Options in Paramedical 2
Read part 1 here.
Nursing: It is one of the most well known paramedical professions, which is a vital part of medical care. In the hospital from general ward to the operation theatre, nursing is the most important component of patient care. Nursing is an essential component of the healthcare system.
Occupational therapy: It focuses on helping individual with mental or physical illness / disability to come back to normalcy. Occupational therapist uses various methods in the treatment of their patients to assist them in maximum recovery and becoming normal after a prolonged disabling illness. This type of therapy is patient specific, involving recreational, creative or educational activities.
Audiology and Speech therapy: Hearing is a crucial means for the acquisition and monitoring of language and speech. Audiology is the study of hearing disorders. These professionals treat people who are unable to speak or hear clearly. Audiologist use audiometers and other testing device to measure the loudness at which a person begins to hear sound, the ability to distinguish between sounds and the nature and extent of hearing loss. Speech therapist uses special instruments as well as written and oral test to determine the nature and extent of impairment and to record and analyze speech disorders.
Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT): Medical laboratory technologists examines and analyze body fluids, tissues, blood typing, micro organisms, screening, chemical analyses, cell counts etc. of the human body. They play an important role in collecting the information needed for treating most pathology cases by sampling, testing analyzing and reporting such investigations.
Radiology and X-Ray technology: Radiographers take x-ray films of body parts used in diagnosing medical problems. They conduct the x-raying of the patient's body make the exposure, and then develop the x-ray film. Experience radiologist can perform more complex imaging tests. A postgraduate radiologist normally interprets the x-rays.
Read part 3 here.
This article is published in Western Education Review - a suppliment with Daily Maharashtra Times on 15th July 2011.
Nursing: It is one of the most well known paramedical professions, which is a vital part of medical care. In the hospital from general ward to the operation theatre, nursing is the most important component of patient care. Nursing is an essential component of the healthcare system.
Occupational therapy: It focuses on helping individual with mental or physical illness / disability to come back to normalcy. Occupational therapist uses various methods in the treatment of their patients to assist them in maximum recovery and becoming normal after a prolonged disabling illness. This type of therapy is patient specific, involving recreational, creative or educational activities.
Audiology and Speech therapy: Hearing is a crucial means for the acquisition and monitoring of language and speech. Audiology is the study of hearing disorders. These professionals treat people who are unable to speak or hear clearly. Audiologist use audiometers and other testing device to measure the loudness at which a person begins to hear sound, the ability to distinguish between sounds and the nature and extent of hearing loss. Speech therapist uses special instruments as well as written and oral test to determine the nature and extent of impairment and to record and analyze speech disorders.
Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT): Medical laboratory technologists examines and analyze body fluids, tissues, blood typing, micro organisms, screening, chemical analyses, cell counts etc. of the human body. They play an important role in collecting the information needed for treating most pathology cases by sampling, testing analyzing and reporting such investigations.
Radiology and X-Ray technology: Radiographers take x-ray films of body parts used in diagnosing medical problems. They conduct the x-raying of the patient's body make the exposure, and then develop the x-ray film. Experience radiologist can perform more complex imaging tests. A postgraduate radiologist normally interprets the x-rays.
Read part 3 here.
This article is published in Western Education Review - a suppliment with Daily Maharashtra Times on 15th July 2011.
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