THE MAGNIFICENT MEDICAL FIELD
When you get a scratch , you probably won ’ t go see a doctor , but if you have the measles you may . Some small things , like getting a bruise or a cut and you most likely won ’ t see a doctor . You might see a doctor if you have mono , or if you break your leg , though . Some doctors are better at their job than others . Although they are / were good , without the tool they use / used they wouldn ’ t be as good .
Different medical professionals do different things at different places . Although they may work somewhere else or in something else ( or both !) Medical professionals all try to make life better for people . Although it may seem like it ’ s not fun , treating patients who are sick or hurt , but for nurse practitioner Heidi Mason , it is . “ I love my job . I enjoy helping people tolerate their treatment and cope with their diagnosis .”
Although some doctors may be good , others may stand out more . There are many famous doctors . Here are a few of the many : William Osler , Mae C . Jemison , and Ben Carson .
Doctors don ’ t just use their hands to help you . A doctor uses many different tools . Young kids may use urine cups . People may get a tine test ( something to see if you have tuberculosis ). A doctor may use a lancet to test a person ’ s blood . Doctors give flu shots , test your hearing , along with many other things .
Doctors don ’ t all do the same thing . There can be different types of doctors . The type of body part they treat and the age of their patients can sort them out into different categories . Some types of doctors you may have heard of are a :
A medical professional at work helping a patient .
✦ Dentist / cleans the teeth and mouth
✦ Pediatrician / treats kids
✦ Orthodontist / helps get teeth in the right place
This medical professional is helping her patient and keeping her happy .
Maybe now you will become one of those doctors !
A pediatrician at work helping a baby .
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