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Fields Of Study 10

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Fields Of Study For Students And Parents

Medicine Fields and Specialisations I
Global Perspective
Book 10

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 What is a Doctor
1.2 Types and Categories of Doctors
1.3 Duties and Responsibilities of a Surgeon
1.4 Types and Categories of Doctors
1.5 Duties and Responsibilities of a Surgeon
1.6 Patient’s Expectations from Doctors in terms of
Knowledge and Expertise
1.7 Classification of Diseases
1.8 Types of Diseases

Chapter 2 Basic Terms and Concepts

2.1 Medical Malpractice
2.2 Physiological Systems
2.3 Vital Body Organs and Key Functions
2.4 Importance of Vital Signs
2.5 Duties and Responsibilities of a Surgeon
2.6 Diagnostic Tests
2.7 Healthcare providers who Treat Nervous System Disorders
2.8 Body Organs, Disorders and Conditions Treated by
Doctors

Chapter 4 Basic Terms and Concepts I

4.1 Importance of Vital Signs
4.2 Importance of Immunization
4.3 General Surgeons and Surgeries

4.4 Most Common Surgeries in the U.S.
4.5 Most Common Surgical Operations in the U.S.
4.6 Common Surgical Procedures

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Chapter 6 Medical Conditions and Diseases II

6.1 Cancer Deaths Worldwide
6.2 Top 10 Causes of Death in the U.S.
6.3 Definitions of Top Ten Diseases
6.4 Definitions of Selected Diseases
6.5 Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease
6.6 What Is Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection)
6.7 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
6.8 Non-Alcohol Fatty Liver Disease

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Chapter 8 Diseases and Deaths Worldwide I

8.1 Leading Causes of Death Globally
8.2 Top Ten Most Common Diseases
8.3 Types of Strokes
8.4 Top Ten Diseases Causes Death in Low-Income Countries (LIC)
8.5 Causes of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
8.6 Causes of Stroke
8.7 Hepatitis
8.8 Brain Aneurysm
8.9 Causes of Depression

Chapter 10 Selected Diseases I

10.1 Top Ten Deadliest Diseases
10.2 Ten Most Common Diseases
10.3 Causes of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
10.4 Causes of Stroke
10.5 Vital Signs and Normal Range
10.6 Types of Diagnostic Tests

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Chapter 12 Medical Terms and Concepts I

12.1 Female Reproductive Related Terms
12.2 Heart Related Terms ???
12.4 Stroke Related Terms
12.5 Blood Related Terms
12.6 Infections Related Terms
12.7 Deadliest Diseases Related Terms
12.8 Diseases Related Terms
12.9 Health Related Terms
12.10 Digestive Related Terms
12.11 Blood Related Diseases

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Chapter 14 Medical Specialists I

14.1 Medical Specialists
14.2 Roles of Different Medical Specialists
14.3 Medical Subspecialists
14.4 Definitions of Medical Subspecialists

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Chapter 16 Types of Medical Subspecialists

16.1 Medical Subspecialists
16.2 Types of Subspecialists
16.3 Medical Specialists

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Chapter 18 Women Health Related Terms I

18.1 Menopause
18.2 Overdue pregnancy
18.3 Ovulation
18.4 Pregnancy Complications
18.5 Premature Birth
18.6 Progesterone

18.7 Sex during Pregnancy
18.8 Surrogacy
18.9 Vaginismus
18.10 Stages of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/Aids)
18.11 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Chapter 3 Basic Terms and Concepts

3.1 Medicine Related Terms
3.2 Disease Related Terms
3.3 Vaccine Preventable Diseases
3.4 Difference between Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases
3.5 Difference between Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases​​​

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Chapter 5 Medical Conditions and Diseases I

5.1 Top Ten Diseases Causes Death in Low-Income
Countries (LIC)
5.2 Top Ten Diseases Causes Death Globally
5.3 Causes of Lung Diseases
5.4 Risk Factors for Selected Diseases
5.5 Malaria
5.6 Diabetes
5.7 Causes of Communicable Diseases
5.8 Top Ten Diseases Causes Death in Lower-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC)

Chapter 7 Diseases and Deaths Worldwide

7.1 Top Ten Diseases Causes Death in the U.S. in 2022
7.2 Leading Causes of Death in the U.S. ???
7.3 Leading Causes of Deaths
7.4 Cancer Deaths Worldwide
7.5 Causes of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
7.6 What Is Liver Cancer?
7.7 What Is A Heart Attack?
7.8 What is Stroke?

