Unit 51: Healthcare Flashcards
Primary care
provided by doctors/physicians or nurse when they first go to the hospital
locum
a doctor who does the job of another doctor who is ill or on holiday
acute/chronic condition
one that is severe and sudden in onset
secondary care
provided by specialists in special clinics or hospitals
ophthalmologists
a doctor who studies and treats the diseases of the eye
cardiologists
a doctor who studies and treats heart diseases
psychiatrists
a doctor who studies and treats mental illnesses
obstetricians
a doctor who is trained in the branch of medicine that deals with the birth of children
paediatricians
a doctor who studies and treats the diseases of children
gynaecologists
a doctor who studies and treats the medical conditions and diseases of women, especially those connected with sexual reproduction
dermatologists
a doctor who studies and treats skin diseases
anaesthetists
a person who is trained to give a drug that makes a person or an animal unable to feel anything, especially pain, either in the whole body or in a part of the body to patients
alternative/complementary medicine
approaches that differ from conventional western approaches
acupuncturists
people who treat patients by using needles at special points around the skin
chiropractor
people who treat patients by pressing joints in places where two joints are connected, e.g the spin or backbone
