The most in-demand doctor, whom patients most often turn to, is a therapist. This pattern is observed in all cities of the country and in almost every state. It is to the therapist that patients go for the first examination with various complaints. This is not surprising, it is not for nothing that therapy is called the “queen” of medical science. This direction includes the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of almost any internal organ.
The doctors of our St. Luke’s Clinic in the Chernivtsi region treat each patient with attention. After a thorough diagnosis, anamnesis collection, and examination, each specialist will be able to correctly guide the patient on further examination and therapy. It is therapists who refer patients to other specialized specialists, if necessary.
In what cases do people turn to therapists?
Our therapy department accepts patients with various complaints and pathologies. Everyone can contact us and receive competent advice in such cases:
- When symptoms of ARVI appear. Often, acute respiratory infections are observed during the off-season. It is such conditions that become the most frequent prerequisite for contacting the therapeutic department, especially in the cold season. Only a professional therapist can distinguish between viral infection, cold, and infection, and assess the severity of the health condition. Thus, at the first symptoms of a decline in well-being, you can receive qualified help to avoid complications and a severe course of ARVI.
- If painful symptoms of pathologies of any internal organ appear. Experienced therapists are broad-profile specialists. Our doctors have vast experience and a wealth of knowledge. We conduct competent diagnostics that allow us to differentiate diseases of internal systems and organs, taking into account the patient’s complaints, collected anamnesis, and diagnostic examinations.
- Pain in any part of the body. Only therapists can assess which diseases caused certain symptoms and make a correct diagnosis. It often happens that a patient complains of heart pain, but in reality, it is intercostal neuralgia. As a result, based on the diagnosis, patients are sent from therapy to specialized doctors.
- Presence of chronic diseases of any systems and organs. If you have any chronic pathologies of the cardiovascular, endocrine, digestive, or other systems in your anamnesis, it is necessary to periodically visit specialized doctors and the therapy department at the appointed time. Regular visits are mandatory, as your health condition and the severity of the chronic disease depend on it.
What symptoms should be alarming?
Even if you do not suffer from systemic and chronic pathologies, you still need to monitor your health. You should definitely contact our therapists if you find the following symptoms:
- occurrence of swelling;
- high temperature;
- shortness of breath, difficulty breathing;
- stomach pain, heartburn, nausea;
- loose stools, vomiting, constipation;
- headaches and dizziness;
- painful sensations in the sternum;
- nasal congestion, sore throat, and other cold symptoms;
- back pain, lower back pain;
- painful urination;
- abdominal discomfort;
- dry and wet cough that lasts more than three days, greenish, pinkish, or brownish sputum should be alarming.
What help do our therapists provide?
In our therapy department, specialists receive patients as follows:
- conduct an examination, listen to complaints;
- determine diagnostic methods and means to clarify the diagnosis;
- refer for consultation to a specialized doctor, if necessary;
- evaluate the results of laboratory or instrumental studies;
- explain in detail to patients their current health condition, the nature of the disease, the reasons why certain pathologies developed;
- select and prescribe an individual therapeutic regimen.
After a detailed consultation, the therapist will definitely give practical advice and recommendations regarding the further lifestyle, warn about probable risks if the patient does not follow the prescribed treatment. At subsequent meetings with the patient, the therapist assesses how effective the chosen therapy was in each specific case.
Preventive examinations with a therapist
Our therapeutic department cares about every patient, so the clinic has developed prevention programs for sick and healthy people. Such programs include optimal diagnostic examinations, taking into account the indicators of the female and male body, as well as taking into account the age categories of patients.
For prevention, examinations are carried out – laboratory blood and urine tests, as well as instrumental examinations – ultrasound, CT, MRI, etc. Consultations with specialized doctors are mandatory. After a thorough multi-stage examination, patients return to therapists to receive a final consultation and learn about the results of the studies.
In a preventive examination, patients visit all necessary specialists, donate blood for biochemical and general analysis, undergo instrumental diagnostics, and necessarily consult with a therapist. At the same time, our therapeutic department is distinguished by comfortable conditions for treatment and examinations.