Career - Specialist Medical Practitioner

Specialist Medical Practitioners will diagnose diseases and disorders by examining patients referred by other medical practitioners, using the results of laboratory and other tests. They will take blood and tissue samples, examine samples under microscopes and perform microscopic examinations of bacterial cultures using X-ray and other imaging techniques for diagnostic purposes and will prescribe and administer medication. They will administer anaesthetic and monitor patients throughout surgical procedures and post-operative recovery and will operate on patients using specialist surgical procedures. They will treat diseases and disorders of the skin and will treat organic or congenital diseases and disorders of the eye. They will treat medical and developmental diseases and disorders in children and adolescents and provide obstetric and gynaecological care. They will talk to patients to determine the nature of mental, emotional and behavioural disorders and will examine internal structure and organs using radiological techniques such as X-ray and ultrasound and will work closely with other health professionals caring for the patient.

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