Description
Recognise changing signs, symptoms and progression of disease and make appropriate decisions related to the continuation or changing of the treatment.
Alternative labels
recognise signs of disease progression
recognize progression of disease
identify disease progression
recognise progression of disease
identify progression of diseases
recognise changing symptoms of a disease
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Identify progression of disease is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Optional skill
Identify progression of disease is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Nuclear medicine radiographer: Nuclear Medicine Radiographers plan, prepare and perform nuclear medicine examinations, post-processing and treatment with a wide range of equipment and techniques using X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging and radiopharmaceuticals.
Radiographer: Radiographers use a range of technologies to examine, treat and care for patients. They work in the fields of Medical Imaging, Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine and apply ionising radiation, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and radioactive sources.
Diagnostic radiographer: Diagnostic radiographers plan, prepare and perform diagnostic imaging examinations and post processing, with a wide range of equipment and techniques using X-rays, strong magnetic fields or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and high frequency sound (Ultrasound).
Therapeutic radiographer: Therapeutic radiographers prepare and perform safe and accurate high-energy radiation treatments to patients, using a wide range of sophisticated equipment and techniques, to target the area to be treated, and computer planning to produce a plan of the dose distribution across the area to be treated.
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