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Question | Answer |
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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 |