Internal medicine department in a private clinic
Complex case? You are in the right place
Internal Medicine
The human body is remarkably complex. Despite all the scientific prowess of modern medicine, sometimes a patient complains of an ailment that no one can identify. Some diseases affect more than one organ or system at a time, or are related to another condition, thus confusing the issue.
Note that no medical prescription is required to make an appointment with our specialists.
PRIVATE LABORATORY ANALYSIS
Lacroix Medical Group’s network of clinics collaborates with several private laboratories for the analysis of specimens in order to allow companies or individuals to obtain results within 48 business hours following the sampling.
What is an internist?
Internal medicine is a medical specialty. Rather than focusing on a single organ or group of organs (system), it focuses on the internal organs as a whole. When a disease or condition affects several different systems simultaneously and the diagnosis would require several different specialists, an internist is the doctor to consult. This is why it is often referred to as the specialty for complex or rare cases. Thus, this type of physician may be called upon to diagnose autoimmune or systemic conditions, rare diseases, genetic diseases of all kinds, immunosuppression, polypathologies (increasingly common as we age), etc.
Diseases and conditions
At our private clinic in Montcalm, we offer diagnosis and treatment of many conditions. Please note that to better assist you, you may be asked for medical imaging test results, such as magnetic resonance imaging or x-rays, depending on the problem. Conditions managed in Internal Medicine at Lacroix include, but are not limited to:
- Obesity;
- Diabetes;
- Hypertension;
- Dyslipidemia/hypercholesterolemia;
- Thyroid or adrenal gland problems;
- Ionic/electrolyte disorders;
- Asthma and COPD, smoking cessation;
- Thrombosis;
- Blood count abnormalities;
- Microcrystalline arthropathies and rheumatoid arthritis;
- Etc.