Cardiology -
The medical study of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
affecting the heart and blood
vessels.
Dermatology - The field of
medicine that specializes in the treatment of skin
disorders.
Gastroenterology - The diagnosis and
treatment of diseases and disorders affecting the stomach,
intestines, and associated
organs.
Gynecology/Obstetrics - A branch of
medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders
affecting the female reproductive organs as well as dealing
with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the
period during which they recover from
childbirth.
Hepatology - The diagnosis and
treatment of diseases and disorders affecting the
liver.
Laboratory Techniques and Procedures -
Methods, procedures, and tests performed in the laboratory
with an intended application to the diagnosis of disease or
understanding of physiological functioning. The techniques
include examination of microbiological, cytological, chemical,
and biochemical specimens, normal and
pathological.
Nutrition - All foods; the
physical and chemical process by which food is converted into
body tissue.
Nutrition Assessment -
Evaluation and measurement of nutritional variables in order
to assess the level of nutrition or the nutritional status of
the individual. Nutrition surveys may be used in making the
assessment.
Nutritional and Metabolic
Diseases - A collective term for nutritional disorders
(result of poor assimilation or utilization of food) and
metabolic disorders (result of poor metabolism or inherited
enzyme abnormality).
Phlebotomy - To
puncture a vein for the purpose of withdrawing
blood.
Psychology - The science of the human
soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of
the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are
known by consciousness; a treatise on the human
soul.
Psychology, Consultantsal - The branch of
psychology concerned with psychological methods of recognizing
and treating behavior disorders.
Radiology
- The study of X-rays in the diagnosis of a
disease
Radiology Information Systems -
Information systems, usually computer-assisted, that are
designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for
administrative activities associated with radiology services
and facilities.
Urology - A branch of
medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of
diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital
system.
Urologic Surgical Procedures - Surgery
performed on the urinary tract or its parts in the male or
female.
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