Survivor M.D.

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Profession

Answer

Profession

Answer

1. Dental hygenist

11. Forensic pathologist

2. Opthalmologist

12. Public health specialist

3. Allergist/Immunologist

13. Neurosurgeon

4. Nurse practitioner

14. Hospice physician

5. Cardiologist

15. Physical therapist

6. Child Psychiatrist

16. Radiology technician

7. Dermatologist

17. Pharmacist

8. Genetic counselor

18. Dietitian

9. Emergency room doctor

19. Phlebotomist

10. Internist

20. Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

1. Uses ultrasound machines, magnetic resonance imagers, and other high-tech equipment to help diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries.

2. Focuses on restoring body movement. Cares for patients with chronic pain, with work- or sports-related injuries, with arthritis, or who are recovering from stroke.

3. Deals with the anatomy, functions, pathology and treatment of the eye.

4. Helps children and teenagers with psychiatric issues and conditions.

5. Evaluates aspects of health care delivery, promotes health and the prevention of disease, or focuses on health problems in developing countries.

6. Treats conditions like sinusitis and asthma, and food intolerances.

7. Performs physical exams, diagnoses and treats minor and chronic health conditions, and writes prescriptions.

8. Operates on the brain and the spine, and handles cases of brain aneurysms, and management of pain and movement disorders, among others.

9. Licensed to dispense drugs. Instructs people how to use medicine correctly. Deals with how and why drugs act the way they do and the implications of various drug treatments.

10. Alleviates pain and suffering at the end of life. Coordinates team of social workers, nurses, and volunteers.

11. Specializes in treating the largest and most visible of the body's organs. Examinations can focus on hair, nails, and mucous membranes.

12. Supervises and plans the care of patients. Makes sure physicians' orders are followed. May give injections and administer fluids.

13. Manages overall patient health care and decides when to make referrals. Deals with simple things like heartburn to complex things like diagnosing cancer.

14. Provides information and support to families who have members with birth defects or to individuals who may be at risk for a variety of inherited conditions.

15. Draws blood from patients for testing purposes. Usually works under the supervision of medical technologists or laboratory managers.

16. Integrates principles from biochemistry, physiology, and behavior to maintain patient health and assess risk related to diet and exercise.

17. Performs autopsies and plays Sherlock Holmes every day. Often called upon to testify in criminal investigations.

18. Deals with diseases like hypertension and coronary artery disease. Main role is to diagnose (using EKGs, stress echos, catheterizations) and treat conditions medically.

19. Focuses primarily on prevention of oral diseases, treatment of conditions of the periodontium, and oral health education.

20. Sees many types of patients; a day's cases might range from someone with painful swelling in the abdomen, to lacerations on the arm, to high fever with excessive vomiting, to difficulty breathing.