[A consensus definition of internal medicine and the internist]. / Definición actual de la medicina interna y el internista.
Rev Med Chil
; 139(8): 1081-8, 2011 Aug.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22215341
Internal Medicine is a basic clinical specialty in Medicine, but due to it's vast field of action it is quite difficult to define. This consensus article analyzes different definitions and proposes a current definition while analyzing several aspects of the specialty along with its strengths and weaknesses. We propose to define Internal Medicine as a clinical specialty devoted to the comprehensive care of adults, from adolescence to senility, particularly the diagnosis and non surgical treatment as well as primary and secondary prevention of their diseases, in hospital or ambulatory settings. We propose to define Internal Medicine as a clinical specialty devoted to the comprehensive care of adults in hospital or ambulatory settings, from adolescence to end of life, in terms of prevention, diagnosis and non-surgical treatments of disease.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medicina Interna
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Internato e Residência
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile