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VocabUnit2.
Medical Careers .
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dietitians | nutristionists; manage food service systems |
| art/music/dance therapist | use the arts to help patients deal with social, physical or emotional problems. |
| Admitting officer/clerks | responsible for obtaining all necessary information when a patient is admitted to the facility |
| associate's degree | two year course of study |
| athletic trainers | prevent and treat injuries and provide rehabilitative services to athletes |
| audiologists | provide care to individuals who have hearing impairments |
| bachelor's degree | four year course of study |
| bio-medical equipment technicians (BETs) | works with different machines to diagnose, treat, and monitor patients |
| cardiovascular technologist | assist with cardiac procedures and angioplasty |
| central/ sterile supply worker | involved in ordering, maintaining and supplying all equipment and supplies used by departments in a health care facility |
| certification | person who has fulfilled requirements of education and meets standards and qualifications established by the government agency |
| continuing education units (CEUs) | required to renew licenses or maintain certification or registration in many states |
| Dental assistants | work under supervision of dentists |
| dental hygienist | work under supervision of dentists |
| dental laboratory technicians | make and repair a variety of dental procedures |
| electrocardiograph technicians | pertaining to the heart |
| doctor of chiropractic | focuses on ensuring proper alignment of the spine |
| dietian technicians | work under supervision of dietitians, plan menus and order food. |
| dietetic assistans | assist with food prep service |
| dialysis technicians | operate the kidney machines used to treat patients with limited or no kidney function |
| Doctor of medicine | diagnoses, treats and prevents diseases or disorders |
| Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) | treats diseases/disorders , placing special emphasis on nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems |
| Doctor of Pediatric Medicine (DPM) | examines, diagnoses, and treats diseases and disorders of anything before the knee. |
| Doctor's degree | eight year course of study |
| Electroencephalographic technologist | operates an instrument called an Electroencephalograph, which records electrical activities of the brain. |
| Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist | perform nerve conduction tests. |
| Embalmers | prepare the body for the funeral; wash the body, reshaping disfigured bodies, applying cosmetics, etc. |
| EMT | provide emergency, prehospital care to victims of accidents |
| endodntics | root canal treatment |
| entrepreneur | organizes, manages, and assumes risk of business. |