Wikipedia:WikiProject Clinical medicine/categorizations

The new Categorization system will probably be quite powerful, but requires some thought before starting to institute it, as there is no way yet to have synonyms for categories (the "Doctor" category would be a different category from the "Doctors" category).

So I thought I'd put up a (so far partial) system and have everyone edit it mercilessly to see if we can come up with a logical (and probably necessarily multi-hierarchical) way to organize the medical articles.

Categories
health care

branches basic sciences anatomy head and neck thorax abdomen pelvis upper limb lower limb biochemistry biostatistics embryology epidemiology genetics immunology investigative pathology medical statistics medical informatics microbiology (includes bacteriology) parasitology virology neuroscience cytology toxicology histology histopathology pathophysiology pharmacology physiology bioethics medicine emergency medicine general practitioner internal medicine cardiology critical care medicine endocrinology gastroenterology hepatology geriatric medicine hematology infectious diseases AIDS medicine genito-urinary medicine nephrology oncology primary care pulmonology rheumatology medical genetics neurology occupational medicine anesthesiology pain medicine dentistry dental public health endodontics oral and maxillofacial pathology oral and maxillofacial surgery oral medicine oral radiology orthodontics pediatric dentistry periodontics prosthodontics fixed prosthodontics removable prosthodontics dermatology obstetrics & gynecology gynecology gynecologic surgery gynecologic oncology maternal/fetal medicine obstetrics reproductive endocrinology and fertility ophthalmology cataract surgery oculoplastic surgery refractive surgery vitreo-retinal surgery pathology anatomic pathology autopsy cytopathology forensic pathology molecular pathology surgical pathology clinical pathology clinical chemistry cytology hematopathology medical microbiology transfusion medicine pediatrics adolescent medicine child abuse medicine developmental pediatrics neonatology pediatric cardiology pediatric critical care pediatric endocrinology pediatric gastroenterology pediatric hematology pediatric infectious disease pediatric nephrology pediatric neurology pediatric oncology pediatric pulmonology pediatric rheumatology pediatric surgery psychiatry child psychiatry public health radiology diagnostic radiology interventional radiology nuclear medicine radiation oncology surgery gastrointestinal surgery endocrine surgery cardiothoracic surgery cardiac surgery thoracic surgery oral and maxillofacial surgery neurosurgery orthopedic surgery hand surgery reconstructive surgery paediatric orthopaedics orthopaedic sports medicine orthopaedic traumatology spinal surgery organ transplantation otolaryngology (ENT) plastic surgery cosmetic surgery reconstructive surgery surgical oncology urology vascular surgery pediatric surgery trauma surgery surgical critical care

personnel physicians physician assistants nurses nurse practitioners nurse specialists nurse anaesthetists nurse midwives dietitians midwives therapists physical therapists respiratory therapists occupational therapists speech therapists allied health care professionals independent practitioners dentists podiatrists audiologists optometrists dependent practitioners physical therapists occupational therapists

diagnosis diagnostic procedures EMG doppler cardiology diagnostic procedures cardiac catheterization echocardiogram pericardiocentesis EKG 12-lead 24 hour Stress tests stress echo stress EKG pulmonary diagnostic procedures lung function studies thoracocentesis pleural biopsy bronchoscopy other joint aspiration peritoneal lavage bone marrow aspiration gastroenterological diagnostic procedures colonoscopy +/- biopsy sigmoidoscopy +/- biopsy proctosigmoidoscopy anoscopy ERCP MRCP esophagogastroduodenoscopy ("upper endoscopy") Endoscopic ultrasound Capsule enteroscopy Liver biopsy Esophageal manometry 24 hour pH monitoring Gastric analysis pancreatic function tests radiologic diagnostic procedures ultrasound x-ray CT scan spiral CT     contrast CT   MRI scan nuclear medicine laboratory procedures blood tests blood chemistry serum sodium serum potassium serum chloride serum bicarbonate blood urea nitrogen blood glucose serum creatinine sorry to insert a comment, but this list is sooooo long if we actually get them all (Ca 19-9, Serum CEA, Serum PSA, INR, AST, ALT, BUN, total bilirubin, WBC, blood cases, hemoglobin A1C, blood alcohol, blood sugar, drug levels (that itself is a remarkably long list), etc.) If the consensus is that we should get them, I'll do my best to provide a longer list. But maybe this is too much? Preczewski 03:55, 11 August 2005 (UTC) Yeah, too much. Pkoetters 07:00, 10 August 2006 (UTC) cerebrospinal fluid tests cultures viral culture bacterial culture fungal culture serology brain tests PET EEG

