Bariatric surgery is also known as weight loss surgery. It is typically performed on patients who are morbidly obese in order to treat the health problems associated with obesity. Such procedures include gastric banding or gastric bypass. These procedures, though invasive, are highly effective at producing long-term weight loss.
Patients have back injuries because of damage, deterioration, or trauma to the bones, muscles, and tissues of the back. The most common problems are hernias, fractured vertebrae, and sprains/strains. Often these problems are cause by incorrect lifting methods, poor posture, or repetitive twisting/bending. Physicians who treat patients with back injuries can be general practitioners or chiropractors.
A forensic pathologist is a medical doctor who has completed training in anatomical pathology and who has subsequently sub-specialized in forensic pathology. A forensic pathologist performs autopsies/post mortem examinations to determine the cause of death.
Autoimmune diseases are diseases that occur because the patient’s body becomes too active; specifically, the immune system begins to attack its own cells. Typically, physicians who deal with this specialty treat their patients using immunosuppression (medicine that decreases the immune response).
Audiology is a branch of science and medicine concerned with hearing, the ears, balance, and all related disorders and conditions. Physicians in this field are trained to perform hearing tests and determine what procedures can repair, restore, or improve a patient’s hearing. Such procedures include hearing aids and cochlear implants. Audiologists work with both kids and adults alike.
Often patients go to their regular doctors or dentists complaining of unusual facial or tooth pains. A variety of specialists in dentistry and general medicine can be consulted. Treatment techniques can range from lifestyle changes to drugs to surgeries.
Atopic eye disease, also known as atopic keratoconjunctivitis, is a severe eye allergy. It affects the cornea and lining of the lower eyelids. It is most common in young adults, but it can persist into adult life. The condition is serious because it can ultimately lead to cataracts or blindness
Assisted living facilities assist elderly, disabled, or noncommunicative patients. Physicians employed in these residences are responsible for supervising medication and ensuring the well-being of their charges. Experts in this field should check to see that the hospital or facility keeps up to its standards so that patients are completely cared for.
Assay protocol means the standards, or protocol, that an expert needs to examine a medical facility. That is to say, an expert needs to check out hospitals, clinics, and doctor’s offices to ensure that everything is completely up to code and the physicians are giving their patients the very best possible care.
Asbestos is a naturally-occuring silicate mineral. It has been used as a building material because of its strength; however, the inhalation of asbestos fibers is extremely harmful. It can cause malignant lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. Currently many countries around the world have banned the use of asbestos.
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