Internal Medicine
This specialty branch focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and post-op care for adults for a wide range of diseases including complex diseases. The doctors are trained specially to diagnose chronic ailments in patients who have multiple conditions. The Internists or Internal Medicine Specialists treat hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular ailments, obesity and chronic lung diseases.
Subspecialties include endocrinology, immunology, hematology, gastroenterology, oncology, nephrology, infectious diseases, rheumatology, and pulmonology. The internists function as primary care doctors but they are not family physicians nor general practitioners. Their expertise extends to obstetrics, pediatric care and surgery.
Internists refer their patients to subspecialties based on the results of diagnosis, and even recommend screening for cancer if they suspect something. They consult with other doctors and prescribe treatment.
When to see an Internal Medicine Physician?
You might have to wait for months in your home country to get preliminary assessment of your health. However, it is not advisable to wait for long, if you have pressing symptoms and you suspect some illness, or you may just not want to waste time waiting for an appointment.
Netcross Medical Tours helps you receive consultation from reputed Internists in India fast. Though they are mainly consulted for management of chronic diseases, you can also consult them for the conditions listed below:
Fever
Fever is the body’s immune response to viruses, bacteria, fungi, drugs etc. Your body temperature goes up and medical intervention can reduce the fever and investigate the root cause.
Stomach Ache
Stomach ache could be due to a transient disorder or caused by serious diseases. Indigestion, kidney stones, infection in the digestive tract, food poisoning, gallbladder stones, ulcers, GERD, appendicitis could be few causes of stomach ache.
Autoimmune Diseases
The immune system of the patient mistakenly attacks its own body cells and joints releasing some proteins called auto antibodies. The autoimmune disorders are organ-specific wherein only one organ is affected. When multiple organs are affected then they are non-organ specific. There are almost 80 autoimmune disorders with varying severity, causing mild to debilitating conditions,
If you suffer from unexplained aches and pains in the joints or muscles, weakness, rashes, abdominal pain, weight loss, increase in heartbeat, blood clots, miscarriages etc., then you could have an autoimmune disease.
Cystic Fibrosis
This disorder is inherited and causes damage to sinus, lungs, intestinal tract, pancreas and other parts of the body. Symptoms appear in early childhood but also can manifest in teenage years or older. In newborns, the symptom is intestinal blockage. Rectal prolapse, constipation, sinus infections, chronic chest infections, frequent pain in the abdomen, breathlessness, wheezing accompanied by breathlessness, diabetes mellitus, vitamin deficiency, multiple fractures, bone deformation etc. could be other symptoms.
Common Cold
The common cold can be dangerous to those who have low immunity and some underlying conditions that may lead to severe symptoms. Symptoms due to a virus should be cured in 2-3 days or a week. Common symptoms are runny nose, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, sore throat, high or mild fever, muscle pain and so on.
Headache
Everyone has headaches, but depending on the cause, it can be resolved simply or it could be life-threatening. Headaches are of 200 types, ranging from severe to mild types. You should never ignore severe headaches or trigeminal neuralgia or migraines as they could be a symptom of some serious diseases. The Internist will diagnose you after studying the nature of your pain, and may ask if you have fever, nausea, giddiness etc.