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Internal Medicine and Its Sub-Specialities

http://www.medicasa.in/aboutus.html - What is internal medicine? It refers to medical speciality that covers a broad range of diseases that affect the internal organs like the heart, lungs, liver and gastro-intestinal tract, nerves, muscles and joints. Some diseases are known to affect certain individual organs, however majority of the diseases like cancer, high blood pressure are known to affect many internal organs in the body.

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Internal Medicine and Its Sub-Specialities

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  1. Internal Medicine and Its Sub-Specialities What is internal medicine? It refers to medical speciality that covers a broad range of diseases that affect the internal organs like the heart, lungs, liver and gastro-intestinal tract, nerves, muscles and joints. Some diseases are known to affect certain individual organs, however majority of the diseases like cancer, high blood pressure are known to affect many internal organs in the body. For more information, visit: http://www.medicasa.in/services.html After completion of medical school and residency (3-9 years) Best doctor in South Delhi opt to further sub specialise and focus in one of the specialities of internal medicine. You can further seek job in best clinic in south Delhi and choose to work in any of the below mentioned specialities. Following are the sub-specialities of Internal Medicine: •Pulmonology- Doctors focusing on diseases related to the lung like asthma and chronic bronchitis are called pulmonologist. They also focus on sleep related condition like sleep apnea. •Cardiology- Doctors specializing in cardiology treat the heart and blood vessels. They take care of the heart health in order to prevent heart attacks. •Rheumatology- It is a sub field of internal medicine that treats Autoimmune Diseases (a body’s own immune system attacks the body rather than an external bacteria/virus). •Endocrinology- This sub specialty of internal medicine related to hormones and gland diseases. An endocrinologist focusses on diseases of the thyroid gland, diabetes and various hormonal conditions. •Immunology- Allergist/Immunologists are doctors that treat patients with allergies of any kind. Eg allergy to food, pollen, nuts, dust etc. •Gastroenterology- This sub-branch of internal medicine treats the disorders and diseases of the digestive system. Doctors specializing in this field treat patients with severe/chronic heartburn, indigestion, stomach pain, constipation etc. •Hepatology- Hepatology focuses on the liver. Hepatologists are doctors that treat patients with severe liver conditions including hepatitis A, B or C, liver failure and liver transplant. •Geriatrics- Doctors specializing in this field treat patients in the age group of 80 years & above with diseases like Alzheimer’s and so on. •Hematology- A hematologist deals with patients having blood diseases and cancer. •Nephrology- This sub field refers to kidney related issues. Nephrologists treat patients with kidney damage/failure.

  2. •Infectious disease- Doctors in this field treat chronic or severe infections. Like HIV/AIDS, bone infections etc. Focusing on the one of the above sub-specialities helps a doctor to become Best Internal Medicine Specialist in Green Park as the doctor is able to gain in depth knowledge of the particular field. This helps the specialist in treating the patients effectively.

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