Internal diseases

What does the internal medicine deal with?
Internal medicine deals with diseases of the internal organs. In the range of diagnosis and treatment are:

• Circulatory system
• Respiratory system
• Digestive system
• Endocrine system (endocrinology)
• Kidneys and urinary tract
• Hematology
• Rheumatic diseases
• Allergic diseases
• Nervous system

What tests can be ordered and carried out by the internist?
In the diagnostics of the symptoms of particular systems, a specialist in internal medicine may order tests as such:

• Functional (ECG, blood pressure measurement, Pulse Oximetry)
• Endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy)
• Laboratory tests (morphology and biochemistry of blood, Urinalysis)
• Microbiological diagnostics