Oncology/Hematology: (O) Diagnosis and treatment
of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant
tumors. Administers chemotherapy, as well as other
treatments for cancer. (H) Diagnosis and treatment
of diseases of the blood, spleen, and lymph glands;
treats conditions such as anemia, clotting disorders,
sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia, and lymphoma.
Ophthalmology: Diagnose, monitor, and medically
or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders.
Orthopedic Surgery: Preservation, investigation and
restoration of the form and function of the extremities,
spine, and associated structures by medical, surgical,
and physical means.
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT): Diseases and disorders
that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and
upper alimentary systems and related structures of
the head and neck.
Pain Management: High level of care for patients
experiencing problems with acute, chronic and/or
cancer pain.
Pathology: Causes and nature of disease detected
through microscopic examination of tissue
specimens, cells and body fluids and from clinical
laboratory test on body fluids and secretions.
Pediatrics: Physical, emotional, and social health
of children from birth to young adulthood.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Physical medicine
and rehabilitation is the medical specialty concerned
with diagnosing, evaluating, and treating patients
with physical disabilities.
Plastic Surgery: Repair, reconstruction, or replacement
of physical defects of form or functions involving the
skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial
structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk,
and external genitalia.
Psychiatry: Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as
schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood
disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related
disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders,
and adjustment disorders.
Medical Specialties | Especialidades Medicas
Pulmonary Medicine: Diseases of the lungs and
airways, such as cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy,
asthma, occupational diseases, bronchitis, sleep
disorders, emphysema, and other complex
disorders of the lungs.
Radiation Oncology: Therapeutic applications
of radiant energy and its modifiers and the
study and management of disease, especially
malignant tumors.
Radiology (Diagnostic): These are specialists of
medicine who are highly trained to read and
interpret X-rays of the body. These physicians
are referred patients either as outpatients or
in the hospital to help in the medical or surgical
evaluation of patients. They prepare reports to
the referring physician to help them in their
diagnosis and treatment plan. Additional techniques
of evaluation include ultrasound, CAT or MRI-scans.
In addition, special invasive procedures may be
performed in which dyes may be injected into
arteries or veins to allow better visualization
of body structures. The radiologist also provides
interventional care and may catheterize arteries,
perform angioplasty to expand and dilate the vessel
lumens to improve blood flow.
Rheumatology: Diseases of joints, muscle, bones,
and tendons.
Surgery – General: Broad spectrum of surgical
conditions affecting almost any area of the body.
Surgery - Thoracic: Operative, perioperative care,
and critical care of patients with pathologic
conditions within the chest.
Surgery - Vascular: Surgical management of
disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the
intercranial vessels of the heart.
Urology: Benign and malignant medical and
surgical disorders of the genitourinary system
and adrenal gland.
Vascular: Relating to the vessels of the body,
especially the arteries and veins that carry blood
and lymph.
EXPLANATION OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
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MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
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