What is the field of medicine that specializes in the heart?
Cardiology
What is the field of medicine that specializes in cancer?
Oncology
What is the field of medicine that specializes in the elderly?
Geriatrics
What are the medical terms used to describe high and low blood pressure?
What is the name of the disease used to describe the development of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably and have the ability to infiltrate and destroy normal body tissue?
Cancer
What is the field of medicine that specializes in children and adolescents?
Pediatrics
What is the field of medicine that specializes in the brain and nerves?
Neurology
What is the field of medicine that specializes in the kidneys?
Nephrology
What is the name of the disease used to describe a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce insulin or enough insulin?
Diabetes
- Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
What is the name of the disease used to describe a type of headache characterized by recurrent attacks of moderate to severe throbbing or pulsating on one side of the head?
What is the field of medicine that specializes in the eyes and vision?
Ophthalmology
What is the field of medicine that specializes in the bones and joints?
Orthopedics
What is the field of medicine that specializes in blood?
Hematology
What is the name of the disease used to describe a condition in which the kidneys lose the ability to remove waste and balance fluids?
Kidney Failure
What is the name of the disease used to describe a condition in which the heart muscles cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs?
Heart Failure
What is the field of medicine that specializes in mental health that cannot prescribe medication?
Psychology
What is the field of medicine that specializes in the skin?
Dermatology
What is the field of medicine that specializes in the digestive system?
Gastroenterology
What is the term used to describe a cessation (complete or partial) blood flow to a portion of the myocardium?
Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
What is the term used to describe a blockage of a blood vessel?
What is the field of medicine that specializes in mental health that is allowed to prescribe medications?
Psychiatry
What is the field of medicine that specializes in the immune system?
Immunology
What is the field of medicine that specializes in diseases?
Pathology
What is the name of the disease used to describe a bleeding disorder where the blood does not clot properly?
What is the name of the disease used to describe an infection that inflames the alveoli in either one or both lungs?
Pneumonia