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CHAPTER 7
medical specialities
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
03/04/2014

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internal medicine
Definition
branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of internal organs such as the respiratory system; physician is an internist
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otorhinolaryngology
Definition
branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the ear, nose, and throat region; physician is an otorhinolaryngologist
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pulmonology
Definition
branch of medicine involved in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the respiratory system; physician is a pulmonologist
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thoracic surgery
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branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of conditoins and disease of the respiratory system by surgical means;

thoracic surgeon

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respiratory therapy
Definition
allied health specialty that assists patients with respiratory and cariopulmonary disorders. duties of a respiratory therapist include conducting pulmonary function tests, monitoring oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood, administering breathing treatments and ventilator management
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