paediatricians

Doctors for kids

Paediatricians are doctors who specialize in the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.

The British spelling; Americans write pediatricians.

The paediatrician monitored the baby's development at each checkup.

clinical

diagnosis

Identification of illness

well-child · growth charts · developmental milestones · stethoscope · otoscope · referral · prescription · check-up · sick visit · physical

patients

infants

Very young children

newborns · babies · preschoolers · teenagers · neonates · school-age · preterm · patients · families · parents

professional

medical degree

Physician's professional qualification

continuing education · research · publication · teaching · mentor · rounds · colleagues · nurses · specialists · multidisciplinary

specialization

neonatologist

Doctor for newborns

allergist · pulmonologist · endocrinologist · gastroenterologist · rheumatologist · nephrologist · hospitalist · developmental · infectious disease · subspecialty

healthcare

hospital

Medical treatment facility

  • clinicOutpatient treatment facility
  • surgeryInvasive medical procedure
  • wardProtected person; division

NICU · PICU · outpatient · emergency · primary care · NHS · insurance · Medicare · Medicaid · health system

Opposites
patient age specialty

paediatriciansgeriatricians

Doctors specializing in aging

gerontologists · internists

specialist versus generalist

paediatriciansgeneral practitioners

Non-specialist community physicians

family doctors · GPs · family physicians

Family

paediatrician

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