Diagnostic Specialties

Cards (18)

  • 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.