Genetic counselors identify families at risk, obtain the family medical history, obtain and interpret medical records and interpret information about the genetic condition. Inheritance patterns are analyzed and risks of recurrence and available options are reviewed with the family or individual. In addition to providing supportive counseling to families, genetic counselors serve as patient advocates and refer individuals and families to community or state support services. Medical illustration is a descriptive term for the work of highly-trained professional artists who choose medicine as their subject matter. It can be extremely realistic and anatomically precise or thematic and interpretive, or even abstract and wildly conceptual.
Media used by medical illustrators can be high tech or folksy.
Medical illustration is used effectively in all major markets, including advertising, editorial, institutional and instructional. It is also at the forefront of newly emergent markets, such as legal and home health. Whether the emphasis is instructional content or subjective impact, medical illustration is a technically demanding and time-honored graphic art. Occupational therapy uses everyday activities as the means of helping people to achieve independence. For the person with a physical disability, the first focus is on performing critical daily activities, such as dressing, grooming, bathing and eating.