1st Slide movement and mobility examples are stand up, walk,

Good morning classmates. Good morning, Sir. The run and get in and out of bed.
assigned topic to me is the HEALTH EXPERTS
AND THEIR ROLES. When you hear this title, you Kibali ang occupational therapist kay mag gamit ng
can easily define this as a group of people who kay nag focus sa patients ability to perform activities
cares for your and in your family’s health or is a of daily living
Palliative care in which they are specialized While ang physical therapy kay nag focus sa pag
medical care for people living with a serious illness. move ng body ng patient
They provide relief from the symptoms and stress
of the illness that a person is suffering. 6thslide
The role of a psychologist is to help people treat
2nd slide mental illness, treat emotions, feelings and
When you hear medically, it is in a way that relates behaviors that have become problematic. They can
to the science or practice of medicine When seeing also be a good listener in which you can share your
a doctor, they can help to explain what is problem to them and give you a piece of advice.
happening with you and in your family medically. Example is depression, anxiety and many more
Their role is to maintain and restore human health
through the practice of medicine. 7th slide
Bereaved means “to loss someone/dead”. Those
3rd slide are the people who give you comfort when you’re
They are not just a group of people who cares for grieving.
the sick but they also provide physical care,
advices and support. They can also talk about 8th slide
medication that you need to take. Not just that but Example when I got my arm fractured when I was
they can also be your friend like share your feelings in elementary, after a few minutes paramedics
and emotions. came in to help and assist me go to the hospital.

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A social worker is responsible for improving their They provide pastoral and spiritual care for
patients' lives by helping them cope and manage everyone. Example when your husband is having
stress they may be facing. They work under an affair with you, you can go to the pastoral care
DSWD. They are present whenever there is a need to ask some advice on what you should do to him.
of help. Example, typhoon Odette, they help Note that pastoral care workers have often also
repacking relief goods for the victims. They also been trained or had experience in another field (eg,
have this outreach program to the people who need nursing, teaching, social work) before they work in
help. pastoral care.

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Occupational therapist- is a person helps you get Pharmacist play an essential role in educating
your function back after an injury or illness. Example patients about using or administering their
is learning how to use assistive devices like splints or medications. Example, when you are having a
a wheelchair and It could be a temporary ramp for a headache, body pain, and hot temper, then a
wheelchair. Their role/focus is helping people live as pharmacist may suggest a medicine of biogesic or
independent as possible. They restore function from bio flu something like that.
your accident. Brushing teeth. Combing hair, going to
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Voluntarily means taking activities without
While physiotherapist or physical therapist is expecting anything in return “taglaung pa kusang-
concerned with the remediation or fixing impairments loob” to do. Example is clean up drive in your purok
and disabilities. they use tools like special exercise and many more.
and hands on techniques. They help people move
better and get relief from pain and restoring
 - Benign refers to a condition that is not
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By providing expert nutrition and dietary advice. A
dietitian can help you manage health conditions, - Malignant cells divide without control and
such as: diabetes. eating disorders and also keep can invade nearby tissues. Malignant cells
you healthy by providing you menu. Example, if you can also spread to other parts of the body
have diabetes then you can see a dietitian to ask
advice on what to eat - You would see these doctors for problems
with your small intestine, colon, and bottom.
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SLPs treat many types of communication and - The role of a colon and rectal surgeon
swallowing problems. These include problems with: diagnoses and treats various diseases
Speech sounds—how we say sounds and put
sounds together into words. If you have a child
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having a problem in speaking, then you should go
- They care for people who are critically ill or
to speech pathologist.
injured. Example is if your heart or other
organs are failing or if you’ve been in an
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accident. Traumatic Brain Injury, Shock,
Music therapist use music interventions to assist
Stroke.
clients to explore their feelings and improve their
- Who is here has a problem with their hair,
emotional-wellbeing and problem-solving skills who
skin and nails? Well go the dermatologists.
have developmental and learning disabilities, and
age-related conditions. Example, as the patients
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listen to music, they may feel something different in
Endocrine system - is made up of several
which it can help the patient explore and improve
organs called glands. These glands, located all
emotional and problem-solving skills
over your body, create and secrete (release)
hormones
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- If you have allergies, to the
Endocrine gland - An organ that makes or
allergists/immunologist to treat your allergy.
produce hormones that are released directly
- If you are experiencing pain, go the
into the blood and travel to tissues and organs
anesthesiologists. They provide continual
all over the body
medical assessment of the patient. Monitor
and control the patient's vital life functions
Hormones - are chemicals that coordinate
th different functions in your body by carrying
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messages through your blood to your organs,
- They’re experts on the heart and blood
skin, muscles and other tissues. These signals
vessels. You might see them for heart
tell your body what to do and when to do it.
failure, a heart attack, high blood pressure,
or an irregular heartbeat. Example if your
Endocrinologists specialize in glands and the
heart is aching and there is something, then
hormones they produce which affect important
go seek a cardiologist to examine what
processes that control metabolism, blood
happened in your heart.
pressure, cholesterol, hunger, thirst, body
temperature and more
- Colon - (KOH-lun) The longest part of the
large intestine, FOUND IN THE
Example is if a person has a diabetes,
“WAY/INSIDE”
- The pancreas gland produces insulin,
insulin is a hormone that helps regulate
- Rectal - the last several inches of the large
blood sugar. If our blood sugar is high our
intestine closest to the anus.
blood will have difficulty regulating because
our blood is now insulin resistant. That is
 why, we need this kind of health expert to - IDS - like fevers, Lyme disease, pneumonia,
help us manage this kind of situation. tuberculosis, and HIV and AIDS

