The main characteristic of Internal Medicine as a specialty is the holistic global approach to the patient. It accompanies diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of each condition.
At Joaquim Chaves Saúde medical clinics, internists – Internal Medicine specialists – evaluate pathologies of various organs and systems, with different levels of severity and complexity. They play a central role in articulating with other specialties eventually involved in each treatment.
This is the mother-specialty from where all other derived, hence its importance in understanding groups of symptoms or diseases.
Besides providing Internal Medicine appointments, internists also work in Emergency and Reanimation Services, Medical Hospitalization Units and Intensive Care Units. These specialists are the ones who usually accompany the connection between ambulatory outpatients and hospitals in cases of complex pathologies.
Within the areas of competence for this specialty, below are the most frequent:
Cardiovascular diseases (arterial hypertension, cardiac insufficiency, etc.)
Respiratory diseases (pneumonia, COPD, etc.)
Endocrine diseases (diabetes, etc.)
Autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, etc.)
Neurologic diseases (stroke, etc.)
Services
Internal Medicine Appointment
Health Units
Clínica Cirúrgica de Carcavelos
Consultants
Other Specialties
