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Physician specialties


Physician specialties

Physicians are smart people in the health care. They know more about the human body and keeping it healthy. For example, an Anesthesiologist is a doctor who specializes in the administration of anesthesia for pain relief, while dermatologists study the illnesses and diseases of the skin.

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Anesthesiology
Dermatology
Emergency medicine
 Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology is a branch of science that deals with anesthesia and anaesthetics, where the anesthesia acts to relieve the pain.
 Dermatology
Dermatology is a branch of science that deals with the skin and its appendages as hair, sweat glands, etc.
 Emergency medicine
Emergency medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and prompt treatment of injuries, trauma or unexpected diseases.
Physical Therapist
Preventive medicine
Psychiatry
Radiation oncology
 Physical Therapist
Physical therapy is a branch of rehabilitative health that deals with the treatment consisting of exercising exact parts of the body.
 Preventive medicine
Branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices.
 Psychiatry
Psychiatry deals with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental disease.
 Radiation oncology
Oncology deals with tumors and cancers, including study, diagnosis, treatment, and avoidance.
Internal medicine
Obstetrics and gynecology
Nuclear medicine
 Internal medicine
Internal medicine is the branch and speciality of medicine that deals with the diagnosis of illnesses in adults.
 Obstetrics and gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology are the two surgical specialties that deal with the woman's reproductive organs.
 Nuclear medicine
Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Neurology
Occupational therapists
Ophthalmology
 Neurology
Neurology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the nervous system.
 Occupational therapists
Occupational therapy is an activity and important occupation to help persons with mental health problems.
 Ophthalmology
It is the branch of medicine dealing with diagnosis and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye.