General Medicine

General Medicine

WHAT MAKES A GENERAL PHYSICIAN SPECIAL?

General medicine practitioners at Al Jameel Medical Center are the first healthcare practitioners to see you, diagnose your condition, and identify which specialists you need to consult with.

  • broadly educated to deal with the entire range of the patient's medical problems.
  • Thorough, logical and scientific in their approach to providing expert diagnosis.
  • Able to assess and choose drugs and other medical therapies wisely to prevent and treat disease able to care for patients as whole people, not just body systems.
  • Highly skilled in clinical decision making and cost effective use of dwindling health care resources.

General Medicine Services

Medical reports

Examination

Home Visits

Comprehensive Medical Reports

A chronological written account of a patient's examination and treatment that includes the patient's medical history and complaints, the physician's physical findings, the results of diagnostic tests and procedures, and medications and therapeutic procedures.

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Examination

Regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. They also can help find problems early, when your chances for treatment and cure are better. Which exams and screenings you need depends on your age, health and family history, and lifestyle choices such as what you eat, how active you are, and whether you smoke.

The greatest benefit of an annual physical is knowledge – for both you and your physician. These visits establish a baseline of your personal health against which your doctor can detect unhealthy trends before they become risk factors.

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Home visit

Studies suggest that home visits can lead to improved medical care through the discovery of unmet health care needs. One study found that home assessment of elderly patients with relatively good health status and function resulted in the detection of an average of four new medical problems and up to eight new intervention recommendations per patient.

The four major types of home

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