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Internal Medicine
Internal medicine focuses on health care for patients 14 and older. Pulse Primary Care has multiple offices and locations, making high-quality care more convenient and accessible. The seasoned internal medicine specialists offer personalized services to meet teen, adult, senior, and geriatric care needs. Click the online appointment maker to request a visit. You can also call the office in your area, or another location of your choice.
Internal Medicine Q&A
What is internal medicine?
Internal medicine is health care tailored to the needs of teens and adults. Pediatric care is for children, but needs change at each stage of life. So, Pulse Primary Care offers internal medicine starting from age 14.
Internal medicine continues throughout your adult life, including young adulthood, middle age, senior, and geriatric years.
What services does internal medicine cover?
The internal medicine specialists at Pulse Primary Care promote better health, prevent disease, guide you through health issues, and much more. Some of the most foundational aspects of internal medicine are:
- Physicals: annual, work, sports, and Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals
- Acute care for sickness and minor injuries
- Preventive care, including vaccinations and disease prevention
- Blood and urine tests in the practice’s certified in-house lab
- Chronic care management (CCM) for chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension
- Geriatric care for aging patients
- Women’s health care
Although internal medicine manages most acute and complex health needs, some problems may require input from a specialist with unique training. For example, if you have heart problems, you’ll usually need to see a cardiologist, or if you have Type 1 diabetes, you’ll usually see an endocrinologist.
This type of specialty care works alongside your primary internal medicine care. Pulse Primary Care provides referrals to specialists and can often coordinate specialty care with their visiting physician department.
These services are available in the three Pulse Primary Care locations in Dearborn, Lenox, and Livonia. You can also schedule some medical care through telehealth visits. For example, monthly chronic care management visits are through telehealth.
Do I still need primary care if I have an internal medicine provider?
Internal medicine is primary care. So, you don’t need a separate primary care provider because Pulse Primary Care offers every primary care service you could ever need in one place. They’re your first stop to handle any medical need and always do so with empathy and caring support.
Pulse Primary Care understands the medical needs of teens and adults. The highly experienced internal medicine providers welcome new patients, and they make time to engage with you and get well acquainted with your history and health goals. Call the office branch in your area or click the online scheduling feature now.