Internist

Internal medicine consultation

The internist is the primary specialist a patient turns to with any health problem. The internist refers patients to other specialists or for additional examinations.

See an internist in the following cases:

• For a regular preventive checkup, to keep you in optimal health over the long term.
• A specialist consultation for any health problem that can be treated on an outpatient basis (without hospital admission), for adults and children.
• Interpreting the results of laboratory tests and other instrumental examinations.
• Disorders of the digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory and other systems: health monitoring, setting the treatment and monitoring health over time.