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Human medicine contains many medical specialties, and the specialty of internal medicine is one of the most important and largest medical specialties at all.
Internal medicine includes many subspecialties dealing with hundreds of acute and chronic diseases that affect all age groups in both sexes.
In general, the specialty of internal medicine is concerned with all diseases that affect various body systems such as the heart, blood vessels, nerves, lungs, liver, kidneys and other parts of the body.
Here we shed light on the most important branches of the internal medicine specialization and the most famous diseases that the internal medicine doctor deals with.
Specialists care about everything that affects the heart and blood vessels, including acute diseases such as strokes, or chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, hypertrophy of the heart muscle, genetic heart diseases and congenital malformations.
An endocrinologist deals with all glands in the body such as the pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, ovaries and testicles, and treats the diseases that affect them and the resulting hormonal disorders.
Hematology is concerned with all cancerous or immune disorders or activities that affect the blood cells and spinal cord.
A gastroenterologist treats many diseases that affect the stomach, esophagus, and colon.
This specialty deals with all viruses, bacteria and other endemic parasites that cause infection from one person to another, such as AIDS, hepatitis viruses, and others.
The oncologist deals with all types of cancers that may affect different parts of the body, makes accurate diagnosis, and determines the appropriate treatment protocol and follow-up.
The specialist doctor diagnoses and treats diseases that affect the organs of the urinary system; Kidney, ureter and bladder.
The specialization is concerned with pulmonology, thoracic and respiratory diseases, pneumonitis and allergy treatment.
The doctor diagnoses various immune diseases that affect the joints and various body systems, such as lupus erythematosus and rheumatism.
This specialty is concerned with the elderly and all their diseases of old age.
There are hundreds of diseases that the specialty of internal diseases deals with, and here we mention examples of the most important and most famous of these diseases:
Chest allergy is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases among different ages, and its symptoms increase with the change of seasons, especially with the spring season, and its symptoms are: shortness of breath and persistent coughing that increases in the evening and early hours of the day.
Many types of viral and bacterial infections cause inflammation in the lung and trachea, and the severity of the condition varies depending on the patient's age and immunity.
Sudden and severe pain in the chest is one of the emergency situations that requires going to the emergency immediately, and this pain may be accompanied by a feeling of exhaustion, shortness of breath and profuse sweating. Among the most important causes of sudden chest pain: a heart attack or a pulmonary embolism, stomach ulcers, or severe inflammation of the esophagus. On the other hand, there are several other diseases that cause chronic pain in the chest, such as: cholecystitis, chronic pneumonia and duodenal ulcer.
Diabetes is characterized by a high level of glucose (sugar) in the blood as a result of deficiency or resistance to the activity of the hormone insulin, and diabetes is a serious disease that affects all body systems and may cause many complications in the event of irregular follow-up and treatment.
High blood pressure is one of the most common diseases with age, and it is also a serious disease, as it is called the “silent killer” due to its impact on the heart muscle and kidney function. Therefore, early diagnosis, adherence to appropriate treatment, and continuous follow-up ensure that many complications are avoided.
The thyroid gland secretes the thyroid hormone, which is one of the most important hormones that affect all vital functions in the body, and any disturbance in its ratio, either increasing or decreasing, causes many complications in all body systems.
One of the side effects of obesity is the high level of toxic fats and cholesterol in the blood, which has a dangerous effect on the walls of blood vessels, which may cause clots or heart failure.
