Table 2. Typical patients by specialty.
Specialty | Typical chronic patient |
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Gastroenterology | Morbus Crohn, ulcerative colitis, nonviral hepatitis |
Hematology | Myelomatosis, myelodysplasia, acute and chronic leukemia, lymphoma, hemolytic anemia |
Nephrology | Chronic kidney disease |
Endocrinology | Diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, pituitary disease |
Infection medicine | HIV, hepatitis B and C |
Abbreviation: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.