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An Internal Medicine doctor is a doctor who deals specifically with the
diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases in adults as well as
nonsurgical health issues in adults. Doctors of Internal Medicine are
also called internists. Sometimes they are considered to be a “doctor’s
doctor.” The reason for this is because other physicians sometimes call
upon their area of expertise and need them to act as consultants in
diagnostic health problems of a puzzling or uncertain nature.
Internal Medicine is a specialty in the field of medicine that does not
focus in on one particular area of the human body but instead views it
as a whole. While the name- Internal Medicine Doctor- may seem to imply
that these healthcare professionals work only with the internal organs
of a patient that is actually not the case. Physicians who work in this
medical capacity also routinely treat conditions of an external nature.
Internists are used to seeing patients with a broad range of medical
problems which is why they become well acquainted with a vast array of
conditions.
It is not uncommon for an Internal Medicine Doctor to be called in on a
case that has left other doctors baffled in terms of a diagnosis and a
course of treatment. These doctors often help to solve medical puzzles
because their field is so vast.
This area of medicine has a selection of subspecialties. Doctors can
choose to sub- specialize if they so wish to. Examples of two
subspecialties in Internal Medicine include immunology, which is the
study of disorders of the immune system as well as allergies, and
nephrology which is the study of how the kidneys work. Some other
examples include cardiology, oncology, endocrinology, infectious disease
hematology and rheumatology. There are 13 subspecialties of Internal
Medicine that have been identified in the United States.
Those who train to work in Internal Medicine can treat all sorts of
problems. They can treat cancer and hepatitis and an array of other
conditions. These physicians treat both males and females. Some work as
primary care doctors even though their training is more specialized in
nature than that of a general practitioner (GP).
It is important to note that these doctors treat only adult patients and
do not take care of babies or children. As well they rarely perform any
type of surgeries and do not treat pregnant women or any type of
reproductive health condition. As well these physicians do not get
involved with orthopedic health problems or traumas. The only exception
to this is when these conditions overlap with other conditions that they
are trained to treat.
The list of health concerns, illnesses and conditions that an Internal
Medicine doctor can treat is long and exhaustive. As previously
mentioned,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], this is a broad area of medicine that encompasses many
different health conditions. This kind of specialist can treat chronic
conditions as well as external conditions that affect the skin, hair,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],
nails,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], ears or eyes. He/she is sometimes even asked to help out with
issues that relate to the mental health and well being of a patient.
Article Tags:
Internal Medicine Doctor, Internal Medicine, Medicine Doctor
An Internal Medicine doctor can treat more than just internal health
conditions. Here we define and describe what such a physician is all
about.
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