On a medical based site such as this one, many of the topics are going to take place in the hospital, or some other medical facility, such as the doctor or dentist's office. It is important that these topics include the proper detail, as they are the foundation for a site like this. So, here's a few tips and tricks, (and personal pet peeves) for writing a medical based topic:

• Do your research. …

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Medical Emergency




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There are plenty of other jobs to hold in a hospital that are still medical, but are not doctors, nurses, med students or paramedics.

who else works in a hospital?

NURSES' AIDES
PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS
SURGICAL ASSISTANTS
STERILIZATION TECHS
PHLEBOTOMISTS
PHARMACISTS
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
LAB TECHS
SURGICAL TECHS
RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS

( IN ORDER, LOWEST TO HIGHEST )

* Med Students (3rd/4th year)
Medical school lasts four years, both in allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO). Third and fourth year are spent in the hospital. They are at the very bottom, and have virtually no pull as far as decisions.

* Interns
Internship is the first year of residency. This lasts only one year before the rank of Resident is achieved. They must …

Specialties

* Radiology
* Medical Examination (morgue)
* Research
* Emergency Medicine
* Family Medicine
* Surgery
* Pathology
* Intensive Care
* Obstetrics/Gynecology
* Neonatology
* Pediatric
* Psychiatric
* Drug Rehabilitation
* Orthopaedics
* Neurology (brain/nervous system)
* Cardiology (heart)
* Pulmonology (lungs)
* Nephrology (kidneys)
* Oncology (cancer)
* Internal Medicine
* …

COMMON ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Here are some common acronyms you may see around the forum, most of them medical terms. This is by no means a complete list, so if you happen to see an acronym or abbreviation somewhere that we used and didn't identify, by all means, let us know so we can add it to the list! Also, if you think of anything that should be added, also let us know.


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