Anesthesiology The medical study of how to eliminate pain and sensation
in people undergoing surgery and other medical procedures.
Audiology
The branch of medicine that tests your ability to hear sounds.
Cardiology
The medical study of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
affecting the heart and blood vessels.
Chiropractic Chiropractic is concerned with human health and disease
processes with special attention given toward the physiological
and biochemical aspects of health.
Critical
Care
Health care provided to a critically ill patient during a
medical emergency or crisis.
Family
Practice
A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing,
comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.
Gynecology
A branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment
of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs.
Internal
Medicine
The specialty of the general medicine of the internal organs.
Nephrology
The science which treats the kidneys and their structure and
functions.
Neurology
The branch of science which treats the nervous system.
Obstetrics
A branch of medicine dealing with the care of women during
pregnancy, childbirth, and the period during which they recover
from childbirth.
Oncology
The study of diseases that cause cancer.
Ophthalmology
The area of medicine dealing with the eye.
Optometry
The professional practice of primary eye and vision care that
includes the measurement of visual refractive power and the
correction of visual defects with lenses or glasses.
Orthopedics The branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal
system.
Otolaryngology
A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment
of disorders and diseases of the ears, nose and throat.
Pathology
The branch of medicine concerned with disease, especially
its structure and its functional effects on the body.
Pediatrics
A branch of medicine concerned with the health of infants,
children and adolescents, their growth and development, and
their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults.
Physical
Therapy
A physical therapist is a specialist trained using exercise
and physical activities to condition muscles and improve level
of activity. Physical therapy is helpful for those with a
physical debilitating illness.
Podiatry The medical study of the diagnosis and treatment of disorders
of the foot.
Prosthetics
The science of making and adjusting artificial parts of the
human body.
Psychiatry
A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment
and prevention of mental illness.
Psychology
The systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions
of the human mind.
Pulmonology
A branch of medicine dealing with the health of the lungs.
Radiology
The study of x-rays in the diagnosis of a disease.
Respiratory
Therapy
Exercises and treatments that help patients recover lung function,
such as after surgery.
Rheumatology
A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment
of arthritis.
Sleep
Disorders
Disturbances of usual sleep patterns or behaviors.
Sports
Medicine
The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and
the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in sports
activities.
Urology
A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment
of diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital system.
