specialties and branches
feilds of study or professional work (e.g. pediatrics, orthopedics, and obstetrics)
what is specialties?
pretaining to the determination of the nature of a disease or injury by examination
what is diagnosis?
places designed or built to serve a special function ( hospitals, clinic, doctor's office)
what is facilites?
giving an agency or person permission to cary on certain activites and defining the activities are authorized to do
what is licensing
agency concered with world health problems and publishes health information
pretaining to the mind
what is psychiatric?
what is surgry?
relating to the mother or from the mother
what is maternal?
gifts of property or money given to a group or organization
what is endowments?
agency that provides care for veterans who served in the armed forces
What is Veterans Administration
the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders
what is podiatry?
patients/clients who do not require hospitalization but are under physician's care
what is outpatient?
elevation of blood pressure
what is hypertension?
a health care system that seeks to control medical costs by contracting with a network of providers and by requiring preauthorization for visits to specialists
what is endowments?
agency that protects the health of all americans by providing vital human services, especiall to those least able to help themselves
what is The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
the medical specialty concerned with correcting problems with the skelatal system
what is orthopedics?
uses play, recreation, and leisure activites to improve physical, cognative, social, and emotional fuctioning; the primary goal is to develop lifetime leisure skills
what is recreational therapy?
the gradual recovery of health and strength after an illness
what is convalescence
to send to
what is refer?
agency for conducting and supporting medical research
what is The National Institute of Health
the method of adjusting the segments of the skeletal system column
what is chiropractic?
treatment that uses water therapy for disease or injury
what is hydrotherapy?
capable of passing directly or indirectly from one person or thing to another
what is communicable?
helps to give people skills for the job of living a satisfying lives such as job related injuries
what is occupational therapy?
agency that works to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans by using research and technology to promote the delivery of the best possible care