- 4. Health professionals -- 5. Disorders of the bones and joints.

The sensory system -- 1. The eye -- 2. Anatomy of the eye -- 3. Different parts of the eye -- 4. Latin and Greek roots -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the eye -- 7. The ears -- 8. Anatomy of the ear -- 9. Health professionals -- 10. Disorders of the ear and balance organ -- 11. Drugs (for eyes and ears) -- 12. Touch -- 13. Disorders of touch -- The immune and lymphatic system -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the immune and lymphatic system -- 3. Lymphatic organs -- 4. Function of the immune and lymphatic system -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the immune and lymphatic system -- The endocrine system -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Overview of the endocrine system -- 3. Health professionals -- 4. Disorders of the endocrine system -- 5. Pituitary Gland -- 6. Thyroid gland -- 7. Parathyroid gland -- 8. Adrenals or adrenal glands -- 9. Pancreas -- 10. The Glycemic index (GI) -- The digestive dystem -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy and function of the digestive system -- 3. Peritoneum -- 4. Health professionals -- 5. Disorders of the digestive system -- 6. Some common drugs -- 7. Some common investigations -- 8. Additional comments -- Urology and nephrology -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the urinary system -- 3. The kidneys -- 4. The urinary tract -- 5. Function of the urinary system -- 6. Health professionals -- 7. Disorders of the urinary system -- 8. Some common drugs -- The reproductive system -- 1. Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Section 1: Male and female reproductive systems -- 2.1 Anatomy of the male reproductive system -- 2.2 Disorders of the male reproductive system -- 2.3 Health professionals -- 2.4 Anatomy of the female reproductive system -- 2.5 Health professionals -- 2.6 Disorders of the female reproductive system -- 3. Fertility and infertility -- 3.1 Infertility -- 3.2 Men.

3.3 Women -- 3.4 Artificial reproduction -- 3.5 Contraception -- 4. Pregnancy -- 4.1 Latin and Greek roots -- 4.2 Health professionals -- 4.3 Complications of pregnancy -- 4.4 Some common investigations -- 5. Sexual Health -- 5.1 Most common STIs -- References -- Index.