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Rheumatology
Rheumatology

Khmer Specialists – Rheumatology

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Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic dis-eases. Arthritis and osteoarthritis are common rheu-matic disorders that involve joint inflammation. It affects and destroys cartilage, which is the soft tissue that cushions the ends of bones within joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the many different forms of arthritis, is a chronic inflammatory disorder wherein the lining of the joints are severely affected, putting the patient at risk of suffering from joint deformity and bone erosion. Gout is another condition that is a form of ar-thritis characterized by swelling of the joints caused by excessive levels of uric acid in the body. All these conditions cause pain and im-mobility.

Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine

Khmer Specialists – Respiratory Medicine

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Respiratory medicine, or pulmonology, deals with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract. Respiratory physicians diagnose and treat condi-tions affecting the respiratory system, which includes the nose, throat, larynx, windpipe, lungs and diaphragm. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which can exacerbate into chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive airways disease, asth-ma, sinusitis, seasonal allergies, pneumonia, tuberculosis , whooping cough, cystic fibrosis are respiratory diseases. Acute respiratory medicine; usually needed in the intensive care unit falls into this category.

Renal Medicine
Renal Medicine

Khmer Specialists – Renal Medicine

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Renal medicine, or nephrology, is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of kidney dis-eases and the care of those requiring renal re-placement therapy like dialysis and kidney transplant patients. A Nephrologist specialises in kidney care, includ-ing the management of patients with acute kid-ney injury, advanced chronic kidney disease, kidney stones, kidney failure and kidney cancer.

Psychiatry
Psychiatry

Khmer Specialists – Psychiatry

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Psychiatry deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental conditions and illness-es related to emotional health, stress, sleep, behaviour and mood. These disorders have a significant and often detrimental effect on an individual’s emotional, cognitive, social and be-havioural abilities. Examples of disorders bipolar disorder and depression, eating disorders like bulimia, addiction disorders like drug and alco-hol abuse. Treatment involves medication as well as psychological therapy and social inter-vention. Other treatment include psychothera-py to help a person change behaviour and over-come problems..

Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery

Singapore Specialist – Plastic Surgery

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Plastic surgery involves the restoration, recon-struction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories; recon-structive and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes craniofacial sur-gery, hand surgery, microsurgery, breast cancer surgery and the treatment of burns. These are performed to restore the appearance and func-tion. Cosmetic plastic surgery includes surgical and nonsurgical procedures to enhance and reshape structures of the body to improve appearance and confidence. An example is liposuction; a common procedure to reshape and contour common problem areas like the midsection and thighs.

Pediatrics
Paediatrics

Khmer Specialists – Paediatrics

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Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases. General paediatrics – diagnose and treat children with wide range of problems including cardiac(heart) conditions. Paediatric surgeons diagnose, treat and manage children’s surgical needs.

Orthopaedic tumor surgery
Orthopedic Surgery - Tumour/Bone/Oncologic

Khmer Specialists – Orthopedic Surgery – Tumour/Bone/Oncologic

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Orthopaedic tumor surgery is a specialty that involves the diagnoses and treatment of primary benign and malignant tumors in the bones. The cause of bone tumors is unknown but most are non-cancerous (benign). A growing tumor may replace healthy tissue with abnormal tissue creating weakness in the bone and causing it to fracture. Enchondroma is one such tumour that originates from cartilage. However malignant tumours can spread cancerous cells throughout the body. Common primary bone cancers are multiple myeloma (bone marrow), osteosarcoma (knee, hip, shoulder), Ewing’s sarcoma (leg, pelvis, arm, ribs), and chondrosarcoma (hip, shoulder, pelvis) There are two types of bone cancer. Primary bone cancer begins in bone while secondary bone cancer begins somewhere else in the body, like the blood or the organs, and then spreads to the bone.

Orthopedic Surgery - Spine/Bone
Orthopedic Surgery (Spine/Bone)

Khmer Specialists – Orthopedic Surgery – Spine/Bone

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Spine surgery is a specialty that involves the diagnosis and treatment of spinal injury or disorders. Spine disorders should be treated early for minimal disruption to quality of life. The spine is made up of 33 individual bones and 23 spinal discs and form the spinal column, providing the main support for the body. The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves in the spine connected to the brain. These nerves serve as electrical sensors for the body and are imperative for all the organs in the body to function. Spinal cord dysfunction can lead to organ failure, paralysis, and possibly death. Spine surgery is carried out to correct abnormalities and issues arising from degeneration, wear and tear and congenital conditions, manage deformities like scoliosis; a curvature of the spine and a common condition that affects more females than males, and treat slipped discs, bone spurs, infection, broken bones and tumors.

Orthopedic Surgery - Shoulder & Elbow
Orthopedic Surgery (Shoulder & Elbow)

Khmer Specialist Clinic – Orthopedic Surgery

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Orthopedic shoulder and elbow surgery involve the diagnosis and treatment of the shoulder and the elbow. Surgery is performed to treat and correct degeneration and disorders. Shoulder conditions which may need treatment includes AC joint shoulder separation, arthritis, broken collarbone, bursitis, frozen shoulder, impingement, rotator cuff tear, tendonitis Elbow pain, numbness, weak fingers, muscle wasting, or hand deformity may be the result of elbow nerve conditions such as cubital tunnel syndrome, or radial tunnel syndrome. Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is the most well known, a painful condition caused by inflammation of the tendons that joints the fore-arm muscle on the outside of the elbow.

Orthopedic Surgery - Tumour/Bone/Oncologic
Orthopedic Surgery

Khmer Specialists – Orthopedic Surgery

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Orthopedic surgery involves the surgical treatment of problems that develop in the bones, muscles, joints, and ligaments of the human body. It addresses some problems of the nervous system, such as those that occur as a result of injury or degeneration of the spine, as well as those caused by accident, trauma or chronic conditions. Surgery can correct problems of the nervous system related to the spinal column, congenital defects and musculoskeletal issues caused by aging. Orthopedic surgeons provide comprehensive general and sub specialized orthopedics and trauma service and sports medicine. Arthroscopy, usually done as a day surgery is less invasive and is used by doctors to look at, diagnose, and treat problems inside a joint.

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