2 - Professionals

Question 1

general practitioner (family practice physician)

Answer 1

physician who provides ongoing care for all patients

Question 2

internist

Answer 2

physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the internal organs and related body systems

Question 3

pediatrician

Answer 3

physician who specializes in diagnosing, treating and preventing disorders and diseases in infants and children

Question 4

geriatrician

Answer 4

physician who specializes in the care of older people

Question 5

nurse practitioner (NP)

Answer 5

nurse with graduate training who often works as a primary care provider

Question 6

physician assistant

Answer 6

licensed professional who works under the supervision of a physician

Question 7

medical receptionist

Answer 7

schedules and registers patients for appointments and may also work as a medical assistant

Question 8

medical assistant

Answer 8

performs administrative and clinical tasks in a doctor’s office, such as coding patients’ medical information, measuring a patient’s vital signs, administering injections and drawing blood

Question 9

medical coder

Answer 9

reviews patients’ records and assigns appropriate codes for treatment and services provided to each patient based on codes for medical diagnoses, equipment and procedures

Question 10

emergency physician

Answer 10

doctor who specializes in high-acuity medicine in the ER

Question 11

emergency medical technician

Answer 11

licensed health care professional who works in a pre-hospital setting on an ambulance or in an emergency room

Question 12

registered nurse

Answer 12

licensed health care professional who works in a variety of health care settings

Question 13

licensed practical nurse (LPN) / licensed vocational nurse (LVN)

Answer 13

works under the supervision of a doctor or RN to provide basic patient care

Question 14

certified nursing assistant (CNA)

Answer 14

works under the supervision of a RN to provide basic patient care

Question 15

intensivist

Answer 15

physician specializing in the care of critically ill patients hospitalized in the ICU

Question 16

hospitalist

Answer 16

physician focusing on the general medical care of hospitalized patients

Question 17

pathologist

Answer 17

physician who specializes in the laboratory analysis of diseased tissue samples to confirm or establish a diagnosis

Question 18

histologist

Answer 18

non-physician specialist who studies the structures of tissues

Question 19

cytologist

Answer 19

specialist in the study and analysis of cells

Question 20

epidemiologist

Answer 20

specializes in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population or group

Question 21

geneticist

Answer 21

specialist in the field of genetics

Question 22

pharmacist

Answer 22

licensed medical professional who dispenses prescribed medication to patients