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Introduction to healthcare for Chinese-speaking interpreters and translators
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This practical resource will allow interpreters and translators to quickly read up on healthcare settings, familiarizing themselves with anatomy, physiology, medical terminology and frequently enco...
This practical resource will allow interpreters and translators to quickly read up on healthcare settings, familiarizing themselves with anatomy, physiology, medical terminology and frequently encountered conditions, diagnostic tests and treatment options.
Details
- Creator
- Ineke H. M. Crezee, Eva N. S. Ng
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2016
- ©2016
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (442 pages) : illustrations
- ISBNs
- 902721235X, 9027266840
- OCLC
- ocn949760300
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Intro -- Introduction to Healthcare for Chinese-speaking Interpreters and Translators -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Table of illustrations -- List of tables -- Authors' notes -- Notes relating to the format of English-Chinese glossaries -- Disclaimer -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Foreword to this edition -- Part I. Interpreting -- 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. Culture broker -- 6. Interpreter 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 behavior -- 5.3 Cultural attitudes towards pain -- 5.4 Causes of sickness -- 5.5 Diets in sickness and health -- 5.6 Taboos -- 5.7 The role of the interpreter as a culture broker -- Medical terminology -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History of medical terminology in the Western world -- 3. Chinese medicine and medical terminology -- 4. Spelling and pronunciation -- 5. Latin and Greek elements in medical terms -- 5.1 Common combinations -- 5.2 Common word roots -- 5.3 Common procedure nouns and verbs -- 5.4 Common prefixes -- 5.5 Suffixes -- Part II. Interpreting in healthcare settings -- Primary care physicians and General Practitioners -- 1. Primary care providers
- 2. History taking -- 3. Pain -- 4. New patients -- 5. Physical examination -- 6. Tests or diagnostic studies -- 7. Immunization schedule -- 8. Health education -- 9. Referrals -- 10. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Specialty clinics and Outpatient Clinics -- 1. Specialty clinics -- 2. Staff at specialty clinics -- 3. Procedure at specialty clinics -- 4. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- Hospitals -- 1. The isolation of the sick -- 2. The biomedical 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 - emergency and scheduled -- 12. Admission process -- 13. Most important rooms (from the patient's perspective) -- 14. Discharge -- 15. Rehabilitation -- 16. Health professionals -- 17. Physical therapy -- 18. Occupational therapy -- 19. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- 20. English - Chinese glossary -- 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 Trauma -- 4.3 Surgical problems -- 5. English-Chinese glossary -- Informed consent -- 1. Issues which might arise for interpreters during the informed consent process -- Pre-operative and post-operative procedures -- 1. Pre- and post-operative procedures -- Pre-operative procedures and questions -- Intra-operative: During surgery and anesthetic -- Post-Anesthetic Care Unit or Recovery Room -- 2. English-Chinese glossary -- Intensive Care -- 1. Staff -- 2. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- 3. English-Chinese glossary -- Obstetrics -- 1. Prenatal care -- 2. Follow-up visits -- 3. Term of pregnancy
- 4. Labor and childbirth -- 5. Common terminology -- 6. Postnatal checks -- 7. Postnatal care -- 8. English-Chinese glossary -- Child health -- 1. Neonatal Care -- 1.1 Levels of Care -- 1.2 Asphyxia -- 1.3 Premature delivery -- 1.4 Problems of prematurity -- 1.5 Admission process -- 1.6 Some common diagnostic tests -- 2. Pediatrics -- 2.1 Child health professionals -- 2.2 Immunization -- 2.3 Possible childhood health problems -- 3. English-Chinese glossary -- Speech-Language Therapy -- 1. Common terminology -- 2. Communication disorders -- 3. Assessment -- 4. Therapy -- 5. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- 6. English-Chinese glossary -- Mental health -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Briefing and debriefing -- 3. Behaviors and their implications for the interpreter -- 4. 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 -- 10. English-Chinese glossary -- Oncology -- 1. Cancer -- 2. Diagnosis -- 3. Typing and staging -- 4. Treatment -- 5. Common forms of cancer -- 6. Some notes for interpreters and translators -- 7. English-Chinese glossary -- Part III. Healthcare specialties -- Neurology -- 1. Terms with 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 medications -- 7. Some common tests -- 8. English-Chinese glossary -- Cardiology -- 1. Terms with 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 medications -- 8. Some common tests -- 9. English-Chinese glossary -- Pulmonology
- 1. Terms with 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 medications -- 8. Some common diagnostic tests -- 9. English-Chinese glossary -- Hematology -- 1. Blood -- 1.1 Terms with 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 medications -- 1.7 Some common diagnostic tests -- 2. Blood vessels -- 2.1 Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2.2 Anatomy of blood vessels -- 2.3 A word about cholesterol -- 2.4 Disorders of the blood vessels -- 3. English-Chinese glossary -- Orthopedics -- 1. Terms with 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 -- 6. English-Chinese glossary -- Muscles and the motor system -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. General terminology in relation to muscles -- 3. Anatomy of the muscles -- 4. Function of the muscles -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the motor system -- 7. Disorders of the muscles -- 8. Common treatment methods for muscle injuries -- 9. English-Chinese glossary -- The sensory system -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. The eye -- 3. Anatomy of the eye -- 4. Different parts of the eye -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the eye -- 7. The ears -- 8. Anatomy of the ear -- 9. Health professionals -- 10. Conditions of the ear and balance organ -- 11. Medications(for eyes and ears) -- 12. Touch -- 13. Disorders of touch -- 14. English-Chinese glossary -- Immunology -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. Anatomy of the immune and lymphatic systems
- 3. Lymphatic organs -- 4. Function of the immune and lymphatic systems -- 5. Health professionals -- 6. Disorders of the immune and lymphatic systems -- 7. English-Chinese glossary -- Endocrinology -- 1. Terms with 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. Adrenal glands -- 9. Pancreas -- 10. The glycemic index (GI) -- 11. English-Chinese glossary: -- Gastroenterology -- 1. Terms with 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 medications -- 7. Some common diagnostic tests -- 8. Additional comments -- 9. English-Chinese glossary -- Urology and nephrology -- 1. Terms with 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 medications -- 9. English-Chinese glossary -- Urology and gynecology -- the reproductive systems -- 1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 2. 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 Terms with Latin and Greek roots -- 4.2 Health professionals -- 4.3 Complications of pregnancy -- 4.4 Some common diagnostic tests -- 5. Sexual health -- 5.1 Most common STDs -- 6. English-Chinese glossary
- Appendix