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Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD) Learning Center
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CJD is not a medical emergency, but early diagnosis and treatment may make the symptoms easier to control, allow patients time to make advance directives, and give families additional time to come to terms with the condition.
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Physicians are usually involved in initial identification of CJD. Nurses may provide supportive care. Radiologists obtain CT and MRI scans. Surgeons or physicians obtain spinal fluid. Pathologists and laboratory technicians process samples of bodi...
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A neurologist is a physician who has undergone additional training to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system.
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Neuropathology is a subspecialty of Pathology. A pathologist is a doctor who has completed medical school and two to three years of residency training
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A pathologist is a medical doctor who is specialized in the study and diagnosis of the changes that are produced in the body by various diseases. A neuropathologist is a specialized pathologist who is concerned with diseases of the central nervous...
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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Doctors who are Board Certified Medical Microbiologists are pathologists who have sought further training in medical microbiology. Pathology is one of 24 medical specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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