Doctors
By law, a medical doctor must complete a period of training before he or she is qualified to diagnose and treat patients. This invlolves at the very least 3 years of study, followed by work as a trainee in the hospital. In most countries, a national register lists those doctors who are qualified to practice, doctors can be struck off the register for malpractice.
Dr. Christian Barnard
South African Surgeon Dr. Christian (1923-2001) performed the world's first transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital, cape town, in 1967. The patient survived for just 18 days, but Barnard's operation introduced a pioneering procedure that is now carried out routinely in hospitals around the world.
Medical instruments
Doctors use a range of medical instruments to help them and diagnose a patient's illness. Ophthalmoscopes are used for looking into the eyes. Otoscopes are for looking into the ear to detect infections.
With a laryngeal mirror and laryngoscope doctors examine the throat and trachea.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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