Outline of health sciences

The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences:

Health sciences– those sciences that focus onhealth,orhealth care,as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple academic disciplines, includingSTEMdisciplines and emergingpatient safetydisciplines (such associal care research).

Medicine and its branches

Medicineis an applied science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Below are some of thebranches of medicine.

• Anesthesiologyis the brand of medicine that deals withlife supportandanesthesiaduring surgery.
• Angiologydeals with the diseases of thecirculatory system.
• Audiologyfocuses on preventing and curing hearing damage.
• Bariatricsdeals with the causes, prevention, and treatment ofobesity.
• Cardiologydeals with disorders of theheartand theblood vessels.
• Critical care medicinefocuses onlife supportand theintensive careof the seriously ill.
• Dentistryis the branch ofmedicinethat consists of the study,diagnosis,prevention, and treatment ofdiseases,disorders, and conditions of theoral cavity,commonly in thedentitionbut also theoral mucosa,and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area.
• Dermatologydeals with theskin,its structure, functions, and diseases.
• Emergency medicinefocuses on care provided in theemergency department.
• Endocrinologydeals with disorders of theendocrine system.
• Family medicineis a medicalspecialtydevoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages.
• Gastroenterologydeals with the study and care of thedigestive system.
• General Practice(often calledFamily Medicine) is a branch of medicine that specializes inprimary care.
• Geriatricsis the branch of medicine that deals with the general health and well-being of theelderly.
• Gynecologydeals with the health of thefemale reproductive systemsand thebreasts.
• Hematologydeals with thebloodand thecirculatory system.
• Hepatologydeals with theliver,gallbladderand thebiliary system.
• Infectious diseaseis a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and management ofinfectious disease,especially for complex cases andimmunocompromisedpatients.
• Kinesiologyis the scientific study of human or non-human body movement.
• Laboratory medicinedeals withdiagnostic laboratory examinations and testsand their interpretation what makes in amedical laboratory.
• Medical physicsis the branch of medicine and science that deals with applications ofphysicsconcepts, theories, and methods tomedicineorhealth care.
• Neurologydeals with thebrainand thenervous system.
• Nephrologyis the branch of medicine which deals with thekidneys.
• Oncologyis the branch of medicine that studies ofcancer.
• Ophthalmologydeals with theeyes.
• Orthopedicsis a branch ofsurgeryconcerned with conditions involving themusculoskeletal system
• Otolaryngologydeals theears,noseandthroat.
• Pathologyis the study of diseases, and the causes, processes, nature, and development of the disease.
• Pediatricsis the branch of medicine that deals with the general health and well-being ofchildren.
• Pharmacyis the art and practice of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensingmedical drugs
• Pharmacologyis study and practical application of preparation, use, and effects of drugs and synthetic medicines.
• Public health and preventive medicineis the branch of medicine concerned with the health of populations.
• Pulmonologyis the branch of medicine that deals with therespiratory system.
• Psychiatrydeals with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention ofmental disorders.
• Clinical psychologyis a health discipline concerned with the biopsychosocial study of the mind, brain, behavior and the diagnosis, treatment and prevention ofpsychological disorders.
• Radiologyis the branch of medicine that employsmedical imagingto diagnose and treat disease.
• Rheumatologydeals with the diagnosis and treatment ofrheumatic diseases.
• Splanchnologydeals with visceral organs.
• Surgeryis the branch of medicine that uses operative techniques to investigate or treat both disease and injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.
• Urologyis the branch of medicine that deals with theurinary systemand themale reproductive system.
• Veterinary medicineis the 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

• Physical examination
  • Auscultation
  • Percussion
• Medical history
• Medical imaging
  • X-ray
  • CT scan
  • PET scan
  • MRI
  • SPECT (Single-photon emission computed tomography)
  • Ultrasound
  • Microscopy
• Phlebotomy
• Rating scales

See also

• Academic health science centre
• Biomedical sciences
• List of health sciences topics
• List of life sciences

External links

• Links to Health Professions websites
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• The US National Library of Medicine