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Hemochromatosis Learning Center
Doctor Specialties could include:
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Hematologist
- Internist
- Family Practice Phy...
- Clinical cytogeneti...
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Call for an appointment with your health care provider (for screening) if a family member has been diagnosed with hemochromatosis.
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Iron tests may be ordered by physicians or by nurse practitioners. Blood samples are usually drawn by nurses or phlebotomists. The samples are analyzed in the laboratory by medical laboratory technicians, with the results returned to the physician.
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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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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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A Medical Geneticist is a doctor who completes a two- to four-year residency training program in medical genetics, and is expert in diagnosis and treatment recommendations for genetically linked diseases. There are four pathways to certification that the medical geneticist may pursue of which clinical cytogenetics is one.
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