The internal medicine specialty encompasses a wide range of conditions and body systems, and their services include evaluation and treatment of:
- Gastrointestinal disease (vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, anorexia)
- Hormonal conditions (including diabetes, Cushing’s disease, thyroid disease)
- Respiratory conditions (chronic cough, asthma, pneumonia, collapsing trachea, laryngeal disease)
- Hematologic conditions (disorders of blood cells) and immune system disorders
- Liver diseases
- Urinary tract diseases (including kidney and bladder conditions)
- Cardiac (heart) diseases
- Neurologic diseases (disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves)
- Infectious conditions (bacterial, viral, fungal, and tick-borne diseases)
Specialized diagnostic tests performed by internists include:
- Upper GI endoscopy (biopsies and foreign body removal) and colonoscopy
- Bronchoscopy (trachea and bronchi)
- Rhinoscopy (nose and nasal cavity)
- Cystoscopy (bladder) and vaginoscopy
- Laparoscopic biopsies
- Bone marrow sampling
- Cerebrospinal fluid tap
- Joint taps
- Tracheal wash and Bronchoalveolar lavage
- Ultrasound examinations and ultrasound-guided biopsies
The internal medicine specialty encompasses a wide range of conditions and body systems, and their services include evaluation and treatment of:
- Gastrointestinal disease (vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, anorexia)
- Hormonal conditions (including diabetes, Cushing’s disease, thyroid disease)
- Respiratory conditions (chronic cough, asthma, pneumonia, collapsing trachea, laryngeal disease)
- Hematologic conditions (disorders of blood cells) and immune system disorders
- Liver diseases
- Urinary tract diseases (including kidney and bladder conditions)
- Cardiac (heart) diseases
- Neurologic diseases (disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves)
- Infectious conditions (bacterial, viral, fungal, and tick-borne diseases)
Specialized diagnostic tests performed by internists include:
- Upper GI endoscopy (biopsies and foreign body removal) and colonoscopy
- Bronchoscopy (trachea and bronchi)
- Rhinoscopy (nose and nasal cavity)
- Cystoscopy (bladder) and vaginoscopy
- Laparoscopic biopsies
- Bone marrow sampling
- Cerebrospinal fluid tap
- Joint taps
- Tracheal wash and Bronchoalveolar lavage
- Ultrasound examinations and ultrasound-guided biopsies