Saturday, 3 November 2012

Plastic Surgery Clinic

Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. While famous for aesthetic surgery, plastic surgery also includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, and the treatment of burns.





In plastic surgery, the transfer of skin tissue (skin grafting) is a very common procedure it includes:-
  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Cosmetic surgery
Sub-specialties include burns, cosmetics, craniofacial, hand, micro & paediatric surgeries.

Friday, 26 October 2012

Cancer Clinic

     
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with tumors (cancer).
Oncology is concerned with

  •  The diagnosis of any cancer in a person
  •  Therapy (e.g. surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other modalities
  •  Follow – up of cancer patients after successful treatment
  •  Palliative care of patients with terminal malignancies
  •  Ethical questions surrounding cancer care.
  •  Screening efforts:

Of population, or - of the relatives of patients (in types of cancer that are thought to have a hereditary basis, such as breast cancer)

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Rhematology Clinic

Rheumatology is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatology is a rapidly evolving medical specialty, with advancements owing largely to new scientific discoveries about the immunology of these disorders. Because the characteristics or rheumatological disorders in terms of the autoimmune system, viz., as an autoimmune disease. 


Saturday, 29 September 2012

Chest Clinic


It is the specialty that deals with diseases of the lungs and the respirator tract. It is called chest medicine and respiratory medicine.

Chest medicine is not a specialty in itself but is an inclusive term which pertains to the treatment of diseases of the chest and contains the fields of  pulmonology, thoracic surgery, and intensive care medicine. Pulmonology is concerned with the diagnosis and  treatment of lung diseases, as well as secondary prevention.

Physical diagnostics are as important s in the other fields of medicine.
  • Inspection of the hands for signs of cyanosis or clubbing, chest wall, and respiratory rate. Palpation of the cervical lymph nodes, trachea and chest wall movement. Percussion of the lung fields.
  • Auscultation (with a stethoscope) of the lung fields
Other tools include
  • Laboratory investigation of blood (blood tests)
  • Spirometry
  • Chest X-rays, CT scanning, MRI scanning

Friday, 10 August 2012

Endocrinology clinic


Endrocrinology is a branch of medicine concerned with the study of the biosynthesis, storage, chemistry, and physiological function of hormones and with the cells of the endocrine glands and tissues that secrete them. The medical specialty of endocrinology involves the diagnostic evaluation of a wide variety of symptoms and variations and the long-term management of disorder of deficiency or excess of one or more hormones. The diagnosis and treatment of endocrine diseases are guided by laboratory tests to a greater extent for most specialties.


Endrocrinology involves caring for the person as well as the disease. Most endocrine disorder are chronic  diseases that need life-long care. Some of the most common endocrine diseases includes diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and the metabolic syndrome. Care of diabetes, obesity and other chronic diseases necessitates understanding the patient at the personal and social level as well as the molecular, and the physician-patient relationship can be an important therapeutic process.

Friday, 20 July 2012

Vascular Clinic

     
 Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy, minimally- invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction.It Includes

Arterial diseases (especially in Diabetics)
Aneurysms
Ischemia
Extracranial cerebrovascular disease :

Venous disease
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Thrombophlebitis
Varicose Veins
Varicosities

Vascular Medicine
Medical disorders with a significant vascular components,

For example :
Raynaud’s syndrome Scleroderma Treatment includes both medical and surgical procedures

Friday, 6 July 2012

Nephrology Clinic


 Nephrology is the medical specialty which focuses on the treatment of kidney conditions and abnormalities.

Scope of the speciality

Nephrology concerns the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases, including electrolyte disturbances and hypertension, and the care of those requiring renal replacement therapy, including dialysis and renal transplant patients. Many diseases affecting the kidney are systemic disorder not limited to the organ itself, and may require special treatment. Examples include acquired conditions such as systemic vasculitides (eg. ANCA vasculitis) and autoimmune diseases (eg lupus), as well as congenital or genetic conditions such as polycystic kidney disease.