Naturopathic Physicians

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1. 01Perform minor surgical procedures, such as removing warts, moles, or cysts, sampling tissues for skin cancer or lipomas, and applying or removing sutures.
2. 02Educate patients about health care management.
3. 03Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.
4. 04Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.
5. 05Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.
6. 06Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.
7. 07Diagnose health conditions, based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs.
8. 08Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy, and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself.
9. 09Consult with other health professionals to provide optimal patient care, referring patients to traditional health care professionals as necessary.
10. 10Order diagnostic imaging procedures such as radiographs (x-rays), ultrasounds, mammograms, and bone densitometry tests, or refer patients to other health professionals for these procedures.
11. 11Maintain professional development through activities such as postgraduate education, continuing education, preceptorships, and residency programs.
12. 12Obtain medical records from previous physicians or other health care providers for the purpose of patient evaluation.

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