We offer primary and advanced care for acute and chronic illnesses near Banga and Phagwara, in Dhahan-Kaleran, in the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar District in Punjab.
Our internal medicine doctors are available to perform preventative routine checkups, health risk assessments, immunization and screening tests.
For diagnosed illnesses, they are prepared for the complex care you need. They are also trained for situations in which multiple illnesses must be managed at the same time.
Who should see an internal medicine doctor?
Internal medicine doctors (also known as internists) focus on adult organs inside the body, such as the liver, kidneys, stomach and heart. They specialize in the way these organs interact with, and affect each other. For this reason, internists are helpful when you are experiencing a long-term illness, since it is rare that your illness affects just one part of your body.
Internists are primary care physicians. This means they are usually the first doctor you see when you begin to feel sick. They are also the doctor you’ll see the most often for things like health checkups and screenings.
After being diagnosed with an illness, an internist is the doctor who will help you manage your condition long term, even if you end up seeing doctors of other specialties too.
You should make an appointment with an internal medicine doctor if you experience any of the following symptoms:
- Chronic pain (including headaches)
- Blood or changes in the stool and urine (including texture, colour and frequency)
- Bloating, pain or difficulty passing stool or urine
- Excessive vomiting or blood in your vomit
- Jaundice (i.e. yellowing of the skin and eyes)
- Difficulty breathing (including changes in heart beat, wheezing and shortness of breath)
- Burning sensation in the chest, or tightness in the chest
- Difficulty performing simple tasks, such as walking up stairs or lifting moderately heavy items
- Fainting spells
- Fatigue
- Trouble sleeping
- Brain fog (e.g. inability to focus, forgetfulness, etc.)
- Sweating, shivering or shaking
- Fever
- Chronic coughing, sneezing, sore throat or runny nose
- Swollen legs, ankles, feet or swelling in other body parts
- Lumps, bumps or shape changes in the body
- Rash or extremely dry, flaking skin
- Unexplained hair loss
- Discharge from any body part (e.g. from the ears, eyes, genitals, etc.)
- Depression and anxiety
And so on.
You may also see an internal medicine doctor if you have been diagnosed with, or suspect you have one or more of following conditions:
- Diabetes
- Heart disease (including previous heart attacks or failures)
- High or low blood pressure (i.e. hypertension or hypotension)
- High cholesterol (including previous strokes)
- Respiratory disease (e.g. Tuberculosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia)
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis or gout
- Autoimmune disease
- Disease of organs in the abdomen (e.g. kidney disease, liver disease, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal disease, etc.)
- Dermatitis (e.g. eczema, psoriasis, rash, etc.)
- Endocrine disorders
- Allergies
- Lyme disease
- Numbing or inability to feel parts of your body
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) or human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV)
- Hepatitis
- Poisoning (including from food, chemicals or drugs)
Or if you:
- Have a family history of any disease
- Smoke, or are exposed to secondhand smoke
- Are regularly exposed to chemicals or pollutants
- Drink alcohol regularly
- Are a recreational drug user
- Are aging
- Are overweight
- Experience paralysis
- Play sports, work at a physically straining job or spend a lot of time outdoors
And so on.
Keep in mind the lists above are not exhaustive.
Internal medicine services
Our internal medicine services include, but are not limited to:
- Primary care
- Geriatric care
- Cancer screening
- Health checkups and health risk assessments
- Immunization
- Blood, urine, tissue and other lab tests
- CT scans, X-rays and Ultrasounds
- Treatment and management of chronic illnesses (such as those mentioned above)
- Diagnosis of diseases
- Treatment of sudden and typically temporary disease (e.g. pneumonia, flu, COVID-19, fever, infection etc.)
- Emergency care (e.g. for snake bites, injuries, poisoning, etc.)
