Although pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a medical specialty in the 1950s.
One of the first major discoveries relevant to the field of pulmonology was the discovery of pulmonary circulation. Originally, it was thought that blood reaching the right side of the heart passed through small ‘pores’ in the septum into the left side to be oxygenated, as theorized by Galen; however, the discovery of pulmonary circulation disproves this theory.
Open surgery is a traditional procedure in which a single incision, multiple inches long if not more, is made to access the abdomen.
Obstetrics(the OB) and Gynecology(the GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics and gynecology.
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics, is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system.Orthopedics, also known as orthopedic surgery.
CRRT is a slower type of dialysis that puts low stress on heart. It requires anticoagulation to keep dialysis circuit from clotting. Warning symptoms include dizziness and a high temperature.
Gastroenterology is the study of the normal function and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver.
Physiotherapy helps through physical rehabilitation, injury prevention, and health and fitness. Physiotherapists get you involved in your own recovery.
Radiology may be divided into two different areas, diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. Doctors specialize in radiology called radiologists.
Internal medicine or general internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases.
It impacts nearly all aspects of patient care, from diagnosing cancer to managing chronic diseases through accurate laboratory testing.
Emergency care is an integrated platform to deliver time-sensitive health care services for acute illness and injury across the life course.
Neurosurgery is the nervous system is short for neurological surgery, a discipline is concerned with the treatment of nervous system disorders.
Paediatric and neonatal intensive care occurs in the event where constant and rigorous surveillance and monitoring takes place of newborns, infants.
Historically, drugs were discovered through identifying the active ingredient from traditional remedies or by serendipitous discovery. Later chemical libraries of synthetic small molecules.
Community Memorial Hospital is the ONLY hospital in the state of New York to achieve One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement in 2016.