Govt. Medical College Pali (RajMES)

OVERVIEW:

Internal medicine is the foundation on which all the medical super specialties are built. It is the first point of contact for any patient who seeks a specialist opinion as the internist has a holistic approach towards a patient, analyses various problems and then if required refers to the concerned super specialist whose highly specialized skills are used for the patients’ benefit.

The Department of INTERNAL MEDICINE at Govt. BangurHospital of GMC Pali is a thread which links with all the departments and specialties in the hospital. It is managed by an excellent and competent group of doctors including consultants, senior residents, medical officers and Post Graduate trainees in Diploma of Medicine by CPS.

‘Prevention is better than cure’, an exclusive department of PREVENTIVE HEALTH CHECKS is also managed through various health checks designed to suit the needs of different age groups. There is emphasis on early detection and management of lifestyle related diseases like Metabolic Syndrome, Obesityand Dyslipidemias apart from chronic ailments like Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension and malignancies.

We have NCD (Non communicable Disease) Clinics and separate NCD ward.

They specialize in maintaining long term adult wellness combining patient centered adult care of high quality, physician expertise and latest advances in medical technology.

Teaching Faculty in Department

Senior/ Junior Residents in Department

MO/JS/SS/PS in the Department

PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH PROJECTS, ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS

Paper Publication/ Research Work

Dr.Hazarimal Choudhary (Professor medicine)

                              Publications

DR. PRAVEEN KUMAR GARG (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEDICINE)

Publications

DR. Veerendra Ccoudhary (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEDICINE)

Publications

FACILITIES [Instruments & Clinical Tests etc.] available in the Department-

TREATMENT AND SERVICES:

This department provides broad range of services for diagnosis and treatment by doctors skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes. It has round the clock back up from allied departments like TB and Chest, psychiatry etc.

The services provided Department of General Medicine are:

1.    Critical Care: we have 8 Bedded well equipped Coronary Care Unit(CCU) for treatment of all cardiac Diseases including acute MI.

2.    Intensive care treatment and management of critically ill/compromised patients, infectious diseases, drug overdose and poisoning and other medical emergencies like Septicemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Shock of any kind, Meningitis, Pneumonia etc.

3.    Management of chronic diseases: Involves multi-system discussion by senior consultant of department of medicineCoordination between different specialist and holistic care of patients

4.    Infectious diseases like Malaria, Typhoid fever, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Dengue fever, influenza etc. (Investigated in depth and treated).

5.    Management of drug overdoses and poisoning: Active involvement of faculty in providing emergency care with efficient nursing care.

6. CHEMOTHERAPY to cancer patients is given by trained doctors and nurses in separate NCD ward supervised by super-specialists from Bombay.

7.    Environmental disease management: Includes diseases due to Industrial chemical exposure, drowning, electrical injuries, radiation injuries, snake bite, lizard bite, dog bite, insect or scorpion bite are treated in department of Medicine.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS

A:  Designed to diagnose and evaluate fitness for employment by various organizations.

PREVENTIVE HEALTH:

-   It has exclusive section set up with maxim "Prevention is better than cure"

-   It deals with various types of preventive health checks seven days a week.

-   A comprehensive and extremely personalized health check for you and your family have been designed:

Executive Health Check   Women Wellness Check   Advanced Cardiac Check, Stroke and Cancer check,Lifestyle Counselling: We provide not only therapeutic but also preventive care and counsel patients on basic lifestyle modifications to improve their quality of life..

 FACILITIES:-

The department is manned by physicians with expertise in providing advanced care with the support of the hospital infrastructure including Intensive Care Units and Coronary Care Units, State of Art Monitoring Equipments and Technology, and a 24 x 7 support of Radiology, modern Laboratory,  Blood Bank, and Emergency Unit. The aim is to provide long term comprehensive care and manage both common and complex illnesses.

We have well equipped 62 bedded air conditioned three medical Wards separate for males and females.

We have 10 bedded Dialysis Units run by well-trained doctors and trained Nursing staff.

1. Echocardiography (Ultrasounds of the Heart) - Physicians use Echocardiograms(ultrasounds of the heart), to effectively diagnose potential cardiac conditions. Monthly 15 - 20 echocardiography are being done by physicians.

2. Treadmill Test (TMT) Facility: There is fully functional TMT room in which daily 4 to 5 TMT’s are performed

3. Computerized Spirometry

4.Bed side procedures like - Pleural aspiration, Ascites tapping.Bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow biopsy USG guided pericardial effusion aspiration. (Pericardiocentesis) etc.

In addition to these the department is fully supported by central research lab well reputed pathology and radiology department. In the radiology department all the imaging studies including CT scan facility are available.