General Medicine
The Department of General Medicine treats various pathogenic diseases, lifestyle diseases, and chronic ailments in coordination with other specialties such as cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology, and neurology among others. The Internal Medicine Team at Srikara Hospitals is highly experienced and comprehensively supported by a specialized medical ICU staffed with skilled nurses and paramedics. Some of the routinely provided treatment and services are given below.
CRITICAL CARE – MICU:
The medical Intensive care unit is a 150-bed facility that is fully equipped with the latest Invasive and Noninvasive monitoring equipment. We have best-in-class touch screen ventilators with all modes of ventilation, and we have a dialysis machine. We also have a site ABG machine for urgent results and treatment of patients.
We have a full-time senior intensivist with vast experience and the clock intensivist on site. All the procedures such as central line, pleural tapping are done under USG guidance for better precision and reduction in complications
We have dedicated critical care nurses for critically ill patients. We maintain the patient nurses’ ratio as per international standards. Our MICU is equipped with CC TV cameras which can be monitored by consultants anywhere through the internet.
INTERNAL MEDICINE:
The outpatient department is run by our senior consultants from 10 am to 5 pm. They take care of all difficult-to-diagnose cases. Routinely they take care of all infections, hypertension, diabetes, thyroid, obesity, and other metabolic diseases. We also have Executive Health Checkup especially designed for all age groups. This is the backbone of our department.
PULMONOLOGY:
Patients with Pneumonia, ARDS, Asthma, and COPD are the most common admissions in our department. Our team has vast experience in treating H1N1 (swine flu) associates ARDS. We have facilities for flexible and rigid bronchoscopy.
NEPHROLOGY:
A variety of kidney diseases can be managed here such as Acute kidney injury due to various reasons, nephrotic syndrome, renal tubular acidosis, severe urinary tract infections, and chronic kidney diseases.
HEMATOLOGY:
All the blood-related problems such as thrombocytopenia (low platelets), due to infections and non-infectious causes, Iron deficiency, and vitamin deficiency anemia, Immune hemolytic anemia, Leukemia are diagnosed and managed here.
NEUROLOGY:
Our team understands that ‘Time is life’. we are capable of handling emergencies such as cerebrovascular ischemic strokes, Intracranial bleeds and head injuries. Our Neurology & Neurosurgery consultants are available to handle all the complex cases.
GASTROENTEROLOGY:
We provide quick, safe, and easy solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of all Gastrointestinal and liver problems. We have emergency endoscopy services available.
- Chronic Diseases
- Preventive Care
- Lifestyle Diseases
- Dyspnea
- Deficiency Diseases
- Influenzas
- Stomach Ailments
- Allergies
Lifestyle Diseases:
Lifestyle diseases include cardiovascular diseases, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and abuse. Lifestyle diseases are widespread in the contemporary world due to unhealthy diets, vices, and sedentary habits.
Diabetes and hypertension are the most prevalent lifestyle diseases.