An internal medicine doctor is a broadly qualified specialist in internal medicine. He or she is involved in the prevention and general control of the patient’s condition, and carries out diagnosis and treatment of diseases that do not require surgical management. If necessary, he refers the patient for further examinations, specialised consultations, rehabilitation or hospitalisation. He/she may also declare the patient’s temporary inability to work and issue appropriate certificates. The internist is a doctor who specialises in the diseases of adult patients, but should not be confused with the family doctor, who also takes care of the youngest patients.
Holistic approach
In order to make a diagnosis, the internal medicine doctor takes a comprehensive history of the patient’s general state of health. This includes not only typical physical issues, but also psychological and social ones, which often have a great influence on the development of such and not other ailments and their course. This is where a home examination can be a huge advantage. This is because the doctor has a much better chance of spotting possible abnormalities and, by correcting them, strongly influencing the course of therapy.
Comprehensive diagnosis, long-term treatment
We work with the best specialists, whose broad knowledge and extensive experience enable us to accurately assess all systems and organs and then pinpoint the cause of the problem. Last but not least, we take an individual and long-term approach to each patient, identifying not only current conditions, but also the sources of possible future problems. As a result, we implement effective treatment while taking care of prevention and the development of correct lifestyle habits.
When to call an internist?
A home visit by an internal medicine doctor includes the following cases:
- diseases of the respiratory, digestive, urinary, endocrine and circulatory systems which are not directly life-threatening
- systemic and/or concomitant metabolic diseases
- bacterial and viral diseases
- the need for a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s condition in order to optimise the choice of therapy
- the need to determine the cause of a condition that is difficult to identify
- systematically worsening condition or lack of improvement in health despite specialist treatment implemented
- the need for minor medical procedures, e.g. catheterisation, insertion of a gastric probe
- prevention and general health surveillance
