This document describes several healthcare professionals and their roles. It discusses pediatricians who provide medical care and monitor growth for children. Geriatricians assess mental status and health issues for elderly patients. Dentists fix teeth and develop dental treatment plans. Surgeons lead surgical teams and perform operations. Radiologists analyze medical images like x-rays, MRIs, and CT scans to diagnose illnesses. Neurologists diagnose and treat brain and nerve conditions like seizures, encephalitis, meningitis, and Alzheimer's disease. The document provides brief explanations of some medical terms and conditions.

2. HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS
MELODY KRISTY BASMAYOR-MALINAO

3. Lesson Objectives:
•Describe how I feel today.
•Tell healthcare professionals being
presented and their roles.
•Share what is still unclear.

4. How
are you
today?

6. Pediatrician
• provides general
medical care,
monitors growth and
development, and
tracks and
administers
immunizations for
infants, children,
adolescents, and
young adults

7. Pediatrician
•diagnoses and
treats illnesses,
medical
conditions, and
injuries, and eases
the lives of
children with
chronic conditions.

10. Geriatrics
•Assess the
patient's mental
status and
cognitive
(thinking) skills.

11. Geriatrics
•Understand
patient's
acute and
chronic
health
issues.

12. Geriatrics
•Discuss common
health concerns,
such as falls,
changing sleep
patterns and
sexual issues.

15. Dentist
•Fixing or
removing
damaged
teeth.
•Filling
cavities.

16. Dentist
•Developing
treatment
plans to deal
with any
dental health
issues.

19. Surgeon
• responsible for the
preoperative
diagnosis of the
patient, for
performing the
operation, and for
providing the patient
with postoperative
surgical care and
treatment.

20. Surgeon
•looked upon as
the leader of the
surgical team.

23. Radiologist
•specialize
in analyzing
medical
images to
diagnose and
treat illnesses.

24. Radiologist
•review diagnostic
images, including
ultrasounds,
magnetic
resonance
imaging (MRI) and
computed
tomography (CT)

25. Ultrasound
an imaging test that
uses sound waves to
create a picture (also
known as a sonogram)
of organs, tissues, and
other structures inside
the body

26. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI)
a medical imaging
technique used in
radiology to form pictures
of the anatomy and the
physiological processes of
the body.

27. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI)
use strong magnetic fields,
magnetic field gradients,
and radio waves to
generate images of the
organs in the body.

28. Computed Tomography
A procedure that uses a
computer linked to an
x-ray machine to make
a series of detailed
pictures of areas inside
the body.

31. Neurologist
•diagnose, treat
and manage
conditions
affecting the brain
and spinal cord,
and disorders of
the nerves.

32. Neurologist
•Prescribe
medication for
seizures,
Encephalitis,
Meningitis, and
Alzheimer's
disease among
others

33. Encephalitis
inflammation of the
active tissues of the
brain caused by an
infection or an
autoimmune
response.

34. Meningitis
inflammation
(swelling) of the
protective
membranes covering
the brain and spinal
cord.

35. Alzheimer's disease
a progressive
neurologic disorder
that causes the brain
to shrink and brain
cells to die.

36. Questions and
Clarifications?