The department of Internal Medicine at SKGH works to oversee patients’ general health and address a wide spectrum of medical conditions for any patient over the age of 14.
The highly dedicated team works closely with patients, patients’ family members,
Our services include but are not limited to:
- Care for patients with multi-system diseases.
- Care for patients with non-specific complaints (shortness of breath, chest pain, abdominal pain, back pain, etc.) and providing referrals to specialists, according to each patient’s needs.
- Our physician are trained to evaluate, treat acute symptoms, and management of chronic illness.
- Our physician provide preventive screening services for health maintenance e.g., lipids, glucose screening, and blood pressure screening.
- Coordination of care from surgeons and other specialized care, (consultation services for patients who require surgery).
The department manages both acute and chronic illnesses, as well as working with patients who may be dealing with several different diseases at the same time.
Specialists treat common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system, and reproductive organs, primarily on an outpatient basis. In addition, physicians at the Internal Medicine Program help patients understand steps to improving their own wellness through disease prevention and the promotion of good physical and mental health.
The team also successfully treats a range of conditions that are highly prevalent in the Middle East, including:
- Diabetes: Condition in which blood sugar rises too high due to a problem with the hormone insulin.
- Heart and vascular disease: Disease of the blood vessels and the heart.
- Obesity: An excess of body fat that negatively affects the health of an individual.
- Asthma: A chronic disease that results in periodic inflammation of the lungs and the airways that makes it difficult for the individual to breathe.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A group of disorders that make it increasingly difficult for the individual to breathe.
- Renal insufficiency: A condition that results in poor kidney function.
- Thyroid and other endocrine-related disorders: Diseases that cause a variety of symptoms due to under- or over-functioning of the thyroid and/or other glands that control the release of hormones.
