Medical Professions Overview

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What is the main difference between physicians and surgeons?

  • Surgeons tend to prescribe drugs while physicians mainly perform operations
  • Physicians perform operations
  • Surgeons prescribe drugs
  • Physicians tend to prescribe drugs while surgeons mainly perform operations (correct)

What is the role of anaesthetists in relation to surgeons?

  • Anaesthetists administer anaesthesia to keep patients unconscious during operations (correct)
  • Anaesthetists perform operations
  • Anaesthetists prescribe drugs
  • Anaesthetists monitor the mother and unborn child through pregnancy

What is the responsibility of obstetricians?

  • Investigating symptoms in patients with heart disease
  • Interpreting X-rays, ultrasound scans, and other images
  • Ensuring safe childbirth and monitoring the mother and unborn child through pregnancy (correct)
  • Treating young patients up to the age of around 16

What do radiologists specialize in?

<p>Interpreting X-rays, ultrasound scans, and other images (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of paediatricians' specialization?

<p>Treating young patients up to the age of around 16 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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