Medical Transcription Research Paper
A medical transcriptionist works with many different medical specialties. Each specialty is unique, yet each needs assistance from health care workers in other specialties to do their jobs.
Eight medical specialties that will be reviewed are: radiology, dermatology, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, neurology, ophthalmology, and orthopedics. The eighth specialty, orthopedics, will be reviewed in the most detail.
RADIOLOGY
The main purpose of one field of medicine is to assist other specialties. The field of radiology is a medical specialty where imaging is used to identify, diagnose, and treat various problems and diseases within the human body. This area of medicine works with almost all other specialties by way of providing imaging to visualize internal organs and body structures (Radiology).
In the field of radiology, radiographers or radiologic technologists will carry out the testing, and then the radiologist will read the imaging and provide a report to the physician who requested the testing. Examples of types of tests performed in this specialty are: x-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT scan), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET scan), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Radiology).
DERMATOLOGY
The field of dermatology is primarily dedicated to the study and treatment of disorders of the skin, but sometimes will also treat cosmetic issues of the hair, scalp, and nails (Dermatology). A dermatologist may be known to treat disorders and diseases such as acne vulgaris, psoriasis, eczema, alopecia, rosacea, and impetigo, just to name a few (Pitman 120, 123-124).
Dermatologists can be either surgical, medical, or both. Some therapies performed by dermatologists include: cryosurgery to remove warts, laser therapy, hair removal with a laser, and allergy testing (Dermatology). Such therapies will produce dictations of procedure notes and operative reports for the transcriptionist to transcribe.
CARDIOLOGY
Eight medical specialties that will be reviewed are: radiology, dermatology, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, neurology, ophthalmology, and orthopedics. The eighth specialty, orthopedics, will be reviewed in the most detail.
RADIOLOGY
The main purpose of one field of medicine is to assist other specialties. The field of radiology is a medical specialty where imaging is used to identify, diagnose, and treat various problems and diseases within the human body. This area of medicine works with almost all other specialties by way of providing imaging to visualize internal organs and body structures (Radiology).
In the field of radiology, radiographers or radiologic technologists will carry out the testing, and then the radiologist will read the imaging and provide a report to the physician who requested the testing. Examples of types of tests performed in this specialty are: x-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT scan), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET scan), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Radiology).
DERMATOLOGY
The field of dermatology is primarily dedicated to the study and treatment of disorders of the skin, but sometimes will also treat cosmetic issues of the hair, scalp, and nails (Dermatology). A dermatologist may be known to treat disorders and diseases such as acne vulgaris, psoriasis, eczema, alopecia, rosacea, and impetigo, just to name a few (Pitman 120, 123-124).
Dermatologists can be either surgical, medical, or both. Some therapies performed by dermatologists include: cryosurgery to remove warts, laser therapy, hair removal with a laser, and allergy testing (Dermatology). Such therapies will produce dictations of procedure notes and operative reports for the transcriptionist to transcribe.
CARDIOLOGY
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