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Chapter 9 Selected Diseases

9.1 Top Ten Deadliest Diseases
9.2 Heart Disease as the Leading Cause of Worldwide Deaths
9.3 Types of Cardiologists and Main Duties
9.4 Definitions of Heart Specialists
9.5 Ten Most Common Diseases
9.6 Types of Cancers
9.7 Vaccine Preventable Diseases
9.8 Difference between Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases
9.9 Difference between Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases

Chapter 11 Medical Terms and Concepts

11.1 Vital Signs Related Terms
11.2 What is Heart Rate
11.3 What is Body Temperature
11.4 What is Respiratory Rate
11.5 What is Blood Pressure
11.6 What is Oxygen Saturation

11.7 Male Reproductive Related Terms
11.8 Men Health Related Terms
11.9 Stroke Related Terms
11.10 Diseases Types Related Terms

Chapter 13 Medical Specialties

13.1 Selected Medical Specialties 
13.2 Allergy and Immunology
13.3 Colon and Rectal Surgery
13.4 Diagnostic Radiology and Emergency Medicine
13.5 Family Medicine and Forensic Pathology
13.6 General Surgery, Genetics and Genomics
13.7 Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and Hospital Medicine
13.8 Medical Genetics and Neurological Surgery
13.9 Nuclear Medicine and Ophthalmic Surgery
13.10 Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
13.11 Plastic Surgery and Preventive Medicine
13.12 Radiation Oncology and Sleep Medicine
13.13 Thoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery

Chapter 15 Medical Related Terms

15.1 Medical Branches Related Terms
15.2 Definitions of Medical Branches
15.3 Clinical Research Related Terms
15.4 Medicine Related Terms
15.5 Diagnostic Related Specialties
15.6 Clinical Related Specialties
15.7 Specialisations within the field of Medicine and Health

Chapter 17 Women Health Related Terms

17.1 Abortion
17.2 Female Foeticide
17.3 Female Sex Problems
17.4 Fertility
17.5 Fit Pregnancy
17.6 Fitness after Pregnancy
17.7 Foetus
17.8 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
17.9 HIV and Pregnancy
17.10 Maternal Health
17.11 Medical Termination of Pregnancy

Book 10

This comprehensive guide and succinct reference is designed to enhance students’ understanding of the different types of professional medical specialists. It offers a comprehensive guide to understand the role and importance of each of the following medical specialist:

  • allergist

  • anesthesiologist

  • cardiologist

  • cardiothoracic surgeon

  • chiropractic neurologist

  • chiropractor

  • colorectal surgeon

  • dentist

  • dermatologist

  • emergency medicine physician

  • endocrinologist

  • family practitioner

  • forensic pathologist

  • gastroenterologist

  • geriatrician

  • gynecologist

  • hematologist

  • hospitalist

  • immunologist

  • infectious disease specialist

  • internist

  • medical examiner

  • naturopathic physician

  • nephrologist

  • neurologist

  • neurosurgeon

  • obstetrician

  • occupational physician

  • oncologist

  • ophthalmologist

  • oral and maxillofacial surgeon

  • orthopaedic surgeon (orthopedist)

  • orthodontist

  • osteopath

  • otolaryngologist

  • pathologist

  • pediatrician

  • periodontist

  • plastic surgeon

  • podiatrist

  • prosthodontist

  • psychiatrist

  • pulmonologist

  • radiologist

  • rheumatologist

  • sports medicine physician

  • surgeon

  • urologist

  • vascular medicine specialist 

  • vascular surgeon

Is a practical and candid guide essential for future medical students who look to enhance their medical literacy and make informed decisions that pave the way to become of one of the following subspecialists:

