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Internal medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all internal diseases of the body. This includes a huge number of possible conditions and problems, including diseases that involve or affect multiple systems in your body. Doctors who specialize in internal medicine are called internists. They usually work in hospitals where they deal with the analysis and diagnosis of complex and multi-system diseases as well as their treatments and cures. Internal medicine includes various disciplines because its practice requires comprehensive knowledge of various medical disciplines in order to form a complete picture of the patient's health. This includes, among others, gastroenterology, cardiovascular diseases, hematology, nephrology, infectious diseases, palliative care and many others.