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1380 Nodes FoundPatient Navigator
"Patient Navigators (Healthcare Advocates / Care Coordinators) are the ultimate logistical diplomats for critically ill individuals. To strictly differentiate: The "Medical Doctor" diagnoses the cancer. The "Social Worker" investigates if the family is poor enough for government welfare. The "Patient Navigator" is the fiercely organized, highly empathetic expert hired by a hospital or an NGO to literally take the terrified cancer patient by the hand, explain exactly what the Doctor's confusing medical jargon means, aggressively fight the insurance company to pay for the RM 50,000 chemotherapy, and schedule the 15 different hospital appointments so the patient doesn�t give up and die."
Pediatric Cardiologist
"Pediatric Cardiologists are the microscopic diagnosticians of the rarest heart diseases on earth. To strictly differentiate: The Adult Cardiologist treats a 60 year old man who ruined his heart by smoking. The Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon cuts open the chest of a baby to saw the ribs. The Pediatric Cardiologist is the doctor who discovers the baby was born with a heart missing half its valves, uses a tiny wire through the leg of the baby to try and plug the hole without surgery, and mathematically dictates the exact moment the Surgeon needs to step in to save the life of the child."
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon
"Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeons are the ultimate miracle mechanics of human life. To strictly differentiate: The Pediatric Cardiologist uses an ultrasound to find the hole in the baby heart. The Adult Cardiac Surgeon operates on large, 60 year old hearts damaged by smoking. The Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon takes a 3 day old infant weighing 2 kilograms, puts them on a heart lung bypass machine, stops their tiny heart, and spends 8 hours literally cutting and sewing microscopic patches of tissue to rebuild a heart that was built wrong by nature."
Pediatric Dentist
"Pediatric Dentists are the psychological masters and micro surgeons of the pediatric world. To strictly differentiate: The Clinical Dentist fills a cavity on a calm, cooperative 30 year old adult. The Pediatric Dentist is the elite specialist who must execute that exact same highly precise filling, using a high speed drill, inside the mouth of a screaming, thrashing 4 year old who is absolutely terrified of the doctor."
Pediatric Neurologist
"Pediatric Neurologists are the master electricians of the developing brain. To strictly differentiate: The Child Psychologist diagnoses Autism using behavioral tests. The Pediatric Neurosurgeon cuts the skull open to remove a tumor. The Pediatric Neurologist uses advanced pharmacology, physical reflex examinations, and MRI analysis to diagnose and treat diseases where the brain wiring is failing, like severe Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, and Muscular Dystrophy."
Pediatric Oncologist
"Pediatric Oncologists are the chemical warriors fighting for the lives of children. To strictly differentiate: The Pediatric Surgeon cuts the tumor out of the belly of the child. The Adult Oncologist uses chemical drugs to kill breast cancer in a 50 year old. The Pediatric Oncologist is the terrifyingly specialized expert who uses heavy, systemic chemical drugs to hunt down and destroy microscopic cancer cells like Leukemia or Brain Tumors inside a rapidly growing, fragile 3 year old child."
Pediatric Ophthalmologist
"Pediatric Ophthalmologists are the ultimate micro mechanics of infant vision. To strictly differentiate: The Orthoptist checks the vision and prescribes eye exercises. The Adult Ophthalmologist uses a laser to fix cataracts for a 60 year old. The Pediatric Ophthalmologist is the highly specialized Medical Doctor who uses a scalpel and a microscope to physically cut open the eye muscles of a 2 year old to fix a severe squint, preventing the brain from permanently shutting off the eye."
Pediatric Pharmacist
"Pediatric Pharmacists are the chemical snipers and safety guardians of the children ward. To strictly differentiate: The Pediatrician decides which drug to use to fight the infection. The Hospital Pharmacist manages the general adult pill inventory. The Pediatric Pharmacist is the elite specialist who audits the doctor terrifyingly complex prescription, physically mixes the lethal chemicals in a cleanroom, and mathematically ensures the dose will not instantly kill a 500 gram premature baby."
Pediatric Psychiatrist
"Pediatric Psychiatrists are the absolute medical apex of pediatric mental health. To strictly differentiate: The Child Counsellor talks to a bullied teenager. The Child Psychologist runs complex IQ and autism tests. But if that teenager has severe, violent Schizophrenia or suicidal Bipolar Disorder that requires heavy, brain altering chemical drugs like antipsychotics, the Child Psychiatrist is the ONLY person legally allowed to prescribe them, because they are a fully licensed Medical Doctor."