Internal Medicine - Medical Diagnosis and Treatment

Medical Diagnosis and Treatment

Medicine is mainly focused on the art of diagnosis and treatment with medication, but many subspecialties administer surgical treatment:

  • Cardiology: angioplasty, cardioversion, cardiac ablation, intra-aortic balloon pump
  • Gastroenterology: endoscopy and ERCP
  • Pulmonology: Bronchoscopy
  • Nephrology: dialysis
  • Critical care medicine: mechanical ventilation

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