the same mistake made in Human Medicine is committed, perhaps even more commonly in veterinary medicine. "An internist (a veterinarian specializing in internal medicine) is like a general veterinarian?.
The answer is NO. The differences are so notable that are obvious as soon as one explains well the dedication of each of them. However, the misconception that both are responsible for diseases in general suggests that sometimes are the same specialty. Let
differences one by one.
A general specialist (veterinarian or physician) is a medical professional in charge of the patient's disease that do not require to be referred or consulted by a specialist concrete.
An internist (internal medicine veterinarian) is a specialist dedicated to the treatment of internal organs.
Another interesting point is that the general knowledge and other specialists (cardiologists, oncologists, endocrinologists) are derived from the physician (or veterinarian) internist when faced with a complex disease that affects multiple organ systems, complex diagnostic or disease complicated by complex several different pathologies.
In summary, a general treat diseases that require specialists, internists must deal with in many cases with very complex disease of difficult diagnosis and solution. Therefore also in their training as part of a process whereby, in the case of veterinary medicine, go through all the non-surgical specialties of veterinary player, cardiology, oncology, hematology, digestive, and a myriad of specialties , which gives it an overall and greater diagnostic capabilities.
0 comments:
Post a Comment