Chp. 12 Medical Specialties

Question 1

Anesthesiology

Answer 1

Branch of medicine specializing in all aspects of anesthesia, including for surgical procedures, resuscitation measures, and the management of acute and chronic pain. Physician is an anesthesiologist.

Question 2

Neurology

Answer 2

branch of medicine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the nervous system. Physician is a neurologist.

Question 3

Neurosurgery

Answer 3

Branch of medicine concerned with treating conditions and diseases of the nervous systems by surgical means. Physician is a neurosurgeon.