In General Internal Medicine (GIM), we generally see patients with:
- illnesses whose diagnosis is unclear
- illnesses not responding to usual treatments
- multi-system diseases
- multiple diseases and medications
- chronic medical problems who are going for surgery
- chronic disease affecting pregnancy, or medical diseases occurring during or right after pregnancy
- difficult-to-treat hypertension and high risk vascular conditions
These patients can either be directed to:
- GIM Outpatient Clinics: specialized medicine consultation available upon referral
- Peri-Operative Medicine: to optimize patient care prior to surgery
- Obstetrical Medicine: for women with medical issues affecting and/or related to pregnancy
- Vascular Medicine: for diagnosis and treatment of patients with diseases of blood vessels
- Bone Clinic: for patients with disorders of bone metabolism, such as osteoporosis, Paget’s disease, osteogenesis imperfecta
GIM also provides Consultation Services for patients who are either:
- in an MUHC Emergency Department
- admitted in the hospital outside of a medical clinical teaching unit
- in Northern communities