Intro to public health

5. help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from ophthalmologists and optometrists.
9. is a physician trained in anesthesia and perioperative medicine.
11. draw blood for tests, transfusions, research, or blood donations.
12. treat patients with health problems of the neuromusculoskeletal system, which includes nerves, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons.
15. helps patients with direct health care needs, often under the supervision of a nurse.
17. provide medical and surgical care for people with foot, ankle, and lower leg problems.
18. dispense prescription medications to patients and offer expertise in the safe use of prescriptions.

1. examine patients for signs of oral diseases, such as gingivitis, and provide preventive care, including oral hygiene.
2. provide and coordinate patient care and educate patients and the public about various health conditions.
3. diagnose and treat problems with patients’ teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth.
4. treat cancer and other diseases in patients by administering radiation treatments.
5. diagnose and treat visual problems and manage diseases, injuries, and other disorders of the eyes.
6. help injured or ill people improve movement and manage pain.
7. diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses and address health maintenance.
8. care for the health of animals and work to protect public health.
10. diagnose, manage, and treat a patient’s hearing, balance, or ear problems.
11. assistants practice medicine on teams with physicians, surgeons, and other healthcare workers.
13. help injured or ill people improve movement and manage pain.
14. design and fabricate medical supportive devices and measure and fit patients for them.
16. Taking and recording measurements of blood pressure, temperature, heart rate etc. Observing patients under treatment to identify progress, side-effects of medications etc.