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Medical Terminology
health professionals
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| physician | a skilled healthcare provider who attended and graduated medical school (MD or OD doctor of osteopathy) |
| pediatrician | a physician with special training in caring for children |
| surgeon | a physician qualified to treat patients surgically, that is, by means of operation or invasive procedure |
| anesthesiologist | a physician with special training in pain sedation and pain control |
| physician assistant (PA) | a midlevel health care provider who works under the license of a supervising physician, requires post graduate training |
| nurse practitioner (NP) | a nurse with post graduate training that serves as a midlevel health care provider; works under the license of a supervising physician |
| emergency medical technician (EMT) | specially trained in the emergency care of a patient before and/or during transport to medical facility |
| speech therapist | specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with speech and/or swallowing |
| occupational therapist | specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with performing daily activities at home, school, or work |
| physical therapist | specially trained in evaluating and testing physical impairments including disabilities or recovery from an injury |
| respiratory therapist | specially trained in treating patient's respiratory issues under the guidance of a health care provider |
| dietician | specially trained in evaluating the nutritional status of a patient and developing an appropriate diet plan |
| licensed practical nurse (LPN) licensed vocational nurse (LVN) | trained and certified to provide basic care to patient |
| medical assistant | trained to carry out basic administrative and clinical tasks under the guidance of a health care provider |
| registered nurse (RN) | an advanced level nurse who has completed an associate's or bachelor's degree; often assists with patient care planning and patient education |
| pathologist | a physician with special training in both evaluation the cause and effects of disease and in laboratory medicine |
| medical laboratory technician | trained in performing laboratory testing on bodily fluids |
| phlebotomist (fleh-BOH-tow-mist) | trained in the removal of blood from the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
| radiologist | a physician specially trained in evaluating images of the body to diagnose illness or injury |
| radiology technician | trained to perform radiologic testing or administer radiation therapy under the direction of a health care provider |
| ultrasonagrapher | trained in performing ultrasound imaging on a patient |
| pharmacist | trained and licensed in preparing and dispensing medicine |
| pharmacy technician | trained to assist a pharmacist with pharmacy-related tasks |
| patient service coordinator | handles administrative tasks and coordinates patient care |
| medical transcriptionist | trained in converting the voice recorded dictations of health care providers into text format |
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