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Neurologists

District Of Columbia

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Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and disorders of the nervous system.

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Currently Employed: 2,202

Yearly Projected Openings: 60

Typical Hourly Wage: $25.67 - $80+

Typical Annual Salary: $53,400 - $166,400+

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Typical education needed for entry: Doctoral or professional degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: None

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Internship/residency

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Interview patients to obtain information such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.
Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.
Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.
Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.
Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke.
Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.
Inform patients or families of neurological diagnoses and prognoses, or benefits, risks and costs of various treatment plans.
Prepare, maintain, or review records that include patients' histories, neurological examination findings, treatment plans, or outcomes.