Common Types of Medicine
Common Types of Medicine
Common Types of Medicine
Common Diseases
Common Diseases
100

What is the field of medicine that specializes in the heart? 

Cardiology 

100

What is the field of medicine that specializes in cancer? 

Oncology 

100

What is the field of medicine that specializes in the elderly? 

Geriatrics

100

What are the medical terms used to describe high and low blood pressure? 

Hypertension & Hypotension 
100

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 

200

What is the field of medicine that specializes in children and adolescents? 

Pediatrics 

200

What is the field of medicine that specializes in the brain and nerves? 

Neurology 

200

What is the field of medicine that specializes in the kidneys? 

Nephrology

200

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 

200

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? 

Migraines 
300

What is the field of medicine that specializes in the eyes and vision? 

Ophthalmology 

300

What is the field of medicine that specializes in the bones and joints? 

Orthopedics 

300

What is the field of medicine that specializes in blood? 

Hematology 

300

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 

300

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 

400

What is the field of medicine that specializes in mental health that cannot prescribe medication? 

Psychology 

400

What is the field of medicine that specializes in the skin?

Dermatology

400

What is the field of medicine that specializes in the digestive system? 

Gastroenterology 

400

What is the term used to describe a cessation (complete or partial) blood flow to a portion of the myocardium?

Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) 

400

What is the term used to describe a blockage of a blood vessel? 

Embolism 
500

What is the field of medicine that specializes in mental health that is allowed to prescribe medications? 

Psychiatry 

500

What is the field of medicine that specializes in the immune system? 

Immunology 

500

What is the field of medicine that specializes in diseases? 

Pathology 

500

What is the name of the disease used to describe a bleeding disorder where the blood does not clot properly?

Hemophilia 
500

What is the name of the disease used to describe an infection that inflames the alveoli in either one or both lungs? 

Pneumonia