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Definition of Medical Specialties

Specialty

Specialists Focus

Allergy & Immunology

Allergic and immunologic diseases and their respiratory complications (such as pollen, chemical and food allergies, asthma and AIDS).

Anesthesiology

Anesthesia or relief of pain during surgery and childbirth, and control of pain due to various causes.

Dermatology

Diseases of the skin.

Emergency Medicine

Diseases that are acute medical or surgical conditions or injuries that require urgent or immediate care (usually in a hospital emergency room).

Family Practice

All diseases and related total health care of an individual and the family.

Internal Medicine

All diseases and total health care of adults, usually 18 years of age and older.

Nuclear Medicine Uses radioactive isotopes to diagnose and treat disease.

Neurology

Diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nervous system and related structures.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Normal and abnormal pregnancy, diseases of the female reproductive system and fertility disorders.

Ophthalmology

Diseases of the eye.

Orthopedics

Diseases of the bones, joints, muscles and tendons.

Otorhinolaryngology
(Ear, Nose & Throat)

Diseases of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat and upper airway passages.

Pathology

Tissues and specimens removed by biopsy and surgery to diagnose normal from diseased tissues and specimens; supervises and interprets laboratory tests on blood, urine and other body fluids.

Pediatrics

All diseases and total health care of newborns, infants, children and adolescents.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Diseases with major and minor disabilities requiring restoration of functional ability such as assistance, retraining and recondition of muscles, tendons and extremities for ambulation and other activities of daily living.

Preventative Medicine

Health care and other measures to avoid delay or prevent disease or illness from occurring.

Psychiatry

Diseases affecting mental health including diseases of the brain, nervous system and substance abuse of drugs or chemicals.

Radiology

X-ray, ultrasound and other imaging techniques such as Computerized Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Radiation Oncology

Cancer and other diseases with x-ray therapy, radioactive isotopes and linear accelerator particle radiation.

Surgery

Disease that require surgical operation for diagnosis or treatment

Urology

Diseases of the male and female urinary tract (kidneys, bladder) and the male reproductive tract (penis, testes).



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