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Doctors
Doctors are medical practitioners whose primary role is to promote, maintain or restore health through the study, diagnosis and treatment of injuries or diseases. Those who specialize in certain diseases, patients, or treatment methods are called specialist medical practitioners.
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How leeches make it easier for surgeons to do reconstructive surgery?
Leeches eat, or rather suck blood. If they are placed on an open wound, they suck on the exposed blood and continue to do so until removed, also nibbling at any dead skin they find. This aids with surgery in that their actions keep the wound 'fresh' and much easier to deal with, verses a scab forming, having to be cut away. This allows the surgeon to make a smoother seam of the skin being pulled tighter or graphed together during reconstructive surgery.
The leech also leaves an enzyme behind that numbs the skin cell receptors so that the area in numbed (which is why you do not know they are on in a river you unless you look). This enzyme also keeps the wound fresh for the doctor. The leeches removal of blood also removes a small amount of poison or bacteria that might have harmed the patient.
Leeches are grown under sterile conditions in order to be placed on patients for medical reasons (almost always while laying in a hospital bed being observed). If you swim in a pond, river, or lake and discover that you have one on you - do not panic, do not rip it off. Get out of the water before U remove it, or germs from the lake water can enter the wound. Once out of the water you can either sprinkle salt on it and wait a minute for it to fall off, or place a lit match or lighter on it and it will fall off. If you have any ointment or spray disinfectant, dry the wound and apply it. Cover it with a bandage and stay out of the lake for 24 hours. The leech's anti-coagulant, hirudin, will keep the wound oozing blood for some time...which is why U stay out of the water or the scent of the blood will attract MANY leeches....
Under no circumstance do you squeeze or pinch a leech while it is attached to you!!! The blood that it sucked off of another dead animal in the lake can be regurgitated and end up in your blood stream. The odds are low, but if it was attached to another human and that human had STD's, IDS, etc., it cold be passed on to you. Many leeches checked in Africa have HIV because of so many people bathing in rivers and streams.
What kind of doctor treats Crohns?
A gastroenterologist is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Crohn's disease, as well as other conditions related to the digestive system. Gastroenterologists are trained to evaluate and manage the full range of symptoms associated with Crohn's disease, which can include abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and other related complications. In addition to prescribing medication and other treatments, gastroenterologists can also provide guidance on diet and lifestyle changes that may help manage the disease.
What do I need to do to access my mother's medical records and speak to her doctor?
Speaking to your mother's doctor is done the same way as speaking to any other doctor; you make an appointment. If it is necessary to access your mother's medical records, her doctor has access to them and can access them for you. Of course, you will have to have a legitimate reason to have access to her records. I don't know what your reason is. If you are planning a malpractice suit against your mother's doctor, then the courts can subpoena the records.
What kind of doctors can perform the dermabrasion procedure?
Dermabrasion procedures should be performed by plastic surgeons or dermatologists. Additionally, the doctor performing this procedure should be licensed and capable of performing it.
What is acronym WC HT behind a doctor's name mean?
PC means Professional Corporation, which means he is incorporated for business purposes enabling him to take better advantage of tax rules. He is obliged by law to say so and it has no bearing on his qualifications as a doctor.
Are doctors of education referred to as doctor?
Yes. You do. Anyone with a doctor qualification should be referred to by that title. They are all equal.
What doctors in Arizona perform circumcision?
For a baby: Most pediatricians or OB/GYNs can perform a circumcision.
For and adult: A urologist is the doctor to consult.
Who is entitled to be called doctor?
1. Someone who holds a PhD degree (a Doctor of Philosophy, as the degree implies).
2. Someone who is a medical officer (also honorifically and innapropriately addressed as a doctor through the ignorance of the society)..
How do you address an envelope for a Mayor who is also a doctor?
Whichever is the highest qualification, which would be a doctor as a mayor is elected not qualified.
What is a radiologist technician verses a radiologist?
Generally, an X-ray technician is the person who takes the X-rays. A radiologist is a medical doctor who reads and interprets the X-rays. For more information on a career in radiology, here are some sites which may help. I do believe that it will give you some additional information to help you in your continuing research. You will notice that titles, terms and training differs from one country to another.
http://www.unixl.com/dir/medical_sciences/radiology/
http://www.suht.soton.ac.uk/Careers/clinical_radiology.htm
http://www.sonographersmedical.co.uk/Qualifications.htm
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/careers/careers_diag.htm
http://www.umm.edu/radiology/doc.htm
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Radiologists and radiologist technicians work is same field but the major difference them is the level of education and responsibility of job. Therefore a radiologist gets much higher salary than a radiologist technician.
A doctor treats people's illnesses.
Diagnosis illness, prescribes treatments and/or drugs, and performs surgery.
What aptitudes are needed to be a radiologist technician?
A radiologist must understand basic algebra and basic science and also be good with people.
Why does the advertisement include quotations from a newspaper and a doctor?
to persuade the audience that the seminar is worth going to
What kinds of people do animal doctors work with?
They work with pet owners to discuss with them treatment options for their dog or cat !
What kind of doctor does a psychiatric evaluation?
This doctor has done a residency after medical school in psychiatry and is called a board certified psychiatrist.
What would a doctor be looking for in blood work for knee surgery?
White blood cells, blood clotting factors, inflammatory markers.
Why might doctors recommmend parrots or other pets for elder people who are alone?
Because elders are sometimes lonely and need company or pets to keep them from being lonely
