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internist

a physician specializing in diagnosis and treatment of diseases: You should see an internist about the pain in your stomach.
Not to be confused with:
intern – apprentice; trainee: She was an intern at the White House.
internee – a person who has been confined, as a prisoner of war: He was an internee of the Germans.
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in·ter·nist

(ĭn-tûr′nĭst)
n.
A physician specializing in internal medicine.
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internist

(ˈɪntɜːnɪst; ɪnˈtɜːnɪst)
n
(Medicine) a physician who specializes in internal medicine
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in•tern•ist

(ˈɪn tɜr nɪst, ɪnˈtɜr nɪst)

n.
a physician specializing in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases.
[1900–05]
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internist

a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of disease.
See also: Medical Specialties
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. internist - a specialist in internal medicine
medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine
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Translations

internist

n (US) → Internist(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

internist

[ɪnˈtɜːnɪst] n (Am) (Med) → internista m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

internist

n internista mf
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References in periodicals archive ?
Jena, M.D., Ph.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues compared 30-day mortality, 30-day readmission, and inpatient Medicare Part B spending for patients treated by first-year internists fully exposed to 2003 work-hour reforms during their residency (completed residency after 2006) and for those treated by first-year internists with partial or no exposure to reforms (completed residency before 2006).
Capping Work Hours in Residency Does Not Impact Outcomes Later; No differences seen in post-training patient mortality, readmissions, or costs of care
* Specialists who diagnose a patient with epilepsy, and send a note back to the internists suggesting they start Tegretol.
Prescribing drugs outside your specialty
This free eBook contains 50 high-yield ABIM-style practice questions to help internists prepare for board certification or recertification.
Knowmedge Announces the Publication of a Free Internal Medicine ABIM Board Exam Review EBook with 50-High Yield Practice Questions
NEW ORLEANS -- The cost of care may be more expensive at an internist's office, but it appears that internists may do a better job than family physicians in offering preventive care services such as flu shots and cancer screenings.
FPs cost less, internists better at preventive care
A group of physicians associated with Harrisburg Hospital at Penn State University in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, conducted a survey of 78 internists and 54 family physicians to determine compliance with medical practice.
Many physicians avoid flu vaccine
In all, 52% of 414 internists and 40% of 591 family physicians who responded to a mailed survey indicated that they would refer a patient with a suspicious pelvic mass directly to a gynecologic oncologist.
Gyn. oncologists get few ovarian ca referrals: ob.gyns. provide more referrals than internists, family physicians, but could improve their habits
Surprisingly, however, it is not disease-specific knowledge and training that are the overriding concerns for pediatricians or internists as they help patients make the transition to adult care, she said.
Transitioning kids with chronic diseases is tough
Family practitioners prescribed penicillins most often, while internists prescribed fluoroquinolones.
Antibiotic prescribing patterns vary by specialty: penicillins were dispensed most frequently, followed by macrolides, cephalosporins, and fluoroquinolones
The quarterly title is being distributed to 25,000 cardiologists, diabetologists, endocrinologists, internists and related health care professionals.
Medical publisher LeJacq Communications (Darien, CT) has launched "Journal of the Cardiometabolic Syndrome" with a Winter 2006 issue
The Comprehensive Care Practice Improvement Module would allow as many as 180,000 internists seeking to maintain ABIM board certification to send their performance data collected through that process to BTE and eventually to other payers.
Partnership designed to advance P4P

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