There is a long list of doctors in clinics and hospitals. Do you know what exactly each of them specializes in? What specialist deals with the treatment of people with hypertension, allergies, hemorrhoids or fertility disorders? Answer 10 questions to check your knowledge.
We go to the dentist with a toothache. An orthopedist will take care of the broken arm. Sometimes, however, in a long treatment process we come to a doctor with a less known specialization, the name of which we have not heard before, or when we observe strange symptoms, we ask: "What doctor deals with diseases of the veins?" or "What is the name of the specialist who treats the digestive system?" Due to the development of medical sciences,
basic and detailed specializations were introduced. In total, we have several dozen of them in Poland. From time to time, the he alth ministry decides to reduce the number of subspeci alties, e.g. to include some of them in a broader category related to internal medicine, or to add new ones.
Check if you know which doctor deals with a specific disease, what tools he uses and what tests he can use order.