Category:Medical treatment: Difference between revisions

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A 1918 photo of physicians treating a patient with influenza- Image by U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command

Treatments encountered in a medical setting such as cardiology, surgery, and noninvasive treatment

Subcategories

Cardiology - the medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart
Defibrillation - the delivery of a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to a heart with cardiac arrhythmia or other ailments
Dentistry - the branch of medicine concerned with treatment and protection of the mouth
Fibrillation - the rapid, irregular and unsynchronized contraction of muscle fibers
Gynaecology or gynecology, the medical specialty dealing with the health of the female reproductive organs
Oncology - the medical specialty dealing with the treatment of cancers and tumors
Pathology - the study and diagnosis of disease
Surgery - the medical specialty that uses mechancial or instrumental techniques to diagnosis and treat diseases

Subcategories

This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.

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Cardiology

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Pages in category "Medical treatment"

The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.

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Oral-History:Robert Arzbaecher

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Oral-History:James Bassingthwaighte

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Early Applications of Electricity

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Oral-History:J. Lawrence Katz

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Laser Surgery

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Oral-History:Robert Mates

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Nanomedicine

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Oral-History:Nicholas Peppas

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Rock Dusting

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Oral-History:Russ Taylor

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Oral-History:Walter Welkowitz

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 == Subcategories ==
-*'''[[:Category:Anesthesia|Anesthesia]]''' - the pharmacologically-induced and reversible state of amnesia and loss of responsiveness, usually used to perform surgery or other procedures
-*'''[[:Category:Angioplasty|Angioplasty]]''' - the technique of mechanically widening a restricted blood vessel, most often due to atherosclerosis
-*'''[[:Category:Biomarkers|Biomarkers]]''' - a substance used as an indicator of a biological state
-*'''[[:Category:Brachytherapy|Brachytherapy]]''' - "short distance" therapy, also known as internal radiotherapy, a type of radiotherapy in which the radiation source is placed inside or next to the place of treatment
 *'''[[:Category:Cardiology|Cardiology]]''' - the medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart
 *'''[[:Category:Defibrillation|Defibrillation]]''' - the delivery of a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to a heart with cardiac arrhythmia or other ailments
 *'''[[:Category:Dentistry|Dentistry]]''' - the branch of medicine concerned with treatment and protection of the mouth
-*'''[[:Category:Electronic medical prescriptions|Electronic medical prescriptions]]''' - doctor's prescriptions delivered electronically
 *'''[[:Category:Fibrillation|Fibrillation]]''' - the rapid, irregular and unsynchronized contraction of muscle fibers
-*'''[[:Category:Geriatrics|Geriatrics]]''' - a sub-specialty of internal or family medicine which focuses on the treatment of elderly people
 *'''[[:Category:Gynaecology|Gynaecology]]''' or gynecology, the medical specialty dealing with the health of the female reproductive organs
-*'''[[:Category:Hospitals|Hospitals]]''' - an institution for health care using specialized staff and equipment
-*'''[[:Category:Hyperthermia|Hyperthermia]]''' - an elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation
-*'''[[:Category:Neuromuscular stimulation|Neuromuscular stimulation]]''' - the use of electricity to create muscle contractions, often used to rehabilitate muscles
-*'''[[:Category:Neutron capture therapy|Neutron capture therapy]]''' - also known as Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), an experimental form of radiotherapy that uses a neutron beam that interacts with boron injected into the patient
-*'''[[:Category:Noninvasive treatment|Noninvasive treatment]]''' - any medical procedure which does not break the skin or go beyond a body orifice
 *'''[[:Category:Oncology|Oncology]]''' - the medical specialty dealing with the treatment of cancers and tumors
-*'''[[:Category:Orthotics|Orthotics]]''' - the medical specialty that uses braces to correct or support a limb or the torso
 *'''[[:Category:Pathology|Pathology]]''' - the study and diagnosis of disease
-*'''[[:Category:Pediatrics|Pediatrics]]''' - the medical specialty that deals with the care of infants, children, and adolescents
 *'''[[:Category:Surgery|Surgery]]''' - the medical specialty that uses mechancial or instrumental techniques to diagnosis and treat diseases
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