introduction to medicine

We could  consider this article a introduction  to this blog,which is supposed to be a specialized medical polg  definition of medicine and its specialties ,  before defining medicine we must first define health which is

 a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

while  medicine is the science of diagnosis , treatment , and prevention of disease

Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture. For example, a medicine man would apply herbs and say prayers for healing

science of medicine

its major branches include

1-biochemsitryis the study of the chemistry taking place in living organisms, especially the structure and function of their chemical components.

2-anantomy   is the study of the physical structure of organism

3-physiology  is the study of the normal functioning of the body and the underlying regulatory mechanisms.

4-pathology  is the study of disease—the causes, course, progression and resolution thereof.

5-microbiology is the study of microorganisms, including,bacteria ,fungi, and viruses

6-pharmacology is the study of drugs and their actions.

And finally we must define physcains which is a professional who practises medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

Specialties

The most important include

1-Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological  condition such as disease or injury , to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas

2- Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. 

Other major  specialties

The followings are some major medical specialties

·         Ophthalmology  is exclusively concerned with the eye and ocular adnexa, combining conservative and surgical therapy.

·         pediatrics is devoted to the care of infants, children, and adolescents. Like internal medicine, there are many pediatric subspecialties for specific age ranges, organ systems, disease classes, and sites of care delivery.

·           dermatology is concerned with the skin and its diseases. In the UK, dermatology is a subspecialty of general medicine.

·         Emergency medicine is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of acute or life-threatening conditions, including trauma, surgical, medical, pediatric, and psychiatric emergencies.

·         Family medicine, family practice, general practice or primary care is, in many countries, the first port-of-call for patients with non-emergency medical problems. Family physicians often provide services across a broad range of settings including office based practices, emergency department coverage, inpatient care, and nursing home care.

Study of Medicine

You have to learn that studying medicine is not easy. When you choose this path, put in your account, you will have to sacrifice many things in your life. I will review the difficulty points in the following points

1. Maximize the time

Unless most people know that the study of medicine in 6 years on average is a short period to study the whole human body and so in most universities this period is compressed and so you will have to study daily and regularly, but in contrast when   organize your time well be able to do the activity Which you love and you are studying medicine, but with this you will have to prioritize your priorities and leave many things you have practiced previously in your life

2. Self-reliance

In the past days of regular schools there was a specific decision pages that we are responsible for either , here in the university stage in general and medicine collage in particular you will be responsible for a relatively large books than previously used and above this most of the time you will be read alone , according to my experience The lecturers help in nothing, so you have to study smartly and in the article of medical study I will explain the ways in which you should study medicine to be able to Covering a full course with hundreds pages in a short period of time

 Also a self-reliance skill you gain here will help  your future as a doctor, then you will have to be responsible for the lives of people and directly so whatever the defeats you are here, it is training for you on that future

3. Sacrifice

You must study medicine to sacrifice some activities that you see as either wasting your time or distracting your concentration as a student. You should be focused on what you read and do, any information you may find may be saving someone's life.