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==Subtopics== | ==Subtopics== | ||
''Most of these specialties can be entered from [[pediatrics]] as well as internal medicine'' | ''Most of these specialties can be entered from [[pediatrics]] as well as internal medicine. See the specific secondary specialty entry for information on tertiary and quaternary subspecialization'' | ||
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{{r|Allergy and immunology}} | {{r|Allergy and immunology}} | ||
{{r|Cardiology}} | {{r|Cardiology}} | ||
{{r|Endocrinology}} | {{r|Endocrinology}} | ||
{{r|Gastroenterology}} | {{r|Gastroenterology}} | ||
{{r|Hematology | {{r|Hematology}} | ||
{{r|Medical oncology}} | |||
{{r|Medical oncology | |||
{{r|Infectious disease}} | {{r|Infectious disease}} | ||
{{r|Pulmonary medicine}} | {{r|Pulmonary medicine}} | ||
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==Other related topics== | ==Other related topics== | ||
{{r|Surgery}} | {{r|Surgery}} | ||
{{r|Psychiatry}} | |||
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Most of these specialties can be entered from pediatrics as well as internal medicine. See the specific secondary specialty entry for information on tertiary and quaternary subspecialization
Secondary specialties
- Allergy and immunology [r]: In medicine medical specialty concerned with the hypersensitivity of the individual to foreign substances and protection from the resultant infection or disorder; may be a subspecialty of internal medicine or pediatrics; also includes the biological scientific study of the immune system and the development of laboratory support for immune phenomena [e]
- Cardiology [r]: The subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the cardiovascular system [e]
- Endocrinology [r]: Generically, the study of glands and the hormonal regulation of physiology; also the subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with diseases of the endocrine system [e]
- Gastroenterology [r]: 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 [e]
- Hematology [r]: In broad terms, the study of the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the blood and blood-forming tissues; also a subspecialty of internal medicine dealing with the diseases of these tissues [e]
- Medical oncology [r]: The subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with neoplasms and treating them with means other than surgery or radiotherapy; usually works in an interdisciplinary manner with radiation oncologists and surgical oncologists [e]
- Infectious disease [r]: In broad terms, diseases caused by living organisms; also a subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the treatment of such diseases [e]
- Pulmonary medicine [r]: 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. [e]
- Rheumatology [r]: Medical specialty that deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of connective tissue diseases; a subspecialty of internal medicine [e]