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MLA week 2 - departments
Question | Answer |
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Anesthesiology | loss of sensation by either injection or inhalation |
Cardiology | heart and blood vessels |
Dermatology | skin |
Endocrinology | endocrine glands and their secretions |
Gastroenterology | digestive tract and stomach |
Hematology | blood and blood forming organs |
Internal Medicine | internal organs |
Neonatology | new borns and preemies |
Nephrology | kidneys |
Obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) | pregnancy, childbirth and reproductive system |
Ophthalmology | eyes |
Otolaryngology | ears, nose and throat |
Orthopedics | prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints |
Pediatrics | infants and children |
Pulmonology | lungs and the respiratory tract |
Rheumatology | rheumatic diseases that may affect muscles and joints |
Urology | urinary tract and male reproductive |
Nursing | direct patient care |
Emergency room | emergency care 24/7 |
ICU | fragile patients |
surgical | operating proceedures |
Cardiodiagnostics | heart tests |
Electroneuro-diagnostics | brain tests |
Occupational therapy | develop or assist with mentally, physically or the emotionally disabled |
Pharmacy | prepares and dispenses drugs |
Physical therapy | provides therapy |
respiratory therapy | lung deficiencies |
medical imaging | x-ray |
radiation therapy | cancer treatments/oncology |
Hematology dept | test blood and blood forming tissues |
coagulation | the ability of the blood to form and dissolve clots |
Chemistry dept | perform chemical analysis on bodily fluids |
Urinalysis | chemical analysis of urine |
Serology or Immunology dept | study of antigens and antibodies |
Blood Bank | prepares blood products for transfusions |
Microbiology dept | the study of micro-organisms |
Histology dept | the study of tissue |
Cytology dept | studies the structure and function of cells |
Cytogenetics dept | function, and abnormalities of human chromosomes (deficiencies) |
Accessioning dept | specimen testing |
cyt = i.e. cytology | cell |
neo = i.e. neonatology | new |
neph = i.e. nephrology | kidney |
Antigens | good guys |
Antibodies | bad guys |
Antiseptics | Prevents sepsis = Bacteriostatic |
Disinfectant | Kills Bacteria = Bacteriocidal |