Hca 210

Type of Provider & Purpose Job Title Role of Health Care Personnel

Office or Hospital

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(40 pts)

Hematologists

Endocrinologists

Gastroenterologists

Infectious Disease Specialist Hematology is the branch of medicine devoted to the study of blood, blood diseases, and the organs that form blood. They normally involved in work like treatment, diagnosis, prevention, etiology, and prognosis of blood related diseases and cancers. If an individual is diagnosed with blood cancer, only a Hematologist will be able to detect and cure it.

An endocrinologist is a specially trained doctor to diagnose diseases that affect your glands. They know how to treat conditions that are often complex and involve many systems within your body. Your primary care doctor refers you to an endocrinologist when you have a problem with your endocrine system. They help diagnose and treat hormone imbalances and problems by helping to restore normal balance within the hormonal system. Conditions include diabetes and thyroid disorders.

Gastroenterology specialists see patients most often for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), GI cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatitis, cirrhosis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), colitis, Crohn's disease, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Symptoms of diseases that are caused by digestive problems. Gastroenterologists use endoscopy, ultrasound, blood and bodily fluids tests, and surgery to make a diagnosis.

ID specialists have expertise in infections of the sinuses, heart, brain, lungs, urinary tract, bowel, bones and pelvic organs. Their extensive training focuses on all kinds of infections, including those caused by bacteria (ex. MRSA, CDIFF), viruses (ex. Epstein Barr), fungi (ex. Yeast) and parasites (ex. Rare amoebas). They also have specialized knowledge when it comes to the use of antibiotics and their potential adverse effects

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