Dr. P.K. Tadu
MBBS, DNB (Orthopedics), MNAMS, FIMSA, Fellow in Complex Primary & Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty (Switzerland).
Internal Medicine
What is Internal Medicine And The Role of an Internal Physician
“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” — Sir William Osler.
The way a doctor interacts with their patients makes a lot of difference in building longitudinal relationships with people who seek their care. Working alongside the patients, and making their long term wellness a topmost priority goes a long way for a doctor.
Internal Medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of undifferentiated and multi-system diseases and their processes. It is derived from the German word ‘Innere Medizin’ meaning internal medicine. The doctors were known to be internal medicine doctors or internists because they focused on the “inner” diseases instead of the external manifestations of those diseases. It explores the underlying pathological causes of symptoms and syndromes with the help of laboratory and clinical assessment of bedside patients and emergency wards.
Internal Medicine is focused on the art of diagnosis and treatment with medication, but many subspecialties administer procedural treatment:
“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” — Sir William Osler.
The way a doctor interacts with their patients makes a lot of difference in building longitudinal relationships with people who seek their care. Working alongside the patients, and making their long term wellness a topmost priority goes a long way for a doctor.
Internal Medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of undifferentiated and multi-system diseases and their processes. It is derived from the German word ‘Innere Medizin’ meaning internal medicine. The doctors were known to be internal medicine doctors or internists because they focused on the “inner” diseases instead of the external manifestations of those diseases. It explores the underlying pathological causes of symptoms and syndromes with the help of laboratory and clinical assessment of bedside patients and emergency wards.
Internal Medicine is focused on the art of diagnosis and treatment with medication, but many subspecialties administer procedural treatment:
- Allergy and Immunology (immune system)
- Cardiovascular Disease (heart and vascular system)
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (diabetes and other glandular and metabolic disorders)
- Gastroenterology (gastrointestinal system, liver, and gall bladder)
- Transplant Hepatology
- Hematology (blood)
- Infectious Disease (bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections)
- Nephrology (kidneys)
- Oncology (cancer)
- Pulmonary Disease (lungs and respiratory system)
- Rheumatology (joints and musculoskeletal system)
