Internal medicine, also known as internal medicine, covers all conditions affecting the body’s internal organs and people beyond childhood. It is usually the most intensively consulted unit of hospitals. It is one of the most important departments of the hospital in terms of being the unit where patients apply with the initial symptoms of the disease.
Doctors working in internal medicine are called internal medicine specialists. The duties of the internal medicine specialist include listening to the patient’s history, examining the patient, performing the necessary tests for diagnosis and treatment. The physician can apply treatment or refer the patient to other specialties depending on the situation.
We can call internal medicine, a department that covers all branch diseases in medicine, a clinic where patients apply due to symptoms of disease. It is the first clinic applied for the diagnosis of common diseases such as hypertension, cholesterol, lower and upper respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, diabetes, lung diseases, thyroid, kidney diseases, intestinal diseases, blood diseases, rheumatic diseases.
Which Diseases Does the Internal Medicine Unit Treat?
Hypertension: Blood pressure is blood pressure. Hypertension is when the pressure exerted on the vessel walls by the blood pumped from the heart and distributed throughout the body via veins is higher than normal. In an adult, systolic blood pressure should be below 120 mmHG and distolic blood pressure below 80 mmHG. Blood pressure above these values leads to hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, a serious disease.
Upper and lower respiratory tract diseases: Upper respiratory diseases are commonly known as the common cold. Lower respiratory diseases affect the bronchi, bronchioles and lungs. The internal medicine unit also deals with upper and lower respiratory diseases, but can work together with the chest and ear, nose and throat units.
Diabetes: occurs when the hormone insulin is not enough. Generally, drug treatment is applied, but the treatment is supported by a diet specially prepared for the patient. In recent years, surgical methods have become one of the treatment options, but they are not yet common. Diabetes is a detailed, complex disease that requires multidisciplinary work. It is usually diagnosed in the internal medicine department. The treatment process is then progressed within the discipline including internal medicine, endocrinology and general surgery.
Thyroid diseases: The thyroid is related to the rate of body metabolism. Insufficient or overactive thyroid gland disrupts the hormonal balance of the body. In such diseases, internal medicine, endocrinology and general surgery units usually work together.
Kidney diseases: This includes diseases such as kidney stones, cysts or kidney failure. There is also a subspecialty related to this disease, which is related to the internal medicine unit: Nephrology. Nephrologists are specialists in kidney health and kidney diseases. They are especially specialized in kidney failure. Kidney failure is an important disease that must be treated early or it can lead to serious consequences such as permanent organ damage. In addition to internal medicine and neophorology, which is a sub-branch of internal medicine, urology also deals with kidney diseases.
Anemia and other blood disorders: This is caused by low levels of certain substances in the blood. Inadequate intake of iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid are the most common causes. Mediterranean anemia, problems with blood clotting or bleeding are also included in this type of disease.
High cholesterol: Cholesterol is a type of fat found in the blood. It is necessary for the formation of cells. An unhealthy or unbalanced diet and genetic factors cause cholesterol levels to rise. It is very important to keep cholesterol levels in balance for a healthy body. Attention should be paid to the diet and harmful fats should be avoided.
Rheumatic diseases: Arthritis, gout, Behçet’s disease or joint rheumatism are examples of rheumatic diseases. Necessary follow-up and treatment is performed in the internal medicine unit, but may sometimes be referred to the rheumatology unit.
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