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Intro
Introduction to Healthcare for Turkish-speaking Interpreters and Translators
Title page
Copyright page
Table of contents
List of illustrations
List of tables
Authors' notes
Notes relating to the format of English-Turkish glossaries
Disclaimer
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Foreword to this edition
Part I. Interpreting
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Development of the interpreting profession
1.3 The demand for interpreters around the world
1.4 Health interpreting studies
1.5 Who can use this book
1.6 Structure of the book
1.7 Teaching healthcare interpreting
1.8 Summary of this chapter
Chapter 2. 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
Chapter 3. 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
5.8 More on Turkish culture
5.8.1 Turkey, diversity and the Turkish-speaking diaspora
5.8.2 Main health-related causes of death in Turkey
5.8.3 Bioethical issues
6. Concluding remarks
Chapter 4. Healthcare insurance
1. What is healthcare insurance?
2. Access to coverage
3. Commercial insurance plans
4. Government programs.
5. Exclusions to coverage and special plans
6. Billing
7. Healthcare legislation
8. Glossary of insurance terms in the USA
Useful websites
Part II. Interpreting in healthcare settings
Chapter 5. 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
Chapter 6. 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
Chapter 7. 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 - Turkish glossary
Chapter 8. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 9. Informed consent
Issues which might arise for interpreters during the informed consent process
Chapter 10. Pre-operative and post-operative procedures
1. Pre- and post-operative procedures.
Pre-operative procedures and questions
Some commonly asked pre-operative questions (directed at the patient)
Intra-operative: During surgery and anesthetic
Main types of anesthesia
General Anesthesia or GA
Epidural Anesthesia and Spinal Anesthesia
Nerve blocks
Local anesthesia
Post-Anesthetic Care Unit or Recovery Room
Some related terms
Position of IV (IntraVenous) lines
Various types of monitoring equipment used in PACU
Types of drains
Possible complications after surgery
Commonly asked questions after surgery
2. English-Turkish glossary
Chapter 11. Intensive care
Equipment
1. Staff
2. Some notes for interpreters and translators
3. English - Turkish glossary
Chapter 12. Obstetrics
1. Prenatal care
Obstetric history
Social history
Menstrual history
Medical history
Family history
2. Follow-up visits
3. Term of pregnancy
4. Labor and childbirth
5. Common terminology
6. Postnatal checks
7. Postnatal care
8. English-Turkish glossary
Chapter 13. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 14. Speech-language therapy
1. Common terminology
2. Communication disorders
3. Assessment
4. Therapy
5. Some notes for interpreters and translators
6. English-Turkish glossary
Chapter 15. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 16. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 17. Neurology: Nerves and the nervous system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 18. Cardiology: Heart and the circulatory system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 19. Pulmonology: The respiratory system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 20. Hematology: Blood and blood disorders
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-Turkish glossary.
Chapter 21. Orthopedics: The skeletal system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 22. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 23. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 24. Immunology: The immune and lymphatic systems
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 25. Endocrinology: The endocrine system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 26. Gastroenterology: The digestive system
1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots.
2. Anatomy and function of the digestive system.
Introduction to Healthcare for Turkish-speaking Interpreters and Translators
Title page
Copyright page
Table of contents
List of illustrations
List of tables
Authors' notes
Notes relating to the format of English-Turkish glossaries
Disclaimer
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Foreword to this edition
Part I. Interpreting
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Development of the interpreting profession
1.3 The demand for interpreters around the world
1.4 Health interpreting studies
1.5 Who can use this book
1.6 Structure of the book
1.7 Teaching healthcare interpreting
1.8 Summary of this chapter
Chapter 2. 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
Chapter 3. 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
5.8 More on Turkish culture
5.8.1 Turkey, diversity and the Turkish-speaking diaspora
5.8.2 Main health-related causes of death in Turkey
5.8.3 Bioethical issues
6. Concluding remarks
Chapter 4. Healthcare insurance
1. What is healthcare insurance?
2. Access to coverage
3. Commercial insurance plans
4. Government programs.
5. Exclusions to coverage and special plans
6. Billing
7. Healthcare legislation
8. Glossary of insurance terms in the USA
Useful websites
Part II. Interpreting in healthcare settings
Chapter 5. 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
Chapter 6. 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
Chapter 7. 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 - Turkish glossary
Chapter 8. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 9. Informed consent
Issues which might arise for interpreters during the informed consent process
Chapter 10. Pre-operative and post-operative procedures
1. Pre- and post-operative procedures.
Pre-operative procedures and questions
Some commonly asked pre-operative questions (directed at the patient)
Intra-operative: During surgery and anesthetic
Main types of anesthesia
General Anesthesia or GA
Epidural Anesthesia and Spinal Anesthesia
Nerve blocks
Local anesthesia
Post-Anesthetic Care Unit or Recovery Room
Some related terms
Position of IV (IntraVenous) lines
Various types of monitoring equipment used in PACU
Types of drains
Possible complications after surgery
Commonly asked questions after surgery
2. English-Turkish glossary
Chapter 11. Intensive care
Equipment
1. Staff
2. Some notes for interpreters and translators
3. English - Turkish glossary
Chapter 12. Obstetrics
1. Prenatal care
Obstetric history
Social history
Menstrual history
Medical history
Family history
2. Follow-up visits
3. Term of pregnancy
4. Labor and childbirth
5. Common terminology
6. Postnatal checks
7. Postnatal care
8. English-Turkish glossary
Chapter 13. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 14. Speech-language therapy
1. Common terminology
2. Communication disorders
3. Assessment
4. Therapy
5. Some notes for interpreters and translators
6. English-Turkish glossary
Chapter 15. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 16. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 17. Neurology: Nerves and the nervous system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 18. Cardiology: Heart and the circulatory system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 19. Pulmonology: The respiratory system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 20. Hematology: Blood and blood disorders
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-Turkish glossary.
Chapter 21. Orthopedics: The skeletal system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 22. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 23. 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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 24. Immunology: The immune and lymphatic systems
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 25. Endocrinology: The endocrine system
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-Turkish glossary
Chapter 26. Gastroenterology: The digestive system
1. Terms with Latin and Greek roots.
2. Anatomy and function of the digestive system.