What does a Pathologist do?

What does a pathologist do? https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-pathologist#duties Pathologists are instrumental in the diagnosis and management of health-related issues on a day-to-day basis. They normally work behind the scenes and often do not meet patients face-to-face because they work inside a medical laboratory. The following are some of the duties that Pathologists commonly perform and the diagnostic lab procedures they may interpret: * Managing hospital labs and clinical facilities. * Performing laboratory tests and interpreting the results. * Assisting ordering physicians with medical treatment decisions and patient care. * Analyzing blood chemistry and cells for abnormalities. * Look for malignancies in lymph nodes, the thyroid, etc. by performing fine needle aspirations. * Analyzing samples of tissues taken during surgery via histology using a microscope. * Analyzing samples to determine if they are cancerous and/or if surgery is necessary. * Determine a diabetic patient's medication dosage by performing blood sugar tests. * Test pap smears for cervical cancer or pre-cancerous lesions. * Examining bodies for the purpose of identifying disease, confirming cause, manner, and mechanism of death through autopsy. The information on this video is based upon an original Medical article by Dr C. Torres. The source for this article can be found here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-pathologist We would appreciate you watching the other informative videos about How to become a pathologist, Pathology and Pathologists on this YouTube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7_-WDU1Vnt0AhV18C-8dZ0ruL9WZEwV1 Please check out all the other great videos on this YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/umhsstkitts/videos and subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrk0x4lh5OkYnAHpzgYjcUw?sub_confirmation=1 A listing of some of her other articles focusing on Medical specialties from Dr Torres can be found here https://medical-school-news.umhs-sk.org/authors/callie-torres/ If you are a prospective medical student interested in finding out more about the University of Medicine and Health Sciences please check out our overview page about Caribbean Medical Schools https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools#why_umhs #pathologist #pathology #medicalschool #becomeapathologist

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