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Internal Medicine

Medical Definition:	A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the internal organ systems of adults.
Guide Notes:	SPEC: SPEC qualif; when permitted for "internal diseases": Manual 28.10; DF: INTERNAL MED

Internal Medicine Categories.

	Cardiology - The study of the heart, its physiology, and its functions.
	Gastroenterology - A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the digestive system and related structures (esophagus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas).
	Hematology - A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with morphology, physiology, and pathology of the blood and blood-forming tissues.
	Medical Oncology - A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of neoplasms.
	Nephrology - A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the kidney.
	Pulmonary Disease (Specialty) - A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the respiratory system. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and bronchial tree.
	Rheumatology - A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of inflammatory or degenerative processes and metabolic derangement of connective tissue structures which pertain to a variety of musculoskeletal disorders, such as arthritis.

Internal Medicine Medical Definitions and Terms

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