Japanese for Healthcare Professionals An Introduction to Medical Japanese (Audio CD Included)

Name: Japanese for Healthcare Professionals An Introduction to Medical Japanese (Audio CD Included)
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ISBN: 9784805311097

ISBN-10: 4805311096

ISBN-13: 9784805311097

Edition: 2011

Authors: Shigeru Osuka

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Japanese for Healthcare Professionals provides a language course-for classroom use or for self-study-that will enable professionals to prepare themselves to assist patients from Japan. Grounded in the author's research with clinics and hospitals, it is the only book of its kind in English. Japanese for Healthcare Professionals is a proficiency-based conversation textbook. It offers a complete language course that teaches Japanese grammar along with the vocabulary of medical care. The chapters cover every step of a patient's interaction with care providers, from appointments and admissions to the physical examination, symptoms and illnesses, diagnosis, treatment, instructions to the patient,…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 7/10/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.72" tall
Weight: 2.508

Shigeru Osuka, B.A., M.A., M.Ed., and Ed.D., is the director of the Japanese Program in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Seton Hall University. He has taught at the University of Hawaii, Western Washington University and the Mid-Pacific Institute in Hawaii and has been a visiting scholar at the University of Tokyo.



Introduction


How to Use This Book


Japanese Writing and Pronunciation Guide


The Japanese Language: An Overview






Self-Introduction



Appointment I



Appointment II



Admissions



Upper Body Parts



Arms & Lower Body Parts



Initial Medical Examination



Signs & Symptoms I



Signs & Symptoms II



Discharge






Internal Organs



Examination



After the Examination



At the Pharmacy I



At the Pharmacy II



Infectious Diseases



Respiratory System



Circulatory/Cardiovascular System



Digestive/Gastrointestinal System



Kidney and Urogenital System






Internal Medicine



Orthopedic Surgery



Ophthalmology



Otolaryngology: Ear, Nose, and Throat



Dermatology



Neurology and Psychiatry



Obstetrics & Gynecology



Pregnancy & Childbirth



Pediatrics



Dentistry



Basic Medical Terms (English-Japanese)



Facilities, Departments and Specialists



Body Parts, Internal Organs, and Related Terms



Diseases, Disorders, and Symptoms



Medicines



Other Medical and Related Terms



Medical Forms and Related Terms



Appendices



Medical Questionnaire



List of Grammar Covered in the Lessons



List of Language Roots in the Lessons



List of Culture Notes in the Lessons



List of Common Verbs



Onomatopoetic Expressions for Pains and Complaints



List of Illustrations



Answers to Comprehension Quizzes



Answers to Practices



Answers to Exercises


Index