HEALTHCARE

• M.D.

  • Doctor of Medicine- also known as allopathic physicians
• D.O. - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

  • D.O.'s place special emphasis on the body's musculoskeletal system, preventive medicine and holistic patient care.
• Surgeons- operate so as to treat disease, repair injury, correct deformities, and improve the general health of the patient.
• Psychiatrists- helps patients recover their mental health
• Psychiatrists- gathers and analyzes data on the patient's medical and mental history, symptoms, and interaction with the family and society.
• Radiologists- diagnose and treat diseases using medical imaging techniques.
• Radiologists- treat tumors and other growths with radiations and may inject radioactive materials into the body to make the internal organs or structures visible on x-ray.
• Nuclear medicine - is a new specialty that involves tests using nuclear isotopes. This type of medicine permits physicians to see organs deep within the body from a different perspective than s-rats provide.
• Nursing

  • can be described as a constantly evolving, highly specialized profession that encompasses health promotion, health prevention, and the care of physically ill, mentally ill, disabled, and dying people of all ages, communities, and health care settings. 
• Hospital Nurses- form the largest group of nurses
• Nursing Home Nurses-

  • the only nurses trained to administer complex treatments such as starting intravenous fluids generally, spend most of their time on administration and supervision of other nursing personnel 
• Home Health Nurses-

  • provide periodic services, prescribed by a physician, to patients at home
• Public Health Nurses- instruct individuals and families and other groups in health education, disease prevention, nutrition, child care, and home care of the sick or handicapped
• Private Duty Nurses-

  • work directly for families on a contract basis or for a nursing or temporary help agency that assigns them to patients
• Office Nurses- assist physicians in private practice, clinics, surgicenters, emergency medical centers, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
• Occupational Health or Industrial Nurses-

  • provide nursing care at work sites to employees, customers, and others with minor injuries and illnesses
• • Head Nurses- responsible for the overall management of the hospital, including the planning, organization, and supervision of the nursing staff
• Nurse Practitioners-

  • provide basic primary health care
• Dentists- diagnose, prevent, and treat teeth and tissue problems.
• Orthodontics-

  •  correction of teeth placement and facial structures
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery- surgery of the mouth an jaws
• Pedodontics- dentistry for infants through adolescents
• Periodontics- the study of the tissues that support the teeth and the diseases that affect them.
• Prosthodontics- treatment with artificial teeth or dentures
• Endodontics- root canal and related therapy
• Public Health Dentistry- community dental health
• Oral Pathology-

  • investigating the cause, process and effect of dental disease
• Medical Technologist- medical laboratory scientist (MLS), also known as a medical technologist or clinical laboratory scientist, works to analyze a variety of biological specimens.
• Medical Technologist- They are responsible for performing scientific testing on samples and reporting results to physicians.
• Radiologic Technologist- also known as radiographers, perform medical exams using X-rays on patients to create images of specific parts of the body.
• Bone Densitometry- is also called dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a form of x-ray technology that measures bone loss.
• Bone Densitometry-

  • It is often performed on the lower spine and hips to diagnose osteoporosis, which commonly affects women after menopause; however, bone loss is also found in men.
• X-ray

  • It is often performed on the lower spine and hips to diagnose osteoporosis, which commonly affects women after menopause; however, bone loss is also found in men.
• Computed Tomography (CT)

  • An x-ray tube is used opposite a detector device in a ring-shaped instrument; this rotates around a patient producing a computer-generated cross-sectional image called a tomogram.
• Mammography- the use of low dose x-rays to produce images of the breast
• Mammogram- used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases and abnormalities such as cancer, lumps, etc.
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging- uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the brain
• Fluoroscopy-

  • an imaging technique used to get real time images of the internal structures of a patient.
• Fluoroscopy- It consists of an x-ray and a fluorescent screen and the patient is placed in between the two and an x- ray image intensifier and special video camera record the images on a monitor to view in real time
• Angiography- a procedure that uses x-rays to show the blood vessels in the body, arteries, and the heart chambers