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A professional who studies nature, cause, and development of diseases, and structural and functional changes caused by them. Responsibilities include:
* Diagnoses, from body tissue, fluids, secretions, and other specimens, presence and stage of disease, utilizing laboratory procedures.
* Acts as consultant to other medical practitioners.
* Performs autopsies to determine nature and extent of disease, cause of death, and effects of treatment.
* May direct activities of pathology department in medical school, hospital, clinic, medical examiner's office, or research institute.
* May be designated according to specialty as Clinical Pathologist; Forensic Pathologist; Neuropathologist; Surgical Pathologist.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who studies nature, cause, and development of diseases, and structural and functional changes caused by them. Responsibilities include:
* Diagnoses, from body tissue, fluids, secretions, and other specimens, presence and stage of disease, utilizing laboratory procedures.
* Acts as consultant to other medical practitioners.
* Performs autopsies to determine nature and extent of disease, cause of death, and effects of treatment.
* May direct activities of pathology department in medical school, hospital, clinic, medical examiner's office, or research institute.
* May be designated according to specialty as Clinical Pathologist; Forensic Pathologist; Neuropathologist; Surgical Pathologist.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who administers anesthetics to render patients insensible to pain during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures. Responsibilities include:
* Examines patient to determine degree of surgical risk, and type of anesthetic and sedation to administer, and discusses findings with medical practitioner concerned with case.
* Positions patient on operating table and administers local, intravenous, spinal, caudal, or other anesthetic according to prescribed medical standards.
* Institutes remedial measures to counteract adverse reactions or complications.
* Records type and amount of anesthetic and sedation administered and condition of patient before, during, and after anesthesia.
* May instruct medical students and other personnel in characteristics and methods of administering various types of anesthetics, signs and symptoms of reactions and complications, and emergency measures to employ.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who diagnoses and treats diseases of heart and its functions. Responsibilities include:
* Examines patient for symptoms indicative of heart disorders, using medical instruments and equipment.
* Studies diagnostic images and electrocardiograph recordings to aid in making diagnoses.
* Prescribes medications, and recommends dietary and activity program, as indicated.
* Refers patient to surgeon specializing in cardiac cases when need for corrective surgery is indicated.
* May engage in research to study anatomy of and diseases peculiar to heart.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who diagnoses and treats diseases of heart and its functions. Responsibilities include:
* Examines patient for symptoms indicative of heart disorders, using medical instruments and equipment.
* Studies diagnostic images and electrocardiograph recordings to aid in making diagnoses.
* Prescribes medications, and recommends dietary and activity program, as indicated.
* Refers patient to surgeon specializing in cardiac cases when need for corrective surgery is indicated.
* May engage in research to study anatomy of and diseases peculiar to heart.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who diagnoses and treats diseases of human skin. Responsibilities include:
* Examines skin to determine nature of disease, taking blood samples and smears from affected areas, and performing other laboratory procedures.
* Examines specimens under microscope, and makes various chemical and biological analyses and performs other tests to identify disease-causing organisms or pathological conditions.
* Prescribes and administers medications, and applies superficial radiotherapy and other localized treatments.
* Treats abscesses, skin injuries, and other skin infections, and surgically excises cutaneous malignancies, cysts, birthmarks, and other growths.
* Treats scars, using dermabrasion.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who diagnoses and treats diseases of human skin. Responsibilities include:
* Examines skin to determine nature of disease, taking blood samples and smears from affected areas, and performing other laboratory procedures.
* Examines specimens under microscope, and makes various chemical and biological analyses and performs other tests to identify disease-causing organisms or pathological conditions.
* Prescribes and administers medications, and applies superficial radiotherapy and other localized treatments.
* Treats abscesses, skin injuries, and other skin infections, and surgically excises cutaneous malignancies, cysts, birthmarks, and other growths.
* Treats scars, using dermabrasion.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who diagnoses and treats variety of diseases and injuries in general practice. Responsibilities include:
* Examines patients, using medical instruments and equipment.
* Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition.
* Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition.
* Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs.
* Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
* Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
* Provides prenatal care to pregnant women, delivers babies, and provides postnatal care to mother and infant (obstetrician ).
* Reports births, deaths, and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.
* Refers patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.
* Performs minor surgery.
* May make house and emergency calls to attend to patients unable to visit office or clinic.
* May conduct physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, consideration for jobs, or eligibility for insurance coverage.
* May provide care for passengers and crew aboard ship and be designated Ship's Doctor.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who diagnoses and treats variety of diseases and injuries in general practice. Responsibilities include:
* Examines patients, using medical instruments and equipment.
* Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition.
* Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition.
* Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs.
* Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
* Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
* Provides prenatal care to pregnant women, delivers babies, and provides postnatal care to mother and infant (obstetrician ).
* Reports births, deaths, and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.
* Refers patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.
* Performs minor surgery.
* May make house and emergency calls to attend to patients unable to visit office or clinic.
* May conduct physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, consideration for jobs, or eligibility for insurance coverage.
* May provide care for passengers and crew aboard ship and be designated Ship's Doctor.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who provides comprehensive medical services for members of family, regardless of age or sex, on continuing basis. Responsibilities include:
* Examines patients, using medical instruments and equipment.
* Elicits and records information about patient's medical history.
* Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition.
* Analyzes reports and findings of tests and examination, and diagnoses condition of patient.
* Administers or prescribes treatments and medications.
* Promotes health by advising patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
* Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
* Provides prenatal care to pregnant women, delivers babies, and provides postnatal care to mothers and infants (obstetrician ).
* Performs surgical procedures commensurate with surgical competency.
* Refers patients to medical specialist for consultant services when necessary for patient's well-being.
Industry:Professional careers
