Introduction to healthcare for interpreters and translators /
"Getting information off the internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant." (Mitchell Kapor, n.d.). Medical concepts and terminology can be very confusing for the uninitiated interpreter or translator. This book will allow interpreters and translators to quickly read up on healthcar...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
[2013]
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9789027271501 902727150X 1299850987 9781299850989 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Interpreting. Introduction ; Interpreting in healthcare settings ; A word about culture ; Medical terminology
- Part II: Interpreting in healthcare settings. Primary physicians and general practitioners ; Outpatient clinics and specialist clinics ; Hospitals ; Emergency departments or ERs ; Informed consent ; Pre-operative and post-operative procedures ; Intensive care ; Obstetrics ; Child health ; Speech language therapy ; Mental health ; Oncology
- Part III: Healthcare Specialties. Neurology : nerves and the nervous system ; Cardiology : heart and the circulatory system ; The respiratory system ; Hematology : blood and blood disorders ; Orthopedics : the skeletal system ; Muscles and the motor system ; The sensory system ; The immune and lymphatic system ; The endocrine system ; The digestive system ; Urology and nephrology : the urinary system ; The reproductive system.