曹素贞主编的《医学英语文献阅读（2）》共12单元，每个单元包括Text A，Text B和Medical Vocabulary Workshop三部分。Text A以医学学术文献（EAP）为主，文章全部摘自医学类经典教材或权威杂志、网站，如}tarrison内科学，New England J0urnal of Medicine，the Lancet等，覆盖了医科目前最有代表性的各分支研究。Text B以医学职业／临床文献（EOP）为主，包括医疗实践中最常用的各类文书以及临床科研中最需要的标书申请和会议交流。Medical Vocabulary Workshop则是针对广大医科师生在医学英语教学中的最大困难——医学专业词汇而编写，有目的地突出了其中构词的特点归类和发音以便于学习记忆。各单元的三部分后面都附有练习，包括阅读理解、讨论拓展、词汇运用、段落翻译等。为便于自学和查阅，精读的Text A课文都提供了详细的注释，书后附有词汇表、练习参考答案、以及其他补充拓展的辅助资料。泛读的Text B临床文书前也有简洁的语篇介绍和导读。本书适合于大学英语提高阶段的教学使用，可供医学专业高年级、七年制、八年制和硕士研究生等医科学生作为课程用书，也可供广大医学工作者在临床和教学中作为参考书使用。

Unit 1 Medical Professionalism

 Text A Hippocratic Oath, The Medical Ideal

 Text B Informed Consent

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Diseases and Disorders

Unit 2 Medical ]Education

 Text A American Medical Education

 Text B History and Physical

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Systems and Organs

Unit 3 Basic Medicine

 Text A Pain,Modulation and Management

 Text B Medical Notes for Admission

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Major Organs

Unit 4 Clinical Medicine

 Text A Outpatient Management of Severe COPD

 Text B Medical Notes for Discharge

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Instruments and Processes

Unit 5 Clinical Surgery

 Text A Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity.

 Text B Operative Report

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Surgical Operations

Unit 6 Environmental Medicine

 Text A Gender, Climate Change and Health

 Text B SOAP Progress Report

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Chemical Elements

Unit 7 Social Medicine

 Text A What is Social Medicine?

 Text B Referral and Consultation

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Shapes and Forms

Unit 8 Disaster Medicine.,..,

 Text A Short-term and Medium-term Health Effects of 9/11

 Text B Drug Description and Instruction

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Drugs

Unit 9 Evidence,based Medicine

 Text A Evidence-based Medicine or Marketing-based Medicine?

 Text B The Cochrane Abstract And Summary

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Numbers

Unit 10 Preventive Medicine

 Text A Preventive Dental Care and Counseling for Infants and Young Children

 Text B Grant Proposal Request

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Colours

Unit 11 Nursing

 Text A A Case Study of Person-Centred Care Development

 Text B Instruction for Authors

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Directions and Positions

Unit 12 Medical Ethics

 Text A Withholding Information from Patients When Less Is More

 Text B Conference Announcement

 Medical Vocabulary Workshop Plurals

Appendices

Appendix I Supplementary Samples in Clinical Documents

 Sample I) Informed Consent and Refusal for Blood Transfusion

 Sample II) Admission Note for COPD

Appendix II Abbreviations Commonly Used in Medical Record

Appendix III Keys to Exercises

Appendix IV Glossary