Internal Medicine
An internist is a physician who specializes in the non-surgical
treatment of adults. After graduating from medical school,
three years of training is spent in the broad field of
internal medicine. A physician practicing internal medicine
is trained to treat chronic and acute diseases of the cardiac,
respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine and immune systems.
In addition to these specialized areas, most internists
do primary care medicine including routine physicals, gynecological
examinations and treatment of colds, flu, allergies, etc.
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