Internal Medicine is a medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of common medical conditions in adults. Internal medicine specialists provide general health care and diagnose and manage diseases. As Enodia Health, we are committed to providing the best care to our patients with our teams specialized in Internal Medicine.
Services Provided in the Field of Internal Medicine
- General Health Examinations: Internal medicine specialists perform a detailed physical examination to evaluate the general health status of patients. This examination may include tests such as blood pressure measurement, body mass index calculation, and evaluation of cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
- Diagnostic Tests and Imaging: Internal medicine specialists use laboratory tests, imaging tests (e.g., x-ray, MRI, CT scan), and other diagnostic methods to diagnose diseases.
- Management of Chronic Diseases: Internal medicine specialists specialize in the management of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases and kidney diseases. They guide patients on issues such as monitoring these diseases, drug treatment, lifestyle changes and preventing complications.
- Infectious Diseases: Internal medicine specialists diagnose and treat infectious diseases. They help patients regain their health by prescribing antibiotic therapy, antiviral drugs, or other treatment options.
- Disease Prevention and Healthy Living: Internal medicine specialists promote preventive health care to protect patients from diseases. This includes encouraging healthy lifestyle habits such as exercising regularly, eating a healthy diet, having regular screening tests and not smoking.
Internal Medicine Application Areas
- Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Internal medicine specialists guide patients diagnosed with diabetes regarding management and treatment. They also provide treatment for related conditions such as metabolic syndrome.
- Cardiovascular Diseases: Internal medicine specialists are experts in the diagnosis, treatment and management of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and coronary artery disease.
- Respiratory System Diseases: Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory system diseases such as asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), lung infections fall within the field of Internal Medicine specialists.
- Gastroenterology (Stomach and Intestinal Diseases): Diagnosis and treatment of digestive system diseases such as stomach ulcer, reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome are performed by Internal Medicine specialists.
- Nephrology (Kidney Diseases): Internal medicine specialists diagnose and treat kidney diseases. Management of conditions such as kidney stones and kidney failure also falls within the scope of these specialists.
Internal Medicine plays a critical role in overall health care and the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. At Enodia Health, we are committed to providing the best care to our patients using our expertise and experience in Internal Medicine. We work with our healthcare team to protect and improve the health and well-being of our patients.