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Module 1.3
Health professions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| licensed practical nurse | trained and certified to provide basic care to patient |
| anesthesiologist | a physician with special training in pain sedation and pain control |
| surgeon | a physician qualified to treat patients surgically, this is, by means of operation or invasive procedure |
| pediatrician | a physician with special training in caring for children |
| pharmacist | trained and licensed in preparing and dispensing medicine |
| Ultrasonographer | trained in performing ultrasound imaging on a patient |
| medical laboratory technician | trained in performing laboratory testing on bodily fluids |