Professional English in use. Medicine /
Glendinning, Eric H.,
Professional English in use. Medicine / Medicine Eric Glendinning, Ron Howard. - 175 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes index.
Introduction -- Basics -- Health and illness -- Parts of the body 1 -- Parts of the body 2 -- Functions of the body -- Medical and Paramedical Personnel and Places -- Medical practitioners 1 -- Medical practitioners 2 -- Nurses -- Allied health professionals -- Hospitals -- Primary care -- Education and Training -- Medical education 1 -- Medical education 2 -- The overseas doctor -- Systems, Diseases and Symptoms -- Symptoms and signs -- Blood -- Bones -- Childhood -- The endocrine system -- The eye -- The gastrointestinal system -- Gynaecology -- The heart and circulation 1 -- The heart and circulation 2 -- Infections -- Mental illness -- The nervous system 1 -- The nervous system 2 -- Oncology -- Pregnancy and childbirth -- The respiratory system -- The skin 1 -- The skin 2 -- The urinary system -- Investigations -- Basic investigations -- Laboratory tests -- Endoscopy -- X-ray and CT -- MRI and ultrasound -- Ecg -- Treatment -- Medical treatment -- Surgical treatment -- Therapies -- Prevention -- Screening and -- Epidemiology -- Epidemiology -- Ethics -- Medical ethics -- Research -- Research studies -- Taking A History -- Taking a history 1 -- Taking a history 2 -- Taking a history 3 -- Examination -- Physical examination -- Mental state examination -- Explanation -- Explaining diagnosis -- Discussing treatment -- Giving bad news -- Presentations -- Data presentation 1 -- Data presentation 2 -- Research articles -- Abstracts -- Conference presentations -- Case presentations -- Parts of the body -- Medical abbreviations -- Types of medication -- Symptoms and pain -- Verbs used in instructions -- Lay terms and definitions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. Appendix I. Appendix II. Appendix III. Appendix IV. Appendix V. Appendix VI.
"Professional English in Use Medicine contains 60 units covering a wide variety of medical vocabulary. Topics include diseases and symptoms, investigations, treatment, examining and prevention. The book also introduces general medical vocabulary related to parts and functions of the body, medical and para-medical personnel, education and training, research, and presentations. Professional English in Use Medicine has been carefully researched using the Institute for Applied Language Studies medical corpus and is a must for teachers of medical English and for medical practitioners who need to use English at work, either in their own country or abroad."--Publisher's website.
0521682010 9780521682015
2008271290
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Technical English
Medicine--Terminology
PE1128 / .G53 2007
428.2402461
Professional English in use. Medicine / Medicine Eric Glendinning, Ron Howard. - 175 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes index.
Introduction -- Basics -- Health and illness -- Parts of the body 1 -- Parts of the body 2 -- Functions of the body -- Medical and Paramedical Personnel and Places -- Medical practitioners 1 -- Medical practitioners 2 -- Nurses -- Allied health professionals -- Hospitals -- Primary care -- Education and Training -- Medical education 1 -- Medical education 2 -- The overseas doctor -- Systems, Diseases and Symptoms -- Symptoms and signs -- Blood -- Bones -- Childhood -- The endocrine system -- The eye -- The gastrointestinal system -- Gynaecology -- The heart and circulation 1 -- The heart and circulation 2 -- Infections -- Mental illness -- The nervous system 1 -- The nervous system 2 -- Oncology -- Pregnancy and childbirth -- The respiratory system -- The skin 1 -- The skin 2 -- The urinary system -- Investigations -- Basic investigations -- Laboratory tests -- Endoscopy -- X-ray and CT -- MRI and ultrasound -- Ecg -- Treatment -- Medical treatment -- Surgical treatment -- Therapies -- Prevention -- Screening and -- Epidemiology -- Epidemiology -- Ethics -- Medical ethics -- Research -- Research studies -- Taking A History -- Taking a history 1 -- Taking a history 2 -- Taking a history 3 -- Examination -- Physical examination -- Mental state examination -- Explanation -- Explaining diagnosis -- Discussing treatment -- Giving bad news -- Presentations -- Data presentation 1 -- Data presentation 2 -- Research articles -- Abstracts -- Conference presentations -- Case presentations -- Parts of the body -- Medical abbreviations -- Types of medication -- Symptoms and pain -- Verbs used in instructions -- Lay terms and definitions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. Appendix I. Appendix II. Appendix III. Appendix IV. Appendix V. Appendix VI.
"Professional English in Use Medicine contains 60 units covering a wide variety of medical vocabulary. Topics include diseases and symptoms, investigations, treatment, examining and prevention. The book also introduces general medical vocabulary related to parts and functions of the body, medical and para-medical personnel, education and training, research, and presentations. Professional English in Use Medicine has been carefully researched using the Institute for Applied Language Studies medical corpus and is a must for teachers of medical English and for medical practitioners who need to use English at work, either in their own country or abroad."--Publisher's website.
0521682010 9780521682015
2008271290
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Technical English
Medicine--Terminology
PE1128 / .G53 2007
428.2402461