Breast brachytherapy is a treatment for early-stage breast cancer. It is a form of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), an alternative to standard radiation for preventing breast cancer recurrence after a lumpectomy. APBI can be delivered two ways: through external radiation beam...
Radiologist assistants (RA) are advanced-practice radiologic technologists (RT) who specialize 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...
Social workers are trained to help patients in a variety of healthcare settings cope with problems in their everyday lives. In the clinical setting, social workers often diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues.
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...
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...
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...
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) infuses a fecal suspension from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. This procedure is used to treat recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection and has shown promise in treating other conditions. C. difficile causes...
Surgical first assistants, as defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), are trained individuals who are capable of participating in operations and actively assist surgeons during operations. The surgical first assistant helps provide exposure and maintain hemostasis, and serves other...
According to the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS), a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who has graduate preparation (master’s or doctorate) in a specialized area of clinical practice. CNSs work in a variety of specialties...
