Medical English

Foreword

Preface

Contents

Contributors

Unit I Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Self-evaluation

Introduction

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Unit II Grammar in Use

Introduction

Tenses

Modal Verbs

Conditionals

Passive Voise

Reported Speech

Questions

Infinitive/ -Ing

Articles

Word Order

Relative Clauses

Adjectives

Prepositions

Unit III Scintific Literature

Writing an Article

Letters

Unit IV Talks and Courses

Introduction

Course Example

General Information

Local Information

Giving a Talk

Unit V Some of the Most Frequent Mistakes Made by Doctors Speaking in English

What Can Go Wrong ... Nightmares That Dont't Come True

English Grammar

Misnomers and False Friend

Common Basic Mistakes

Unit VI Latin and Greek Termonology

Introduction

Plural Rules

Exercises

List of Latin and Greek Terms and Their Plurals

Unit VII Acronyms and Abbreviations

Introduction

Common Sentences Containing Abbreviations

Abbreviation Lists

Unit VIII The Clinical History

Communication Skills

The Chart

Taking a Clinical History

Patient Examination

Special Examinations and Laboratory Findings

Case History

Unit IX Conversation Survival Guide

Introduction

At the Airport

During the Flight

In the Taxi

At the Hotel

At the Restaurant

Shopping

At the Hairdresser

Cars

Having a Dring (or Two)

On the Phone

In the Bank