Diagnostic Specialties

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    • Allergology
      concern the study of allergies and hypersensitivity disorder on immunology system.
    • Angiology
      study of circulatory and lymphatic system, their arteries, vases, veins and its diseases.
    • cardiology
      deals with the disorders of the heart as a subspecialty of internal medicine and at the same time it is divided in congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease and electrophysiology.
    • Cellular Pathology
      the study of cellular alterations in disease
    • Clinical Chemistry
      related with diagnosis by making biochemical analysis of blood, body fluids and tissues.
    • Clinical Microbiology
      concerned with the in vitro diagnosis of diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites
    • Clinical Immunology
      is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms.
    • Endocrinology
      as a subspecialty of internal medicine concern the
      diagnostic and treat of endocrine organs.
    • Gastroenterology
      part of internal medicine and comprises the study
      of gastrointestinal tract whereby the digestive system, diseases and treatments.
    • Hematology
      the study of blood diseases, including leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
    • Nephrology
      branch of the internal medicine and study the function of kidney, treatments and disease that include dialysis and renal transplant
    • Nuclear Medicine
      branch of medicine specializing within the field of radiology in the use of radionuclides for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
    • Ophthalmology
      dealing with disorders and surgery of the visual pathways closely related to anatomy, physiology of the eye.
    • Paediatrics or Pediatrics

      deals with the health care of children to
      adolescents´ average to 18 years old.
    • Plastic, Reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
      branch of internal medicine and it concerns all operations in order to restore parts of body to look normal.
    • Radiology
      deals with the use of radiation (such as x-rays) or other imaging technologies (such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging) to diagnose or treat disease.
    • Transfusion Medicine
      related with the transfusion of blood and blood component, as well as the maintenance of a "blood bank".
    • Urology
      inside surgical and internal specialty and are closely related to the nephrology, it studies the diseases of the male reproductive system and the urinary tract.
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