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Stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. Call your local emergency number (such as 911) if someone has symptoms of a stroke.
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Rehabilitation is provided by a team of medical professionals, including the services of a neurologist, a physician who specializes in rehabilitation medicine, nurses to both provide care and assist the physician in coordinating the necessary serv...
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A neurologist is a physician who has undergone additional training to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system.The training a neurologist receives enables the individual to recognize nervous system malfunctions, to accurately diagnose th...
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A Harvard Medical School doctor answers your question about the appropriate doctor to see after suffering a stroke.
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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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Harvard Medical School doctor addresses the question of whether a woman should see a gynecologist or an internist beyond her childbearing years.
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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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Detailed information on the speech and language pathologist, one potential member of the rehabilitation team
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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 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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Surgical critical care is a subspecialty of Surgery. After completion of medical school, a doctor enters a surgical residency program for an additional five years
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A hospitalist is a doctor who provides patient care exclusively in a hospital. He or she will work closely with a patient's primary care physician during the patient's hospital stay.
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What is a hospitalist? Is he or she for the benefit of the patient, the hospital or the insurance company? What is his or her function, as opposed to a PCP or a specialist?
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Licensed practical nurses(L.P.N.s) work under the direction of physicians and registered nurses to provide wellness, preventive, and other health care services to people of all walks of life, including those who are sick, injured, convalescent, an...
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