Social workers are trained to help patients in various healthcare settings cope with problems in their everyday lives. In the clinical setting, social workers often diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues. Social work spans a wide variety of populations and social challenges...
Respiratory therapists (RT), also known as respiratory care practitioners, care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. Under the direction of licensed physicians who have special expertise in respiratory care, RTs perform the tests that aid in the diagnosis and...
Occupational therapists (OT) apply their specialized knowledge to support and facilitate independence in individuals who have lost fundamental skills due to disease or injury, or who are born with conditions that inhibit these functions. OTs offer strategies and education to help patients...
Chiropractic is a branch of healthcare that focuses primarily on the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Doctors of chiropractic (DC), also known as chiropractors, most often treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints such as headaches, low back pain, joint pain, neck pain, and sciatica, which is...
Bariatric surgery describes any procedure that helps promote weight loss in severely obese patients who are unable to lose weight using traditional methods or who suffer from serious obesity-related health problems. The operation restricts food intake and, in some procedures, interrupts the...
Radiologist assistants (RAs) are advanced-practice radiologic technologists (RT) specializing in radiography. RAs practice under the supervision of radiologists, the physicians who specialize in using medical imaging techniques to diagnose and treat diseases. RAs work in hospitals, imaging...
Psychiatrists specialize in the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and addiction disorders. Because modern psychiatry recognizes the relationship between mind and body, psychiatrists are uniquely qualified to consider the many causes of a patient’s feelings and...
A pediatric dermatologist specializes in diagnosing and treating children, including newborns and infants, who have diseases that affect the skin, hair, or nails, according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). Such conditions affect children differently than they affect adults, and...
Physician assistants (PA) in the emergency department (ED) are licensed to practice under physician supervision. According to the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA), PAs can provide emergency care for patients in a variety of settings such as EDs, critical care units,...
According to The Joint Commission (TJC) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), moderate sedation (sometimes referred to as conscious sedation) is a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by...
