Neurology

Thoie

What is the area of speciality that cover things like nerves and/or blood vessels. Is it a neurologist, or does a neurologist just cover nerves?

ZorbaTehZ

Neurology would be dealing with the nervous system and then you'd have something like cardiology or cardiac surgery for blood vessels and the heart.

Eerie

there's also vascular surgery....

Thoie

Eerie wrote: »

there's also vascular surgery....

Thank you - vascular, that was the word I was trying to remember. I've never seen a vascularologist though - maybe we should make some up?

Dr Venus Cava - the vascularologist
Dr Adam Orta

DrIndy

Depends on exactly where you mean will decide the speciality with an interest

Thoie

DrIndy wrote: »

Depends on exactly where you mean will decide the speciality with an interest

Well, I was originally thinking about blood vessels in the legs, but bear in mind I was thinking of it at midnight, so you can judge the importance of the question in relation to the sleepiness of the questioner

DrIndy

legs would be vascular surgery and nerves - probably plastic surgery

Eerie

Thoie wrote: »

Thank you - vascular, that was the word I was trying to remember. I've never seen a vascularologist though - maybe we should make some up?

Dr Venus Cava - the vascularologist
Dr Adam Orta

Vascularologist eh? Wouldn't that be like having a plumber that knows all abount pipes but can't do anything to fix them? Might be a bit of a useless...

Thoie

Eerie wrote: »

Vascularologist eh? Wouldn't that be like having a plumber that knows all abount pipes but can't do anything to fix them? Might be a bit of a useless...

Sounds a bit like most plumbers I've hired.

I think I'm going to rename myself Venus Cava, and print business cards saying Vasularologist.

"No, no, I can't operate on you, I suggest you see a doctor for that. But I can tell you the names of various parts of your plumbing. That will be €180 please."

Robbiethe3rd

there's no such thing as a vascularologist or whatever!

You would want to see your gp who can refer you.

Depending on what it is you may be referred to a vascular surgeon or a rheumatologist for certain conditions, someone suggested plastic surgeon, this might be a possibility but not for most cases.

Thoie

Robbiethe3rd wrote: »

there's no such thing as a vascularologist or whatever!

You would want to see your gp who can refer you.

Depending on what it is you may be referred to a vascular surgeon or a rheumatologist for certain conditions, someone suggested plastic surgeon, this might be a possibility but not for most cases.

It's OK, I'm good, thanks - just was having difficulty remembering the word vascular initially, and being silly after that