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