unit 5: medical pratitioner Flashcards
what are the 2 main branches of med?
~ internal medicine (physician)
~ surgery (surgeon)
NHS stands for?
National Health Service
who provide a primary care?
GP
who provide a secondary care?
specialist
who write a referral letter?
GP
meaning of referral letter?
a letter which GP writes to describe about patient’s problem
where does GP work?
at health center
how does GP work?
GP works in a group practice (with nurse, specialist or another GP)
meaning of cardiologist?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងបេះដូង) a doctor who specializes in heart disease (a heart specialist)
meaning of geriatrician?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងព្យាបាលជម្ងឺមនុស្សចាស់) a doctor who specializes in the care and treatment of old people
meaning of dermatologist?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងព្យាបាលរោគសើរស្បែក) a doctor who specializes in skin condition
meaning of rheumatologist?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងរោគសន្លាក់) a doctor who specializes in joint disease
meaning of traumatologist?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងបាក់ឆ្អឹង/គ្រាំគ្រា) a doctor who specializes in treatment of serious wounds, injuries & disabilities
meaning of pediatrician?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងរោគកុមារ) a doctor who has special training in medical care for children
meaning of obstetrician?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងសម្រាលកូន) a doctor who specializes in pregnancy & the birth of babies
meaning of pathologist?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងរោគសាស្រ្ត/ពិនិត្យលើសាកសព) an expert in the study of diseases, a doctor who examines a dead person’s body & cuts it open to discover how they died
meaning of oncologist?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងជម្ងឺពកសាច់) a doctor who specializes in treatment of tumor & cancer
meaning of psychiatrist?
(គ្រូពេទ្យជំនាញខាងជម្ងឺវិកលចរិត) a doctor who specializes in psychiatry and treatment of mental disorders
a doctor who treats patients, as opposed to one who only does research, is called……
clinician
meaning of ward?
a room/building where patients stay & get the medical care
meaning of ophthalmologist?
a doctor who specializes in eyes disease
meaning of neonatologist?
a doctor who specializes in the care of newborn baby
POP?
plaster of paris
OOH
out of hours
