Definición actual de la medicina interna y el internista / A consensus definition of internal medicine and the internist
Rev. méd. Chile
; 139(8): 1081-1088, ago. 2011. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-612226
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ABSTRACT
Internal Medicine is a basic clinical specialty in Medicine, but due to its 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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Collection:
International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Internal Medicine
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile+CL
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Universidad de Chile+CL
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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UDA Sótero del Río+CL