How do they match: Cardiologists

  • Administer emergency cardiac care for life-threatening heart problems, such as cardiac arrest and heart attack.
  • Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, or disease prevention.
  • Answer questions that patients have about their health and well-being.
  • Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
  • Design and explain treatment plans, based on patient information such as medical history, reports, and examination results.
  • Diagnose medical conditions of patients, using records, reports, test results, or examination information.
  • Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
  • Inject contrast media into patients' blood vessels.
  • Monitor patient progress following cardiac surgery.
  • Monitor patients' conditions and progress, and reevaluate treatments, as necessary.
  • Obtain and record patient information, including patient identification, medical history, and examination results.
  • Talk to other physicians about patients to create a treatment plan.

  • Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
  • Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
  • Conduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health.
  • Confer with other professionals to plan patient care.
  • Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
  • Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
  • Monitor patients following surgeries or other treatments.
  • Operate on patients to treat conditions.
  • Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
  • Supervise patient care personnel.
  • Test patient heart or lung functioning.