Liposuction is the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat by means of aspiration cannulas, introduced through small skin incisions, assisted by suction. Liposuction techniques range from simple aspiration to advanced laser- and ultrasound-guided procedures. The procedure is most often performed by...
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) is a non-invasive procedure that monitors the rate and direction of blood flow inside vessels in the brain. TCD
enables physicians to diagnose a wide range of conditions affecting blood flow to and within the brain. The procedure is performed by...
Cardiovascular technologists are allied health professionals who are concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac and peripheral vascular disease. They are qualified by specific technological education to perform various cardiovascular/peripheral vascular diagnostic and...
Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) refers to the delivery of the drug baclofen into the body’s cerebral spinal fluid using a surgically implanted pump. It is a treatment used for spasticity that results from a disorder of, or injury to, the central nervous system. These disorders or injuries can prevent...
According to the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), pathologists’ assistants are advanced practice professionals who provide various services in pathology under the direction and supervision of a licensed, board-certified, or board-eligible pathologist.
Physician assistants (PA) are state-licensed or federally credentialed midlevel healthcare providers who practice medicine in a team model with a supervising physician. PAs provide a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services and are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat patients as...
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 uniquelyqualified to consider the many causes of a patient’s feelings and...
Physician assistants (PA) in the emergency department (ED) are licensed to practice under physician supervision. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), PAs have a number of responsibilities in the ED, including out-of-hospital patient care, patient triage, patient care...
Hospital pharmacists provide appropriate, effective, and safe management and dispensation of various medications. Hospital patients often have complicated and acute conditions that require multiple medications, and hospital pharmacists work with patients and physicians to determine therapeutic...
Optometrists, also known as doctors of optometry (OD), provide two-thirds of primary eye and vision care services nationwide, according to the American Optometric Association (AOA).
