Internal Medicine
Ravalli County Primary Care
Internal medicine doctors, or internists, are medical professionals who
focus their practice on providing primary care to adult patients. As your
primary care provider, an internist affiliated with Marcus Daly Memorial
Hospital performs preventive care, annual check-ups, and serves as your
first phone call whenever you have a non-emergent medical issue.
Unlike
family medicine doctors, internists do not typically treat children. Their training focuses on
conditions that commonly affect adults, including:
- Arthritis
- Heart disease
- Digestive disorders
- Infectious diseases
- Mental disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Gynecological conditions
- And more
Choosing an Internist as your primary care provider is ideal for patients
who live alone or do not have large families. One of the primary advantages
of a family medicine doctor is that you can coordinate care for every
member of your family in one place, but this is not a need for every patient
and an internist’s more involved training in adult medical issues
may better serve their needs.