Question

match each medical specialty with the description of its focus or services.

1. provides comprehensive healthcare for adults and elderly individuals
2. provides comprehensive healthcare for all individuals
3. provides diagnosis of and treatment for cancerous tumors
4. provides diagnosis of brain and nervous system disorders
5. treats diseases and disorders in children
6. treats disorders of muscles and bones
7. treats disorders of the eye
8. specializes in ear, nose, and throat conditions
9. examines tissues to diagnose disease; performs autopsies
10. examines patients with a molecular imaging technique that uses radioactive substances
11. performs operations for disorders of the nerves and brain
12. performs operations on organs in the abdomen
13. provides pain control during surgical procedures
14. provides quick evaluation and action to prevent death
15. treats allergies, asthma, or aids, for example
16. treats heart and blood vessel problems
17. treats inherited diseases and disorders
18. treats problems with digestion, such as stomach ulcers
19. treats skin, hair, and nail conditions
20. treats diseases of the kidney or bladder
21. treats diseases and disorders of the mind
22. performs operations on the lungs, heart, or other organs in the chest
23. promotes health and avoidance of disease
24. performs reconstruction of malformed body parts
25. treats diseases of colon and rectum
26. treats individuals with impaired physical functioning
27. uses imaging techniques to diagnose and treat diseases
28. specializes in womens reproductive health and cares for pregnant women

a. immunology
b. anesthesiology
c. cardiology
d. dermatology
e. emergency medicine
f. family medicine
g. gastroenterology
h. general surgery
i. internal medicine
j. medical genetics
k. neurological surgery
l. neurology
m. nuclear medicine
n. obstetrics and gynecology
o. oncology
p. ophthalmology
q. orthopedics
r. otolaryngology
s. pathology
t. pediatrics
u. plastic surgery
v. preventive medicine
w. proctology
x. psychiatry
y. radiology
z. rehabilitation medicine
aa. thoracic surgery
bb. urology

Explanation:

1. Internal medicine (I) focuses on comprehensive healthcare for adults and the elderly.
2. Family medicine (F) offers comprehensive healthcare for all individuals.
3. Oncology (O) deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancerous tumors.
4. Neurology (L) is about diagnosing brain and nervous system disorders.
5. Pediatrics (T) treats diseases in children.
6. Orthopedics (Q) addresses muscle and bone disorders.
7. Ophthalmology (P) treats eye disorders.
8. Otolaryngology (R) specializes in ear, nose, and throat conditions.
9. Pathology (S) examines tissues for disease diagnosis and performs autopsies.
10. Nuclear medicine (M) uses molecular imaging with radioactive substances.
11. Neurological surgery (K) operates on nerve and brain disorders.
12. General surgery (H) operates on abdominal organs.
13. Anesthesiology (B) provides pain control during surgery.
14. Emergency medicine (E) offers quick evaluation to prevent death.
15. Immunology (A) treats allergies, asthma, etc.
16. Cardiology (C) treats heart and blood vessel problems.
17. Medical genetics (J) deals with inherited diseases.
18. Gastroenterology (G) treats digestion problems like stomach ulcers.
19. Dermatology (D) treats skin, hair, and nail conditions.
20. Urology (BB) treats kidney or bladder diseases.
21. Psychiatry (X) treats mental diseases.
22. Thoracic surgery (AA) operates on chest organs.
23. Preventive medicine (V) promotes health and disease avoidance.
24. Plastic surgery (U) reconstructs malformed body parts.
25. Proctology (W) treats colon and rectum diseases.
26. Rehabilitation medicine (Z) treats those with impaired physical functioning.
27. Radiology (Y) uses imaging for diagnosis and treatment.
28. Obstetrics and gynecology (N) focuses on women's reproductive health and pregnancy.

Answer:

1. I. internal medicine
2. F. family medicine
3. O. oncology
4. L. neurology
5. T. pediatrics
6. Q. orthopedics
7. P. ophthalmology
8. R. otolaryngology
9. S. pathology
10. M. nuclear medicine
11. K. neurological surgery
12. H. general surgery
13. B. anesthesiology
14. E. emergency medicine
15. A. immunology
16. C. cardiology
17. J. medical genetics
18. G. gastroenterology
19. D. dermatology
20. BB. urology
21. X. psychiatry
22. AA. thoracic surgery
23. V. preventive medicine
24. U. plastic surgery
25. W. proctology
26. Z. rehabilitation medicine
27. Y. radiology
28. N. obstetrics and gynecology