Outline of health sciences

Branches of health sciences

Medicine and its branches

• Anesthesiology - branch of medicine that deals with life support and anesthesia during surgery.
• Angiology - a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases of the circulatory system.
• Audiology - focuses on preventing and curing hearing damage.
• Bariatrics - the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity
• Cardiology - branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the blood vessels.
• Critical care medicine - focuses on life support and the intensive care of the seriously ill.
• Dentistry - branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial area.
• Dermatology - a branch of medicine that deals with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.
• Emergency medicine - focuses on care provided in the emergency department.
• Endocrinology - the branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the endocrine system.
• Family medicine - a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages.
• Gastroenterology - a branch of medicine that deals with the study and care of the digestive system.
• General Practice is a branch of medicine that specializes in primary care.
• Geriatrics - the branch of medicine that deals with the general health and well-being of the elderly.
• Gynecology - a branch of medicine that deals with the health of the female reproductive systems and the breasts.
• Hematology - branch of medicine that deals with the blood and the circulatory system.
• Hepatology - branch of medicine that deals with the liver, gallbladder and the biliary system.
• Infectious disease - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and management of infectious disease, especially for complex cases and immunocompromised patients.
• Kinesiology - the scientific study of human or non-human body movement.
• Laboratory medicine - a branch of medicine that deals with and their interpretation what makes in a medical laboratory.
• Medical physics - the branch of medicine and science that deals with applications of physics concepts, theories, and methods to medicine or healthcare.
• Neurology - a branch of medicine that deals with the brain and the nervous system.
• Nephrology - a branch of medicine which deals with the kidneys.
• Oncology - branch of medicine that studies of cancer.
• Ophthalmology - the branch of medicine that deals with the eyes.
• Orthopedics - branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system
• Otolaryngology - branch of medicine that deals the ears, nose and throat.
• Pathology – the study of diseases, and the causes, processes, nature, and development of the disease.
• Pediatrics - the branch of medicine that deals with the general health and well-being of children.
• Pharmacology – study and practical application of preparation, use, and effects of drugs and synthetic medicines.
• Pulmonology - the branch of medicine that deals with the respiratory system.
• Psychiatry - a branch of medicine that deals with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders.
• Radiology - the branch of medicine that employs medical imaging to diagnose and treat disease.
• Rheumatology - a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
• Splanchnology - the branch of medicine that deals with visceral organs.
• Surgery - a branch of medicine that uses operative techniques to investigate or treat both disease and injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.
• Urology - the branch of medicine that deals with the urinary system and the male reproductive system.
• Veterinary medicine - a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in nonhuman/animals.

  History of health sciences

• History of medicine

  General health sciences concepts

• Disease
• Healing
• Health
• Doctor
• * Dentist
• * Physician
• * Surgeon
• * Veterinarian
• Hospital
• Nurse
• Medication
• Operation

  Diagnostic methods">Medical test">Diagnostic methods

• Physical examination
• * Auscultation
• * Percussion
• Medical history
• Medical imaging
• * X-ray
• * CT scan
• * PET scan
• * MRI
• * SPECT
• * Ultrasound
• * Microscopy
• Phlebotomy
• Rating scales