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Quiz about Types of Doctors
Quiz about Types of Doctors

Types of Doctors Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz of commonly known specialities that doctors can go into and some that are slightly more obscure.

A multiple-choice quiz by veghead13. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
veghead13
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
249,540
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
5509
Last 3 plays: Readesmom (6/10), Guest 74 (4/10), Guest 73 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. I specialize in the "lower extremities", but mainly work with feet and ankles. What do I specialize in? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I specialize in only diagnosing and treating allergies and am called an immunologist.


Question 3 of 10
3. I specialize in treating malignant neoplasms. What am I? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. I deal with medical and biological issues that affect the birth of a child (especially high-risk pregnancies, testing, and fetal development, or may specialize in reproductive endocrinology and infertility). What is my specialty? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I specialize in the care of critically ill patients, usually in an intensive care unit. What am I? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I specialize in the way humans fight off diseases. What type of doctor am I? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I specialize on the "ductless" gland and on hormones. What type of doctor am I? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I practise family medicine. I can be called an EP.


Question 9 of 10
9. I specialize in viruses and am therefore a virologist.


Question 10 of 10
10. A urologist deals with the reproductive systems of men and women, along with their urinary tracts.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I specialize in the "lower extremities", but mainly work with feet and ankles. What do I specialize in?

Answer: Podiatry

The term podiatry originated in North America, but the care of feet can be traced to the Egyptians.
2. I specialize in only diagnosing and treating allergies and am called an immunologist.

Answer: No

I am called an allergist, but any doctor can treat and diagnose allergies. However, allergies go into the category of immunological conditions.
3. I specialize in treating malignant neoplasms. What am I?

Answer: Oncologist

Malignant neoplasms are also called cancers. My profession is divided into two categories: the treatment of cancers with radiation and the medical aspects (treatment and management with drugs).
4. I deal with medical and biological issues that affect the birth of a child (especially high-risk pregnancies, testing, and fetal development, or may specialize in reproductive endocrinology and infertility). What is my specialty?

Answer: Perinatology

My job includes dealing with treatment of a fetus or a newborn and the mother among all of the other things mentioned.
5. I specialize in the care of critically ill patients, usually in an intensive care unit. What am I?

Answer: Intensivist

My job is also called critical care medicine.
6. I specialize in the way humans fight off diseases. What type of doctor am I?

Answer: Immunologist

My field covers, among other things, the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders (autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, allograft rejections); the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo.
7. I specialize on the "ductless" gland and on hormones. What type of doctor am I?

Answer: Endocrinologist

The organs that produce hormones include the pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, ovaries, testes, and pancreas.
8. I practise family medicine. I can be called an EP.

Answer: False

I can be called a general practitioner (GP) or a family practitioner (FP). I provide the primary care for people.
9. I specialize in viruses and am therefore a virologist.

Answer: True

This can be a field of medicine, but is best known as a field of research.
10. A urologist deals with the reproductive systems of men and women, along with their urinary tracts.

Answer: False

A urologist does NOT specialize on the reproductive systems of women. This type of doctor only specializes in uninary tracts of both sexes and the reproductive systems of men.
Source: Author veghead13

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