What does an internist do?
Internal medicine specialists focus on treating many adult diseases, such as diabetes and blood pressure, by providing comprehensive care and personalized treatment plans to address both acute and chronic conditions effectively.
HEALTH TREATMENTS
An internist focuses on treating many health problems, including diabetes and hypertension, digestive and respiratory diseases, kidney diseases and infections.
HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
Internal medicine specialists assess the general health of patients and make specific treatment plans based on these findings. To do this, they perform physical examinations and use techniques such as laboratory tests.
HEALTH GUIDANCE
Internal medicine specialists develop personalized treatment plans to help patients lead a healthy life. For example, they can create a healthy eating habit plan for a patient with diabetes.
Internal Medicine Specialists treats patients in 3 stages.
EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS: Internal medicine specialists thoroughly examine their patients carefully and ask about their health history. Internal medicine specialists order certain tests, such as laboratory tests and imaging techniques, to understand the overall health status of their patients.
TREATMENT PLANNING: Internal medicine specialists prepare individualized treatment plans and prescriptions for their patients. It is the responsibility of internal medicine specialists to prepare many treatment plans for patients, including medications, surgical options and lifestyle adjustments.
FOLLOW-UP AND MANAGEMENT: Once the patient’s treatment has started, the internist monitors the patient’s condition and evaluates the effectiveness of the medicines recommended for the patient and helps the patient to recover as soon as possible. If necessary, he or she may even create new treatment plans, such as changing the medication or the dose of medication.




Internal Medicine Specialist Kubra Kalayci treats patients at Gargash Hospital.
Internal Medicine Doctor Kubra Kalaycı, a doctor from Turkey, Internal Medicine Specialist, has been examining patients and creating treatment plans for her patients at Gargash Hospital since 2019.
Here are Kubra Kalayci’s areas of expertise.
Internal Medicine Specialist Kubra’s areas of expertise include the treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and thyroid disorders. In addition, he also specializes in gastrointestinal disorders and respiratory diseases including asthma, COPD, anemia, infectious diseases and palliative care.
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