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MLA week 2 - departments
| 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 |