Hi My name is Niharika and welcome back Well, when you have health issues the first
thing that you do is go see a doctor. But what kind of doctor would you go see if
you spot red rashes on your skin? Or if you have a broken leg what kind of doctor would
you go see? So in this lesson today we are gonna look
at types of doctors? Now there are different types of doctors who are specialized in different
areas. So that's what we are gonna learn. The types of doctors and how to correctly pronounce them.
SO let's get started The first one that I have for you is a General
Practitioner Now who is a General Practitioner?
If you have any health issues the very common ones, like sore throat or you just having
a bad stomach ache then you go see your family doctor. So another term for General Practitioner
is your family doctor. AM I right? So nay common health issues ,like
I said may be a runny nose, may be a bad headache or stomach ache then you go see a general
practitioner. Now the next one that I have over here is
a Dermatologist . So who is a Dermatologist? The Doctor who treats skin related issues
,hair related issues and as well as nails. So it's skin, hair and nails. So as I mentioned
before that if you spot these awful red rashes on your body, the first this you will do is
rush to a Dermatologist. Do that! Dermatologist is the doctor who treats skin, hair and nail
issues. The next one that I have for you is a Dentist.
Now who's a Dentist? You like going to a dentist? Well, I don't ,I am scared. Because Dentists
are the Doctors who work on human mouth. Now they treat your teeth and any gum related
issues. And in fact it is said that it is important for every human being to visit a
Dentist at-least twice a year for good oral health. So do you do that? Well, I don't ,I
think I should do that as well. SO Dentist is a Doctor who treats teeth and
gum related issues.
The next one that I have for you is a Cardiologist. So who's a Cardiologist? A Cardiologist is
a heart doctor So if you have any cardiovascular diseases
you are gonna rush to a Cardiologist. Now unfortunately cannot fix your broken heart.
And what's a broken heart? When you are upset or you are really sad because you broke up
with your girl friend or your boy friend then you end up having a broken heart. So unfortunately
cardiologists cannot fix that, but yes, any cardiovascular diseases, Cardiologist is the
doctor that you gotta go see. The next one that I have for you is a Gynecologist
and who is a Gynecologist? Well, a Doctor who works on female reproductive organs or
female reproductive system. So all the pregnant women, they first go see a Gynac. Gynac is
a shot term used for a Gynecologist. But the person who performs surgeries, the
Doctor who performs surgeries like the C- sec the caesarean or removal of Ovarian tumours
then you go see an Obstetrician. SO , Obstetrician is the one who performs surgeries in the Gynecologist
area. So basically they perform C- secs or any tumor that has to be removed out of a
female reproductive system. So Gynac is the main doctor however the person or the doctor
who performs the surgery is called as an Obstetrician.
The next one that I have for you is an Optometrist. Who is an Optometrist? DO you have any issues
with your vision? Or any eye related issues? Well, the right Doctor that you need to go
see is an Optometrist. Now Optometrist is an Eye Doctor.
So any issues with your vision or may be an infection in your eyes or anything related
to your eyes, go see an Optometrist. The next one I have for you is an Orthopedic
Surgeon. Who is an Orthopedic Surgeon. The first person or the first doctor that you
gotta go see if you meet with an accident. Yes, because an Orthopedic Surgeon deals with
the skeletal system. Any broken leg or broken bones or anything wrong with your skeletal
system an Orthopedic Surgeon will fix it for you. So you can say,bones Doctor.
It just to explain you that who is an Orthopedic Surgeon.
Or even if you have any knee related issues especially when people get old they have a
lot of trouble with their knees ot their hands or even arthritis ,so all these things are
taken care by an Orthopedic surgeon.
The next one that I have for you is an Pediatrician. Now Pediatrician is a Doctor who deals with
variety of health issues with infants, kids and teenagers. If you have ever visited a
Pediatrician, their clinic or the area that they sit in the hospital, its always very
colorful and very kids friendly environment. So, they are the Doctors who deal with infants,
children/ kids and teenagers
Now let's have a look at another Doctor that's Urologist. An Urologist is a Doctor who deals
with any urinary infections or any urinary issues. Also Urologist takes care of male
reproductive system or male reproductive organs. Usually people get confused, people think,
especially men, if they have any issues with their reproductive organs then they have to
see a gynac but no you have to go see a Urologist. So any issues with your Urinary Tract or any
issues with male reproductive system then you see a Urologist.
And the last one that I have for you is an Neurologist. A Neurologist is a Doctor who
deals with Human Brain and the Doctor who performs surgery on a human brain is called
as Neurosurgeon. So Neurologist is a Doctor who deals with Human Brain any nerve related
issues you go see a Neurologist and if there is some issue and probably you have to go
under a needle, you have to go for a surgery then you go see a Neurosurgeon.
So these are the types of Doctors we have here. Now there are end number of Doctors
in this world but I have just taken the most common ones and probably we can also go ahead
and take a test ,where you will have questions and you can answer, what Doctor you will see
for some specific issues you are having. So answer that , tell me how much did you score
and I will be back with a new lesson till then you take care