Internal medicine is a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the internal system.
Within the individual practice, the internist treats, among others, following diseases:
– of respiratory system: infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract – colds, flu, bronchitis and pneumonia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), – of cardiovascular system: hypertension, ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, anticoagulant therapy, chronic heart failure, – of gastrointestinal tract: gastritis, duodenitis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease, digestive disorders, intestinal diseases, – of urinary tract: urinary tract infections (including cystitis), renal colic, he conducts patients with chronic renal failure, – metabolic: diabetes, urate gout, high cholesterol levels, – of thyroid: hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, – of osteoarticular system: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), degenerative joint disease, – allergic and other
The task of each internist is to successfully co-operate with specialist doctors.
Internists
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