General Physician in Hyderabad - Hitech City and Madinaguda

General Physician or general medicine doctor is a medical expert specialised in treating acute and chronic illness without surgical interventions. General physician doctors are well-trained in general medicine and skilled in handling various medical conditions, they are the one who are considered. Usually, General physicians are considered the patients' first point of contact for any kind of medical condition.

Based on their expertise, general physicians can be classified into two types: 

1. Specialized physicians
2. General practice physicians. 

Specialized physicians or specialised general medicine doctors are experts in handling specific diseases, and disorders such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease etc. In contrast, general practice physicians offer generalized treatment and based on the symptoms and diagnosis and further they refer the patients to specialized physicians if required.

A preventive medicine physician is a doctor who specializes in the prevention of disease, injury, disability, or premature death and also has expertise in clinical care for public health. 

The goal of a preventive medicine physician is to improve public health and reduce the risk of disease, injury and death in the general population. They are responsible to promote a healthy lifestyle and preventive care to avoid getting sick or injury in an individual.

Preventive medicine physicians do research and study to examine how their preventive measures and preventive medicine are working. They also help the general population to understand the cause of illness and or the reason of spread.

Generally, almost all conditions general physician doctors / general medicine doctors can treat. In case of chronic illness that can’t be treated without doing interventions or aggressive medical and surgical approaches, you will be referred to super specialist doctors – like gastroenterologist, hepatologist, urologist, nephrologist, neurologist and surgeons; here they will be monitoring the medical management of the patients.

These are some of the diseases and conditions specialised general physician or specialised general medicine doctor can treat:

• Endocrinological disorder: thyroid problems (hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism), pituitary disorders, diabetes mellitus (Type-1 DM, Type-2 DM, Type-3 DM, gestational diabetes and all diabetes complications)
• Neurological disease: Stroke, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Dementia
• Respiratory disease: Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia
• Gastrointestinal diseases: liver disease and gastroenteritis, food poisoning, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and lactose intolerance
• Haematological diseases: anemia, rare genetic disorders, HIV conditions, sickle cell disease
• Cardiovascular diseases: hypertension (high blood pressure), heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy), ischaemic heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, arrhythmia, and peripheral vascular disease.

As general physicians / general medicine doctors are the preliminary point of contact for patients related to any type of health condition. Primarily they are responsible to take care of patients and treat their health conditions.

General physicians / general medicine doctors provide non-surgical medical treatments for many acute and chronic disorders based on physical examinations and diagnosis. Their responsibilities include:

• Recommending diagnosis (lab and radiology tests) based on the patient's symptoms and conditions
• Perform regular health checks
• Reviewing the patient's medical history and monitoring their health condition
• Prescribing proven drugs and the best possible treatment
• Medical and lifestyle advice to patients on their health conditions and 
• Suggesting preventive steps and appropriate self-care guidelines
• Maintain patient records for preventive care

You should consult with a general physician or general medicine doctor for primary medical treatment for the abnormal signs and symptoms that is causing health problem such as headache, left side stomach pain, left hand pain, fatigue, ankle pain, abdominal swelling etc.

A general physician or general medicine doctor will diagnose your medical condition and prescribe the medication to treat the condition or in case of severe illness refer you to a super-specialist.

No, general physician doctors do not perform surgery. They only provide non-surgical medical treatment for diseases and conditions that help in reliving and treating symptoms.

Yes, both are same. General Medicine, Internal Medicine are synonyms, and it's the same. General physicians / general medicine doctors / internal medicine doctors are MD or DNB in Internal Medicine or General Medicine.

Yes, general physicians or general medicine doctors help in preventive healthcare for a person and their family. They maintain health records for long-term treatment and care of patients. Most patients have a primary care physician or family physician, who is their first point of contact in case of any infection, disease or condition helping to prevent illness.

PACE Hospitals is having team of best general physician doctors in Hyderabad. They are having expertise in handling: diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, fever, respiratory illness, infectious disease, allergies and asthma, dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, thyroid problems, cardiac problems, kidney diseases, pyrexia of unknown origin, obesity, anaemia & workup for weight loss & fatigue syndromes and HIV.

Yes, both are the same. The general practitioner is one having 4 to 5 years of experience as a medical doctor while studying whereas the General Physician is one having 8 to 10 years of experience as a medical practitioner.

People looking for "general physician near me" can find a good general physician in Hyderabad by visiting PACE Hospitals at Hitech City or Madinaguda branch.