Showing posts with label healthcare specialists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthcare specialists. Show all posts

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Surgeries performed by General Surgery Doctors

In certain cases, the drugs and medication fails to treat some chronic diseases and disorders. In such a case, surgery is recommended by the healthcare specialist, which is performed by the general surgeons to get relief from the illness, disease and problems related to upper abdominal pain. General Surgery is a surgical speciality dealing with abdominal contents including stomach, esophagus, colon, small bowel, pancreas, liver, bile duct, and gallbladder. Invasive methods are also used by the general surgery doctors to treat the diseases related to skin, breast and hernias.

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General surgeons are specialized in -

Trauma surgery - Some emergency trauma cases requires surgery, performed by the general surgeons.

Colorectal surgery - Variety of minor and major types of colon and rectal diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, gastrointestinal bleeding, diverticulitis, and colon and rectal cancer are treated with surgery.

Laparoscopic surgery - Minimal invasive techniques are used to remove appendices, gallbladders and colon. Hernias are also treated with laparoscopic surgery. 

Breast surgery - Breast tumor that occurs from breast tissue, most probably from the inner lining of the milk ducts are removed with invasive method.

Endocrine surgery - General surgeons perform the surgery to remove all or part of thyroid and parathyroid glands in neck and adrenal glands (above each kidney on abdomen).

Vascular surgery - This surgery is performed by the general surgery doctors is they have received special training in it. Vascular surgery is done to treat minor vascular disorders.

Dermatological surgery - Several skin-related surgeries are performed by the general surgeons to removes tumours that grow just below the skin or arise in muscle or other soft tissues. General surgery doctors also treat some complex infections of skin.

Several surgeries are performed by the general surgery doctors to treat various types of diseases, illnesses and disorders and other causes of upper abdominal pain. When medication fails to cure the certain diseases, healthcare specialists recommends for the surgery.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Common problems of Digestive System

Have you experienced any kind of problem associated with digestive system? Consult the gastroenterologists. They are specialized in treating and diagnosing the several types of digestive disorders. Some people ignore the symptoms of disorders and problems of digestive tract, as the symptoms come and go. But if the signs and symptoms occur more frequently, take it seriously and consult the digestive system specialists.
Gastroenterology physician have received special training in dealing with diseases and disorders related to organs of digestive system including pancreas, liver, gallbladder, stomach, and oesophagus. They focus on the treatment of the health problems such as -


Oesophageal disease
  • Barrett’s oesophagus – The condition occurs when lining of the oesophagus is damaged and leads to inflammation of oesophagus.
  • GERD – A condition in which stomach content leak back or reflux into the oesophagus because muscles at the end of oesophagus does not close properly. As the content is composed of strong acids, it can irritate the oesophagus and can damage it.
  • Dysphagia – It is a swallowing disorder, in which patient has difficulty in swallowing. It is caused when muscles of throat and oesophagus get squeezed.

Stomach diseases
  • Ulcer – It refers to an abrasion in the lining of the stomach.
  • Cyclic vomiting syndrome – This medical condition leads to bout of severe nausea and vomiting, which can last for days. Medications are prescribed by the digestive system specialists (gastroenterologists) to treat the problem. Healthcare Specialists may suggest to get hospitalized for intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration.

Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders
  • Diarrhea – Frequent bowel movement or uncontrolled bowl movement is diarrhea. Visit the digestive system specialist as diarrhea can cause dehydration, which if left untreated can be fatal. Rush to gastroenterologist to prevent any complications.
  • Gas – Indigestion results in formation of too much gas. Consult the gastroenterologists if you are passing gas too many times.
  • Motility disorders – Motility refers contraction of muscles to allow food to travel through digestive tract. When this contraction is abnormal, it is known as motility disorder.

Bowel disorders
  • Crohn’s disease – It is caused due to inflammation in lining of the digestive tract.
  • Irritable bowel syndrome – It is a disorder that affects the large intestine (colon). Some uncomfortable symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, constipation are developed in irritable bowel syndrome
  • Ulcerative colitis – It is an inflammatory bowel disease causing inflammation in part of a digestive tract. Gastroenterology physician prescribes the medication to reduce the inflammation, but if the condition is severe, surgery may be required.
  • Nutritional disorder – Such type of disorder is developed when body cannot digest nutrients.

If you experience any of the symptoms of digestive system disorders and disease, do not take it lightly. Consult gastroenterology physician for the treatment.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Role of Cardiac Surgeon

Cardiac Surgeon is a medical specialist who performs the surgery on the heart or the great vessels.   They diagnose heart issues and disorders by using the medical equipments. By reading electrocardiographs and studying diagnostic images, cardiac surgeon identifies the problem in heart and accordingly performs the cardiac surgery. They also perform surgery on the blood vessels in the body.  Healthcare Specialists in cardiology helps the patients post-recovery such as provide diet chart and prescribes the medicines.

Several cardiac surgeries are performed to survive your heart by diagnosing the heart problems and diseases. Cardiac surgery helps the patient to improve the quality of live and improve the chances of survival by treating the ailing heart. Cardiac Surgeon performs the cardiac surgery to :

  • Widen the narrowed or blocked arteries to the heart
  • Replace the diseased heart valve with healthy valve
  • Treat aneurysms in the aorta
  • Destroy some tissues that interrupt the electrical flow through the heart
  • Implant devices (cardiac pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator) to regulate heart rhythms
  • Make channels in the heart muscle and allow blood from a heart chamber directly into the heart muscle
  • Replace the diseases or damaged heart with a healthy heart from donor ( Heart Transplantation )
  • Surgical treatment of artery problems

The cardiac surgeon performs several types of cardiac surgeries to repair the damaged heart caused by disease or disorders of the cardiovascular system. They perform operations such as coronary artery bypass, heart valve repair and replacement, transmyocardial revascularization (TMR), aneurysm repair, heart transplantation, angioplasty, and cardiomyplasty.

Cardiac surgeon performs the cardiac surgery like heart transplantation, angioplasty, bypass surgery etc. for the survival of patient’s heart. They also help patients post-recovery by prescribing medicines such as pain killers and giving diet chart plan.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Doctors Directory on Medecure

Are you looking for doctors with medical specialty? Find a doctor listed in doctors directory on Medecure, according to your medical need and requirements. It is one of the most reliable e-clinic that provides you with some of the renowned specialist doctors in India included in doctors directory.

Advantages of Doctors Directory
Directory of doctors is very helpful for the people who are searching for the specialist doctors in India. They can easily search for a doctor without wasting much time and energy. Moreover, doctors and healthcare specialist listed in Medecure have gained lot of experience in their field and have practicing since many years. People can easily find a doctor either by the specialty or according to the disease.

Benefits for the patients
Medecure makes your searchability for medical help easier and cost effective.  Find a doctor, listed in the doctors directory as per your requirement. It is a platform where you can :

  • Fix an appointment with specialist doctors in India
  • Get detailed information on causes, symptoms, treatment and diagnoses of a particular disease.
  • Ask health related queries directly from doctors.
  • Search doctor as per the geographical area.
  • Get complete information on doctor’s area of practice and their specialty.
  • Find the local clinic.
  • Search for a healthcare specialist as per your health condition.

Why Medecure?
Medecure acts as an e-clinic, which have list of the specialist doctors in India who are board certified and licensed physicians. We provide complete information about doctor’s specialty, years of practicing and the medical conditions in which he is expertise. Along with that we also provide info on their educational background. Medecure only has a list of doctors in the doctors directory who have met certain training requirements and have passed specialty examination. You will only find a doctor on Medecure those who have successfully treated the patients along with regular follow-ups.