Medically

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Medically refers to anything that pertains to the practice of medicine or the process of preventing, diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases and health conditions. It encompasses a wide range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness in human beings.

Overview[edit | edit source]

The term 'medically' is often used to describe procedures, treatments, and interventions that are performed or prescribed by healthcare professionals, such as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. It also refers to the scientific study of health and disease in the human body.

Medical Practice[edit | edit source]

Medical practice involves the practical application of medical knowledge to diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases or health conditions. It includes various branches such as internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, psychiatry, and gynecology among others.

Medical Research[edit | edit source]

Medical research is a broad field that encompasses the study of the biological processes of the human body, the development and testing of new drugs and therapies, and the analysis of health policies and systems. It is crucial for the advancement of medical knowledge and the improvement of health care services.

Medical Ethics[edit | edit source]

Medical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine. It includes principles such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.

Medical Education[edit | edit source]

Medical education is the education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a physician or additional training thereafter. It includes undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as continuing medical education.

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Medicine - Specialties and subspecialties
Surgery

Cardiac surgery - Cardiothoracic surgery - Colorectal surgery - Ophthalmology - General surgery - Neurosurgery - Oral and maxillofacial surgery - Orthopedic surgery - Hand surgery - Otolaryngology - ENT - Pediatric surgery - Plastic surgery - Reproductive surgery - Surgical oncology - Transplant surgery - Trauma surgery - Urology - Andrology - Vascular surgery

Medicine Internal medicine - Allergy / Immunology - Angiology - Cardiology - Endocrinology - Gastroenterology - Hepatology - Geriatrics - Hematology - Hospital medicine - Infectious disease - Nephrology - Oncology - Pulmonology - Rheumatology
Obstetrics and gynaecology Gynaecology - Gynecologic oncology - Maternal–fetal medicine - Obstetrics - Reproductive endocrinology and infertility - Urogynecology
Diagnostic Radiology - Interventional radiology - Nuclear medicine - Pathology - Anatomical - Clinical pathology - Clinical chemistry - Cytopathology - Medical microbiology - Transfusion medicine
Other specialties Addiction medicine - Adolescent medicine - Anesthesiology - Dermatology - Disaster medicine - Diving medicine - Emergency medicine - Family medicine - General practice - Hospital medicine - Intensive care medicine - Medical genetics - Narcology - Neurology - Clinical neurophysiology - Occupational medicine - Ophthalmology - Oral medicine - Pain management - Palliative care - Pediatrics - Neonatology - Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) - Preventive medicine - Psychiatry -Addiction psychiatry - Radiation oncology - Reproductive medicine - Sexual medicine - Sleep medicine - Sports medicine - Transplantation medicine - Tropical medicine - Travel medicine - Venereology
Medical education Medical school - USMLE - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - Bachelor of Medical Sciences - Doctor of Medicine - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Alternative medicine - Allied health - Dentistry - Podiatry - Pharmacy - Physiotherapy - Molecular oncology - Nanomedicine - Personalized medicine - Public health - Rural health - Therapy - Traditional medicine - Veterinary medicine - Physician - Chief physician - History of medicine
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