教材共分10个单元，以人体系统的常见疾病为线索进行编排：每个单元分别选取不同人体系统的4种常见疾病（每种疾病约1100字），按病因、症状、诊断、治疗等框架展开，每单元的Text A和Text B是主课文，文后附有翻译、口语和实用医学英语写作等练习；每单元的Text C和Text D是副课文，文后附有相关医学词汇，可根据课时情况作为补充阅读。

Unit 1 Some Common Diseases of the Circulatory System
Text A Coronary Heart Disease
Text B High Blood Pressure
Text C Valvular Heart Disease
Text D Endocarditis
Unit 2 Some Common Diseases of the Respiratory System
Text A Pneumonia
Text B Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Text C Asthma
Text D Bronchitis
Unit 3 Some Common Diseases of the Digestive System
Text A Stomach Cancer
Text B Cirrhosis
Text C Colon Cancer
Text D Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Unit 4 Some Common Diseases of the Urinary System
Text A Cystitis
Text B Nephritis
Text C Diabetic Nephropathy
Text D Acute Kidney Failure
Unit 5 Some Common Diseases of the Reproductive System
Text A Cervicitis
Text B Prostatitis
Text C Vaginitis
Text D Genital Warts
Unit 6 Some Common Diseases of the Endocrine System
Text A Diabetes
Text B Hyperthyroidism
Text C Thyroiditis
Text D Primary Aldosteronism
Unit 7 Some Common Diseases of the Nervous System
Text A Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Text B Parkinson's Disease
Text C Epilepsy
Text D Encephalitis
Unit 8 Some Common Diseases of the Skeletal System
Text A Fracture
Text B Cervical Spondylosis
Text C Spinal Stenosis
Text D Tenosynovitis
Unit 9 Some Common Diseases of the Muscular System
Text A ACL Injury
Text B Muscle Atrophy
Text C Rhabdomyolysis
Text D Congenital Myopathies
Unit 10 Some Common Diseases of the Immune System
Text A Rheumatoid Arthritis
Text B Sjogren's Syndrome
Text C Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Text D Ankylosing Spondylitis
附录1 常用医学英语词缀
附录2 门诊病例常用缩略语
附录3 医疗卫生人员职衔职称
附录4 医院常见科室名称汉英对照
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