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Pt. Classifications
patient classifications
Departments | what it is |
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Allergy | Sensitivity to various enviromental factors |
Cardiology | The study of the heart and its functions |
Endocrinology | The study of sevreting glands and their functions |
Gastroenterology | The study of the digestive system |
Genitourinary | Pertaining to the gential and urinary organs |
Gerontology | Pertaining to the treatment of the aged |
Nephrology | The study of the kidney |
Neurology | The study of the nervous system |
Obstetrics | the management of pregnancy, labor & delivery |
Oncology | the study of tumors |
Ophthalmology | the study of the eye |
Orthopedics | the preservation, restoration and function of the skeletal system |
Pediatrics | the development, care and treatment of diseases in children |
Proctology | the study of the diseases of the colon, rectum and anus |
Psychiatry | the branch of medicine which deals with diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness |
Psychology | the science dealing with mental processes and their effects upon behavior |
Pulmonology | the study of the lungs |
Urology | the study of the gential tract in men; and the urinary tract in both men and women |