| Question |
Answer |
| Anesthesiology |
loss of sensation by either injection or inhalation |
| Cardiology |
heart and blood vessels |
| Dermatology |
skin |
| Endocrinology |
endocrine glands and their secretions |
| Gastroenterology |
digestive tract and stomach |
| Hematology |
blood and blood forming organs |
| Internal Medicine |
internal organs |
| Neonatology |
new borns and preemies |
| Nephrology |
kidneys |
| Obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) |
pregnancy, childbirth and reproductive system |
| Ophthalmology |
eyes |
| Otolaryngology |
ears, nose and throat |
| Orthopedics |
prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints |
| Pediatrics |
infants and children |
| Pulmonology |
lungs and the respiratory tract |
| Rheumatology |
rheumatic diseases that may affect muscles and joints |
| Urology |
urinary tract and male reproductive |
| Nursing |
direct patient care |
| Emergency room |
emergency care 24/7 |
| ICU |
fragile patients |
| surgical |
operating proceedures |
| Cardiodiagnostics |
heart tests |
| Electroneuro-diagnostics |
brain tests |
| Occupational therapy |
develop or assist with mentally, physically or the emotionally disabled |
| Pharmacy |
prepares and dispenses drugs |
| Physical therapy |
provides therapy |
| respiratory therapy |
lung deficiencies |
| medical imaging |
x-ray |
| radiation therapy |
cancer treatments/oncology |
| Hematology dept |
test blood and blood forming tissues |
| coagulation |
the ability of the blood to form and dissolve clots |
| Chemistry dept |
perform chemical analysis on bodily fluids |
| Urinalysis |
chemical analysis of urine |
| Serology or Immunology dept |
study of antigens and antibodies |
| Blood Bank |
prepares blood products for transfusions |
| Microbiology dept |
the study of micro-organisms |
| Histology dept |
the study of tissue |
| Cytology dept |
studies the structure and function of cells |
| Cytogenetics dept |
function, and abnormalities of human chromosomes (deficiencies) |
| Accessioning dept |
specimen testing |
| cyt = i.e. cytology |
cell |
| neo = i.e. neonatology |
new |
| neph = i.e. nephrology |
kidney |
| Antigens |
good guys |
| Antibodies |
bad guys |
| Antiseptics |
Prevents sepsis = Bacteriostatic |
| Disinfectant |
Kills Bacteria = Bacteriocidal |
Beef Production
