Internal Medicine is the branch of Medicine dealing with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of nonsurgical conditions in adults. Physicians specializing in Internal Medicine are called Internists.

An Internist commonly treats the following conditions:

All Types of Fever; Respiratory Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diseases of the Central Nervous System; Diabetes; Gastroenteritis

Blood Tests; Echocardiogram (2D ECHO); Complete Blood Count (CBC); Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR); Prothrombin Time (PTT); Bleeding Time (B.T.); Clotting Time (C.T.); Biochemical Assay; Diagnostic Imaging; Microbial Culture of Blood, Sputum, Urine and Stools; Microscopy; Molecular Tests; X - Ray; Computed Tomography (CT) Scan; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan; Positron Emission Test (PET) Scan

Abdominal Paracentesis; Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support; Arterial Line Placement; Arthrocentesis; Central Venous Line Placement; Lumbar Puncture (LP); Nasogastric Intubation; Thoracentesis