Internal Medicine

Internal medicine is the department that uses various laboratory and radiological methods based on the complaints of the adult patient group about the internal organ system, thus diagnosing, treating, and monitoring diseases.

Internal medicine is a specialty that focuses on the treatment of adults. Doctors prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases that affect all adults, from short-term care to chronic diseases.

Internists are great at multidisciplinary work. Referrals, hospital transfers, and other in-office communications are essential for internal medicine.

Diseases diagnosed and treated in the internal medicine department;

• Febrile diseases

• Respiratory diseases

• Digestive system diseases

• Liver diseases

• Hypertension

• Diabetes

• Thyroid diseases

• Heart diseases

• Rheumatic diseases

• Food intolerance

• Anemia

• Kidney diseases

• Cancer

• Obesity

• Osteoclasis

• Autoimmune diseases

Medical devices used in the internal medicine department;

• Microscope

• Stethoscope

• Blood pressure

• PFT (Pulmonary Function Tests)

Pulmonary function test

A pulmonary function test is a diagnostic tool that measures the function of the lungs. This test measures how well you can breathe and how much oxygen your lungs can deliver to the rest of your body. Your doctor may ask you to have this test if you are experiencing symptoms of lung problems, if you are regularly exposed to certain substances in the environment or at work, to monitor the progression of chronic lung diseases such as asthma or COPD, and to evaluate how well your lungs are working before you have surgery.

Why is PFT done?

Your doctor will require these tests to determine how your lungs are working. If you already have a condition that affects your lungs, your doctor may require this test to see if the condition is progressing or how it responds to treatment.

SFT can diagnose the following diseases and conditions;

• Asthma

• Allergy

• Chronic bronchitis

• Respiratory infections

• Pulmonary fibrosis

• Bronchiectasis (a condition in which the airways in the lungs become stretched and widened)

• COPD

• Asbestos exposure-related diseases

• Sarcoidosis

• Scleroderma

• Lung tumor

• Lung cancer

• A weakness of chest wall muscles