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departments
mod a - hospital departments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anesthesiology | administers both local and general drugs to obtain a complete or partial loss of feeling during an invasive procedure such as surgery |
| clinical laboratory | performs a variety of tests on blood, tissues and other body specimens; obtains, processes, preserves, studies and analyzes specimens, maintains a database of results |
| coronary care unit or cardiac care unit | treats and provides care for seriously ill heart patients |
| diagnostic imaging | performs x-ray related procedures including MRI's, CAT scans |
| ER | provides immediate treatment for seriously ill and injured patients with medical emergencies |
| infection control | identifies, controls and educates about infectious diseases |
| ICU | treats and provides care for seriously ill and injured patients. |
| internal medicine | diagnoses and treats patients with general medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke |
| labor and delivery | treats women during the birth process; separate from the nursery and postpartum area |
| nuclear medicine | `uses radioactive isotopes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease |
| nursing services | provides direct care to ill and injured patients including administering medications |
| OB | cares for mother and newborn throughout the birth process-labor, delivery, postpartum, and nursery |
| occupational therapy | uses techniques to assist mentally and physically disabled or challenged patients to return to activities of daily living |
| oncology | provides care and treatment of cancer patients |
| outpatient (OP) | cares for patients who are not hoispitalized |
| pediatrics | treats and provides health care for infants and children |
| pharmacy | prepares and dispenses patient medications |
| physical therapy (PT) | provides treatments and therapies to correct disabilities and restoe mobility |
| pulmonary medicine | diagnoses and treats respiratory disorders |
| psychiatry | diagnoses and treats emotional disorders |
| radiation therapy | uses radioactive substances for the diagnosis and treatment of disease |
| radiology | uses radioactive substances and visualization (x-ray) techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of disease |
| respiratory therapy (RT) | treats pulmonary disorders and diseases |
| social service | assists patients in referrals to other care facilities |
| surgery | diagnoses and treats patients using an invasive surgical procedure |
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