Medical Professionals

Medical Professionals

• A Physiotherapist is an expert in helping patients by getting them to do exercises or treating their body with heat or massage.
• A Chiropodist is an expert in treating people's feet.
• A Social worker is an expert in helping people to solve social problems.
• An Occupational therapist is an expert in helping people with disabilities to perform tasks at home and work.
• A Paramedic is an ambulance technician with more advanced qualifications.
• A Prosthetist is a person who provides artificial replacements to people who have had an amputation or were born without a limb.

Medical Terms

• Amputation means a surgical removal of all or part of a limb, an organ, or a projecting part of the body.
• Artificial replacement refers to the replacement of a body part with an artificial one.
• Club foot is a congenital deformity of the foot, usually characterized by a curled shape or a twisted position of the ankle, heel, and toes.
• Intraocular pressure refers to the pressure of fluid inside the eye.
• Splint is a rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone.

Eye Care

• An Ophthalmologist is a doctor who specializes in diseases of the eye.
• An Optician is a person who tests eyesight and prescribes glasses.

Heart Care

• A Cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in diseases of the heart.

Cancer Care

• An Oncologist is a doctor who specializes in diseases of the tumor and cancer.

Hospital Care

• An Inpatient is a person who comes to check health and stays at the clinic or hospital for one or more nights.
• An Outpatient is a person who comes to check health and gets the medical treatment then returns home on the same day.
• Casualty refers to a place where patients are acutely ill or serious disease come for assessment and treatment.
• A Day surgery unit is a department where treatment is required one day only, such as minor surgery.
• Assessment unit is a department where patients register temporarily for assessment and treatment.

Doctors

• A doctor on duty is a doctor who is available in the list of calling for working or official visiting when needed.
• A doctor on call is a doctor who is hired to cover another doctor's job when he/she is absent or on a holiday.
• A locum doctor is a doctor who is hired to cover another doctor's job when he/she is absent or on a holiday.
• A referral letter is a letter written by a doctor to refer a patient to another doctor or specialist.

Medical Conditions

• Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by expulsion of the fetus before it can survive outside the uterus (womb).
• Chronic ill refers to a disease that happens for a long lasting (e.g., Leukemia).
• Comatose refers to a kind of acutely ill which causes patients to become unconscious (pass out) for a short time.
• Neonatology refers to a course that studies about the new born baby.

Nursing

• A Charge nurse is a more experienced nurse who is in charge of, or responsible for, a ward or department.
• A Staff nurse is a nurse who is responsible for the daily care of patients.
• A Student nurse is a nurse who is still in training.
• A Nurse manager is a nurse who is in charge of several wards or departments.
• A Sister is a female nurse manager.
• A Matron is a female nurse manager.
• A Ward clerk is someone whose duties include making sure patients' notes and information are up to date, and answering the telephone.
• A Clinical support worker is someone who assists nursing staff.
• A Health visitor is someone who works in the community, giving advice on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
• A District nurse is someone who visits patients at home.

Other Medical Terms

• Defecation refers to the process of passing stools.
• Micturition refers to the process of passing urine.
• Menstruation refers to the process of a woman's monthly period.
• Gait refers to the way of walking.
• Respiration refers to the process of breathing.

Identify the roles and responsibilities of various medical professionals, including physiotherapists, chiropodists, social workers, occupational therapists, paramedics, and prosthetists.