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Fecal Incontinence Learning Center

A child who has been toilet trained has any stool incontinence; An adult has stool incontinence; You have skin irritation or sores as a result of bowel incontinence;
Source:ADAM
Date:November 2, 2008
A patient may report fecal incontinence to a health care professional, or it may be assessed by the nurse or physician in an inpatient setting. The physician may order diagnostic testing to determine the etiology of the incontinence. It is the nur...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence. A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21....
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
American pediatrician 1870–1960 A portrait of Owen Wilson. In the preface of "The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies," Wilson said that other similar works focused on childrearing in cooler climates, and therefore were inapplicable to infants in ...
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Question: What is the best way to choose a qualified surgeon? Answer: Educate yourself about your surgical procedure. Choose a specialist who has performed many of these procedures and who is board certified in his or her particular specialty. In ...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 21, 2009
General surgery is the treatment of injury, deformity, and disease using operative procedures.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Finding a surgeon refers to the process of choosing a doctor with specialized training in one or more branches of surgery to perform a specific procedure. It is almost always done in the context of elective surgery rather than emergency operations.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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.
Source:Healthline
Date:February 20, 2008
A Colon and Rectal Surgeon is a doctor who, in addition to 5 or more years of training as a General Surgeon, receives an additional one year of training in colon and rectal surgery. This specialist is an expert in the diagnoses and treatment of diseases of the small intestine, colon, rectum, anal canal and perianal area..
Source:Healthline
Date:February 20, 2008
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.
Source:Healthline
Date:February 20, 2008
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