Pancreas= mag produce ng insulin

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para ma regulates imo blood sugar - They’re called general internists. They
manage chronic illnesses. The most
- These doctors make life-or-death decisions common types of chronic disease are
for sick and injured people, usually in an cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and
emergency room. Their job is to save lives arthritis
and to avoid or lower the chances of
disability DIFFERENCE OF GERIARTRIC AND INTERNIST

19th slide Internist - is a doctor of internal medicine. They're

- including children, adults, and the elderly. doctors for old people who specialize in the internal
They do routine checkups and screening organs and systems of the body
tests, give you flu and immunization shots,
and manage diabetes and other ongoing Geriatricians - specialize in the healthcare needs of
medical conditions old people who are aging, sign of aging something
like that
- including the stomach, bowels, pancreas,
liver, and gallbladder. You might see them - Example of hereditary disease is down
for abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, syndrome
jaundice, or cancers in your digestive - Down syndrome is a condition in which a
organs. person has an extra chromosome.
Chromosomes are small “packages” of
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- Geriatric - relating to old people, especially baby's body forms and functions as it grows
with regard to their healthcare. They can during pregnancy and after birth. Typically,
treat people in their homes and hospitals. a baby is born with 46 chromosomes.

- Hematology is the study of blood and blood 23rd slide

disorders. They are highly trained - The term nephrologist comes from the
healthcare providers who specialize in Greek word “nephros”, which means kidney
diseases of the blood and blood or renal and “ologist” refers to someone who
components. They help diagnose like studies. Nephrologists are also called
leukemia and anemia kidney doctors.
- Example is A urinary tract infection (UTI) is
an infection in any part of your urinary
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system — your kidneys, ureters, bladder
- Hospice care is for a terminally ill person
and urethra
who's expected to have six months or less
to live.
- Neurologist - which includes the brain,
- Palliative care is available to all patients
spinal cord, and nerves. They treat strokes,
with serious illness regardless of age,
brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy,
prognosis, disease stage, or treatment
Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's
choice
disease
- help prevent and relieve suffering of
patients who have a serious illness or who
have only a short time left to live
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- Often called OB/GYNs. Obstetrician’s role is - from birth to 21 years. Pediatricians prevent,
delivering babies and providing medical detect and manage physical, behavioral and
care to women during pregnancy (antenatal developmental issues that affect children
care) and after the birth. They also do Pap
smears, pelvic exams, and pregnancy - Physiatry - they treat of suffering from injury,
checkup disease, or musculoskeletal pain.
- Gynecologist is a doctor who specializes in
female reproductive health. They diagnose 28th slide
and treat issues related to the female - They rebuild or repair your skin, face,
reproductive tract. This includes the uterus, hands, breasts, or body. Providers use skin
fallopian tubes, and ovaries and breasts graft surgery to help people who have
damaged skin from burns, injuries, wounds,
- Oncologists - They do chemotherapy disease or infection.
treatments and often work with radiation
oncologists and surgeons to care for - As a podiatrist, you'll help people deal with a
someone with cancer range of mobility issues, relieve pain and
treat infections of the feet and lower legs.
You'll be helping patients with a variety of
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different issues such as: children with lower
- They diagnose, treat and prevent disorders
limb pain or problems walking
of the eyes and visual system, using
medical and surgical skills. They can
prescribe glasses or contact lenses and 29th slide
diagnose and treat diseases like glaucoma. - Some focus on treating people with
- Example equipment is tonometer is a test to addictions, illnesses from exposure to
measure the pressure inside your eyes drugs, chemicals, and poisons,
- Preventive medicine is a medical specialty
- Osteopaths - They use their hands to treat that focuses on the health of individuals and
your body in a variety of ways, using a communities. The goal of preventive
mixture of gentle and forceful techniques. medicine is to promote health and well-
being and prevent disease, disability, and
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- are trained in the medical and surgical
treatment of hearing loss and ear infections. - They help people with mental health
Aside from treating those infections, they conditions such as depression, bipolar
can also do plastic surgery on your head disorder, eating disorders and addiction.
and neck.
- They assess all of your mental and physical
symptoms. They make a diagnosis and
- who examines bodies and body tissues. He work with you to develop a management
or she is also responsible for performing lab plan for your treatment and recovery.
tests. Examples are blood tests, and tests
on urine, stools (faeces) and bodily tissues. - anxiety disorders, and sexual and gender
Then the pathologist interprets the results of identity issues
blood and looks for abnormalities that may
point to disease, such as cancer and many
more
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- Example is they can treat many kinds of
lung problems such as Asthma, a disease
that inflames and narrows your airways and
makes it hard to breathe, pneumonia and
tuberculosis

- Radiologists are medical doctors that

specialize in diagnosing and treating injuries
and diseases using medical imaging
(radiology) procedures (exams/tests) such
as X-rays

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- Rheumatologists go further training in the
diagnosis (detection), and treatment of
diseases that affect the muscles, bones,
joints, ligaments, and tendons

- SMS - focus on the diagnosis and treatment

of sleep disturbances and disorders.
Example is you are having an insomnia -
trouble falling asleep

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- Role of a sports medicine physician is to
aide athletes of all ages when they suffer an
injury doing any type of physical activity.
Their goal is to get the patient back in action
as quickly and safely as possible

- The General Surgeon's role is to perform

operations to treat or prevent diseases,
repair damage caused by injuries, and
improve the functions of the human body
through the use of different surgical
instruments

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- Their role is to diagnose and treat disorders
of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate
and male reproductive organs. They can
also take out tumors, appendices, or
gallbladders