Glendinning, Eric H.  1944- <br/><br/>
English in medicine :   a course in communication skills / 
Eric H. Glendinning, Beverly A. S. Holmstrm̲ 
 - Third edition 
 - v, 150 pages :  illustrations 
 - Cambridge professional English .
<br/><br/> Conversation and phrase books for Medical personnel 
<br/><br/>Thanks		vi	<br/>To the teacher		1	(1)<br/>To the student		2	(3)<br/>Taking a history 1<br/>Asking basic questions<br/>5	(4)<br/>Taking notes<br/>9	(4)<br/>Reading skills: Scanning a case history<br/>13	(1)<br/>Case history: William Hudson<br/>14	(1)<br/>Taking a history 2<br/>Asking about systems<br/>15	(2)<br/>Asking about symptoms<br/>17	(7)<br/>Reading skills: Noting information from a textbook<br/>24	(2)<br/>Case history: William Hudson<br/>26	(2)<br/>Examining a patient<br/>Giving instructions<br/>28	(4)<br/>Understanding forms<br/>32	(2)<br/>Reading skills: Using a pharmacology reference<br/>34	(2)<br/>Case history: William Hudson<br/>36	(2)<br/>Special examinations<br/>Instructing, explaining and reassuring<br/>38	(4)<br/>Rephrasing, encouraging and prompting<br/>42	(3)<br/>Reading skills: Reading articles 1<br/>45	(4)<br/>Case history: William Hudson<br/>49	(1)<br/>Investigations<br/>Explaining and discussing investigations<br/>50	(6)<br/>Using medical documents<br/>56	(5)<br/>Reading skills: Reading articles 2<br/>61	(2)<br/>Case history: William Hudson<br/>63	(2)<br/>Making a diagnosis<br/>Discussing a diagnosis<br/>65	(3)<br/>Explaining a diagnosis<br/>68	(3)<br/>Reading skills: Reading articles 3<br/>71	(4)<br/>Case history: William Hudson<br/>75	(1)<br/>Treatment<br/>Medical treatment<br/>76	(4)<br/>Physiotherapy<br/>80	(2)<br/>Surgical treatment<br/>82	(4)<br/>Reading skills: Using an online database<br/>86	(6)<br/>Tapescript		92	(13)<br/>Key		105	(26)<br/>Appendix 1 Language functions		131	(4)<br/>Appendix 2 Common medical abbreviations		135	(7)<br/>Appendix 3 Who's who in the British hospital system		142	(1)<br/>Appendix 4 A broad equivalence of positions in the NHS and US hospital systems		143	(1)<br/>Appendix 5 Useful addresses		144	(3)<br/>Supplementary activities		147	(3)<br/>Acknowledgements		150	<br/> 
<br/><br/> Presents a guide introducing foreign students to English terminology and jargon used in the medical profession 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521606660 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communication<br/>Communication in medicine  <br/>Communication in medicine Problems, exercises, etc  <br/>Conversation and phrase books for Medical personnel<br/>Englisch Englisch, .. <br/>English language<br/>English language Conversation and phrase books (for medical personnel) <br/> English language Medical English<br/>English language Textbooks for foreign speakers<br/>Medicine <br/>Medicine Language<br/> Phrases   <br/>Problems and exercises<br/>Readers Medicine<br/>Textbooks for foreign speakers
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1127  / GLE 2005