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Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology is a medical branch focusing on the digestive system and its disorders. It deals with concerns of the gastrointestinal tract and the related organs or parts of this system—heartburn, indigestion/dyspepsia, bloating, constipation, and even gastrointestinal cancer. When diagnosed with these conditions, it would require that person to be under close supervision or monitoring of the physician and pharmacist to ensure progress, detection of side effects, provide immediate interventions when necessary.
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HIV / AIDS
HIV/AIDS also known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is considered as a scale of conditions caused by infection with the HIV. At the onset of this infection, there is usually no signs/symptoms over time because it interferes more with the immune system causing negative and drastic repercussions in the body.
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Hepatitis
Hepatitis is commonly known as the inflammation of the liver. This condition can become very self-limiting and progressive over time leading to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Hepatitis occurs from their own specimen of viruses along with other toxic substances and autoimmune diseases. The greatest concerns of the five (5) types of hepatitis are the burden of this condition and the potential outbreak and epidemic spread.
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Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an immobilizing disease of the brain and the spinal cord. Multiple Sclerosis is diagnosed when the immune system attacks the myelin sheath, a protective cover of the nerve fibers, causing communication problems between the brain and the rest of the body. Since this condition progresses over time, the nerve damage can become permanent—inability to walk independently and long periods of remission.
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Rheumatology
Rheumatology is known as one of the specialized branches in internal medicine dealing with the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatology is considered one of the major areas in immunology—study of the immune system. Clinical problems involved in this area are issues concerning the joints, soft tissues, vasculitis, and other inherited related connective tissue disorders.
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Urology
Urology, also known as genitourinary surgery, is a branch of medicine that primarily focuses on the urinary tract system and the male reproductive system (Gynecology for the female reproductive system). These parts are tied up in this branch because most of its disorders and conditions are closely-related to each other. Similar to other branches, urology combines in dealing with both the non-surgical conditions (i.e. UTI, benign prostatic hyperplasia) and surgical conditions such as bladder/prostate cancer, kidney stones, stress incontinence, etc.
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IG Therapy
IG Therapy or Immunoglobulin therapy is the treatment with the mixtures of antibodies—immunoglobulin given intravenously, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly. This antibody helps to treat or prevent a wide range of diseases as its effects last between two weeks and three months. This can also be helpful to people who are unable to produce substantial amounts of IG or antibodies like patients with Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome and CVID.