diseases (by etiology) congenital disorders morphogenic problems malformations malformation sequences deformations deformation sequences disruptions disruption sequences embryologic dysplasias embryolgic dysplasia sequences genetic disorders metabolic diseases chromosomal anomalies single gene defects acquired disorders infectious diseases infectious diseases (by etiology) infectious diseases caused by prions infectious diseases caused by viruses infectious diseases caused by bacteria infectious diseases caused by fungi infectious diseases caused by parasites infectious diseases of uncertain etiology autoimmune diseases developmental disorders psychiatric disorders neoplastic diseases benign tumours malignant tumours toxicology conditions caused by trauma idiopathic diseases

diseases (by affected body part)

therapeutics vaccination smallpox hepatitis A hepatitis B  measles mumps rubella pertussis varicella/zoster meningococcus typhus yellow fever medication (each classed according to mechanism of action, chemical class, use) &alpha;-blockers &beta;-blockers diuretics antiinfectives antibiotics &Beta;-Lactam antibiotics penicillin and penicillin analogues &Beta;-Lactamase susceptible narrow spectrum penicillin G, Penicillin V        enteric active ampicillin, amoxicillin enteric active antipseudomonal activity carbenicilin, ticarcillin, mezlocillin, azlocillin, piperacillin &Beta;-Lactamase resistant antistaphylococcal methacillin, oxacillin, nafcillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin combined with &Beta;-Lactamase inhibitors ticarcillin plus clavulanic acid, ampicillin plus sulbactam, piperacillin plus tazobactam, amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid cephalosporins first generation cephalosporins cefazolin, cephalothin, cephapirin,cephalexin,cephradrine, cefadroxil second generation cephalosporins second generation cephalosporins active vs. Haemophilus spp cefamandole, cefuroxime, cefonicid, ceforanide, cefaclor, cefuroxime axetil, cefixim, cefpozil, cefpodoxime, loracarbef second generation cephalosporinsactive vs. Haemophilus cefoxitin, cefotetan, cefmetazole third generation cephalosporins third generation cephalosporins with extended spectrum ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, ceftizoxime third generation cephalosporins with extended spectrum and antipseudomonal action ceftazidime, cefoperazone monobactams aztreonam macrolides erythromycin azithromycin clarithromycin vancomycin bacitracin lincosamides clindamycin chloramphenicol tetracyclines aminoglycosides gentamicin tobramycin amikacin mupirocin sulfa-based sulfamethoxizole +/- trimethoprim rifampin metronidazole fluoroquinolones ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin, gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin novobiocin polymyxins gramcidin antivirals polymerase inhibitors antiretrovirals nucleotide analogues nucleoside analogues protease inibitors antimetabolites membrane active agents receptor binding agents antifungals antituberculars antiprotozoal medication antihelminthics surgical interventions

(antibiotic should also be classified by mechanisms of action as well as chemical class: cell wall cross-link inhibition, cell wall component synthesis, 50S ribosomal subunit, 30S ribosomanl subunit, DNA gyrase, antimetabolite, etc)

human pathogens normal human flora

body systems circulatory heart respiratory lungs integumentary skin endocrine pitutary anterior pituitary posterior pituitary thyroid gland parathyroid gland adrenal gland adrenal cortex reproductive testes ovary endocrine pancreas digestive alimentary tract oropharynx mouth pharynx esophagus stomach small intestine duodenum jejunum ileum large intestine rectum anus liver and biliary tract liver biliary tract gallbladder common bile duct pancreas urinary kidney ureters bladder urethra vascular arteries aorta pulmonary artery femoral artery veins vena cava superior vena cava inferior vena cava pulmonary vein capillaries skeletal system bones joints immune system blood muscular system nervous system central nervous system brain spinal cord peripheral nervous system sensory pathways motor pathways somatic nervous system autonomic nervous system sympathetic nervous system parasympathetic nervous system metabolic disorders diabetes mellitus psychiatric disorders trauma poisoning, envenomation

disease risk factors age diet gender physical activity level race

etc.

