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Heart Attack Learning Center
Doctor Specialties could include:
- Cardiologist
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Cardiac rehabilitation specialist
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Nuclear cardiologist
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- Forensic Pathologist
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Emergency Medical Technicians
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Immediately call your local emergency number (such as 911) if you have symptoms of a heart attack.
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Nurses, ECG technicians, laboratory technologists and other allied health professionals have important roles in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction as well as institution of timely treatment. Nurses and other practitioners involved in tri...
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Cardiovascular disease medicine is a subspecialty of Internal medicine. After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous, three-year training program in Internal Medicine.
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The American Board of Emergency Medicine awards board certification to doctors who pursue three or more years of additional training in Emergency Medicine. Doctors who
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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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Critical-care medicine is a subspecialty of Internal Medicine. After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a
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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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Pathologists are doctors who complete a three- to four-year residency training program in pathology. The pathologist uses information derived from the laboratory testing of body fluids and tissue samples to aid in the diagnosis, management of treatment and prognosis of disease.
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An emergency medical technician-paramedic is a licensed and/or certified out-of-hospital health-care provider. EMTs represent the uppermost level of prehospital health care providers and serve as managers of pre-hospital treatment teams. They work...
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