  • abdominal imaging radiologist

  • addiction psychiatrist

  • adolescent medicine specialist

  • adult cardiac anesthesiologist

  • adult congenital heart disease specialist

  • adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgeon

  • advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist

  • aerospace medicine specialist

  • anesthesiology critical care medicine specialist

  • blood banking-transfusion medicine specialist

  • brain injury medicine specialist

  • brain injury/acquired brain injury/traumatic brain injury medicine specialist

  • cardiothoracic radiologist

  • cardiovascular disease specialist

  • chemical pathologist

  • child abuse pediatrician

  • child and adolescent psychiatrist

  • child neurologist/pediatric neurologist

  • clinical biochemical geneticist

  • clinical cardiac electrophysiologist

  • clinical geneticist and genomicist

  • clinical informaticist

  • clinical neurophysiologist

  • complex family planning specialist

  • complex general surgical oncologist

  • congenital cardiac surgeon

  • consultation-liaison psychiatry/psychosomatic medicine specialist

  • craniofacial surgeon

  • critical care medicine specialist

  • cytopathologist

  • dermatopathologist

  • developmental and behavioral pediatrician

  • diagnostic medical physicist

  • emergency medical services specialist

  • endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism specialist

  • endovascular surgical neuroradiologist

  • epilepsy specialist

  • female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeon

  • foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon

  • forensic pathologist

  • forensic psychiatrist

  • gastroenterologist

  • geriatric medicine specialist

  • geriatric medicine specialist

  • geriatric psychiatrist

  • gynecologic oncologist

  • hand surgeon

  • hematologist

  • hematology and medical oncologist

  • hematopathologist (hematologist)

  • hospice and palliative medicine specialist

  • infectious disease specialist

  • internal medicine-critical care medicine specialist

  • interventional cardiologist

  • interventional radiologist

  • laboratory geneticist and genomicist

  • maternal-fetal medicine specialist

  • medical biochemical geneticist

  • medical microbiology pathologist

  • medical oncologist

  • medical physicist

  • medical toxicologist

  • micrographic dermatologic surgeon

  • molecular genetic pathologist

  • musculoskeletal imaging radiologist

  • musculoskeletal oncologist

  • neonatal-perinatal medicine specialist

  • nephrologist

  • neurocritcial care specialist

  • neurocritcial care specialist

  • neurocritical care specialist

  • neurodevelopmental disabilities specialist

  • neuroimmunology and multiple sclerosis specialist

  • neuromuscular medicine specialist

  • neuro-oncologist

  • neuro-ophthalmologist

  • neuropathologist

  • neuroradiologist

  • neurotologist

  • nuclear medical physicist

  • nuclear radiologist

  • obstetric anesthesiologist

  • occupational and environmental medicine specialist

  • oculofacial plastic surgeon/ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeon

  • ophthalmic pathologist

  • ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeon

  • orthopaedic sports medicine specialist

  • orthopaedic surgeon of the spine

  • orthopaedic trauma surgeon

  • pain medicine specialist

  • pediatric anesthesiologist

  • pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist

  • pediatric cardiologist

  • pediatric critical care medicine specialist

  • pediatric dermatologist

  • pediatric emergency medicine specialist

  • pediatric endocrinologist

  • pediatric gastroenterologist

  • pediatric hematology-oncologist

  • pediatric hospital medicine specialist

  • pediatric infectious disease specialist

  • pediatric nephrologist

  • pediatric neurosurgeon

  • pediatric ophthalmologist

  • pediatric orthopaedic surgeon

  • pediatric otolaryngologist

  • pediatric pathologist

  • pediatric pulmonologist

  • pediatric radiologist

  • pediatric rehabilitation medicine specialist

  • pediatric rheumatologist

  • pediatric sports medicine specialist

  • pediatric surgeon

  • pediatric transplant hepatologist

  • pediatric urologist

  • plastic surgeon within the head and neck

  • public health and general preventive medicine specialist

  • pulmonary disease and critical care medicine specialist

  • pulmonary disease specialist

  • regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine specialist

  • reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist

  • rheumatologist

  • rhinologist/nasal and sinus care specialist

  • selective pathologist

  • spinal cord injury medicine specialist

  • sports medicine specialist

  • surgical critical care specialist

  • therapeutic medical physicist

  • transplant hepatologist

  • undersea and hyperbaric medicine specialist

  • uveitis and ocular immunologist

  • vascular neurologist

  • vascular surgeon

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