another approach to medication
Each medication should be labelled with several categories. These include:
 * diseases in which it is useful
 * purpose (or effect, or desired effect)
 * drug class
 * route of administration

classes to be used in "diseases in which it is useful
(disease classes as above)

classes to be used in "purpose"
analgesic antacid antiarrhythmics anticoagulant antidepressant antidote antiepileptic antiinfectives antibacterial antitubercular antiviral antiretroviral antifungal antihelminthic antiinflammatory antineoplastic antipsychotic antipyretic antiseptic antispasmodic antitussive antivenom anxiolytic bronchodilator chelation agent clotting factor diuretic expectorant gastrointestinal motility agent hormonal agent hypoglycemic agent hypnotics immunosuppressive mood stabilizer narcotic procoagulant sedatives vitamin

classes to be used in "drug class"
hormones steroids corticosteroid glucocorticoids mineralocorticoids sex steroid androgen anabolic steroids estrogen progestin steroid antagonists and agonists aromatase inhibitors estrogen analogs estrogen blockers finisteride spironolactone RU486 mifepristone? danazol proteins growth hormone chorionic gonadotropins insulin insulin analogs amylin glucagon somatostatin analogs chorionic gonadotropin parathormone analogs IGF1 ACTH peptides desmopressin GHRH GnRh CRH cortrosyn peptide agonists and antagonists leuprolide nafarelin buserelin thyroid hormones L thyroxine triiodothyronine D thyroxine thyroid inhibitors potassium iodide methimazole propylthiouracil catecholamines and sympathomimetics epinephrine dopamine ephedrine all the &beta;-agonist bronchodilators &alpha;-blockers &beta;-blockers thiazides &Beta;-Lactam antibiotics &Beta;-Lactamase susceptible &Beta;-Lactamase susceptible, narrow spectrum &Beta;-Lactamase susceptible, enteric active &Beta;-Lactamase susceptible, enteric active with antipseudomonal activity &Beta;-Lactamase resistant &Beta;-Lactamase resistant, antistaphylococcal &Beta;-Lactamase resistant, combined with &Beta;-Lactamase inhibitors cephalosporins first generation cephalosporins second generation cephalosporins third generation cephalosporins third generation cephalosporins with extended spectrum third generation cephalosporins with extended spectrum and antipseudomonal action monobactams macrolides lincosamides tetracyclines aminoglycosides DNA gyrase inhibitors nucleotide analogues nucleoside analogues protease inibitors vitamin

classes to be used in "route of administration"
oral administration parenteral administration intravenous administration intramuscular injection topical application eyedrops eardrops administration by enema/rectal administration vaginal administration inhalant implant

classes to be used in "mechanism of action"
interference with bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit interference with bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit antimetabolite interference with bacterial cell wall synthesis excitation of parasitic nervous system

psychiatric "tree"
The below is copy and pasted from Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Psychopathology so the formatting is different.


 * Medicine
 * Military medicine (these two given as examples)
 * Military psychiatry (also a subcategory of psychiatry)
 * Aviation medicine (these two given as examples)
 * Aviation psychiatry (also a subcategory of psychiatry)
 * Psychiatry (and the others, most of which I will omit)
 * Military psychiatry (also a subcategory of Military medicine)
 * Aviation psychiatry (also a subcategory of Aviation medicine)
 * Symptom
 * Sign (medicine)
 * Disease
 * Child and adolescent disorder
 * Organic disorder
 * Mental disorder due to a general medical condition
 * Substance-related disorder
 * Psychotic disorder
 * Mood disorder
 * Anxiety disorder
 * Somatoform disorder
 * Factitious disorder
 * Dissociative disorder
 * Sexual and gender identity disorder
 * Eating disorder
 * Sleep disorder
 * Impulse-control disorder
 * Adjustment disorder
 * Uncommon disorder (an additional category for all the rare disorders e.g Capgras syndrome would be in this category and under psychotic disorders)
 * Personality disorder
 * Cluster A PD
 * Cluster B PD
 * Cluster C PD
 * Other condition for focus
 * Investigation (medicine)
 * Brain imaging
 * Psychological testing
 * Therapy
 * Preventative health
 * Hospital
 * Community treatment
 * Nursing
 * Physical treatment
 * Pharmacology
 * Antipsychotic
 * Antidepressant
 * Mood stabiliser
 * Anxiolytic
 * Miscellaneous psychiatric medication
 * Psychotherapy
 * Social work
 * Occupational therapy
 * Transcultural psychiatry
 * Liaison psychiatry
 * Forensic psychiatry