POM Heart Care Clinic's General Internal Medicine manages patients presenting with a wide range of acute and long term medical conditions and symptoms.
What We Cover under Internal Medicine
We are able to get 100% diagnosis in all conditions presenting to us and determine options of management and assist and direct our clients to the best possible management options in their best financial and clinical interests. In few rare instances where diagnosis remains elusive, further investigative options are offered.
The varieties of conditions we deal within this realm of medicine to name a few includes, bleeding & clotting disorders, infections (Malaria, Dengue, Diarrhoea, Sepsis,), joint stiffness and pains, shortness of breath, heart burn, abdominal pains, urinary tract problems, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, kidney problems, metabolic problems, anxiety/neurotic disorders, paralysis, back pains, burning sensations involving nerves, swallowing problems etc.
At Port Moresby Heart Clinic we diagnosis all types of heart diseases; These include diseases of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscles called Coronary artery disease such as the heart attacks, the heart muscles diseases called the Cardiomyopathies and the heart valves diseases predominantly Rheumatic valve diseases in PNG. In addition we can diagnose all types of electrical diseases of the heart.
Diagnosis and Treatment
We can be able to localise the heart diseases, prognosticate and determine appropriate treatment. Treatment of heart diseases have been developing rapidly in the last 3 decades. Heart treatment today has evolved from mere drug therapy to more sophisticated devices such as left ventricular assist device, Cardiac resynchronisation therapy and transplant. We advise our patients the right treatment options based on their conditions.
DiagnosisOur Clinic is installed with both an Electrocardiogram (ECG) and an Echocardiogram to perform cardiac diagnosis.
Echocardiogram/Ultrasound Scan/ Vascular Scanner
Our Cardiologist uses clinical history taking skills to form an opinion of the heart condition. This is supported by an Electrocardiogram (ECG) and if need be a transthoracic echocardiogram (Heart scan), Chest xray and specialist blood tests to make the final diagnosis.
Conditions that cannot be definitively diagnosed in our clinics because of advanced equipment are referred overseas for confirmation. We have personalised contacts and arrangements with National Heart Centre Singapore.
POM Heart Care Clinic also provides specialist diagnosis and treatment for Stroke. We evaluate and determine appropriate treatment for your stroke.
Diagnosis and Treatment
To determine the most appropriate treatment for your stroke we will evaluate the type of stroke you are having, whether the stroke is caused by a blood clot (ischemic stroke) or a brain bleed (hemorrhagic stroke).
We can then assist you with the following tests and diagnosis
Treatments for stroke vary depending on whether the stroke is caused by a blood clot (ischemic stroke) or a brain bleed (hemorrhagic stroke).
"No matter the type of stroke, acting fast and seeking treatment as quickly as possible is key to reducing the risk of permanent brain damage".
Since a stroke may involve series of treatment, our specialist will closely assist you with which treatment to take and may monitor your recovery progress.
Diabetes mellitus or type-2 diabetes, is one of the major non-communicable and fastest growing public health problems in the world, is a condition difficult to treat and expensive to manage.
Diagnosis and Treatment
We use capillary glucose, plasma glucose and HBA1c in our diagnosis of diabetes. HBA1c is the gold standard in diagnosis and control assessment of diabetes. Our physician can determine whether you need oral diabetic medications for control of sugar and or insulin and or newer diabetic medicines and assess and treat other associated problems as based on international standard guidelines. We just don’t diagnose but treat to targets so our patients receive value for their money.
DiagnosisWe test blood glucose level and diagnose for different level of diabetes.
TreatmentBased on the diagnosis result we will recommend the type of treatment for you. Treatment may include dietary and or physical exercises, diabetes medication or insulin therapy and monitoring blood sugar level.
Our Specialist Doctor provides second medical opinion to patient who may have doubts in their earlier diagnosis and or treatment or strongly believe that there might be a case of malpractice.
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical practitioner acts in a negligent manner when treating a medical condition. Examples of medical malpractice include failure to diagnose, or misdiagnosis of a disease or medical condition, failure to provide appropriate treatment for a medical condition
The good medical malpractice case will have substantial injury as a result of medical services done below the standard of care. Both damages and poor practice are needed. Opinions differ greatly as to what constitutes substantial damages and poor practice.
If you suspect that your physician has been negligent, you may contact us for second medical opinion.
To avoid in-flight emergencies which potentially have implications for the patient's medical condition and the operation of the flight it is essential to assess significant medical conditions prior to travel.
Our consultant has Certificate of Australian Civil Aviation Medicine from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and is an accredited Australian DAME. Contact us for Aviation Medical diagnosis & treatment.
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Registration FormOur Clinic has the 3 in 1 Echocardiogram. It is a state of the art scanner with triple function. It has the probe for scanning the structure and function of the heart, general ultrasound of the abdomen and pelvic organs and for scan of diseases of large blood vessels throughout the body. We use Echocardiogram to diagnose heart diseases, stroke, and others.
Point of care State of Art Machine for testing Cholesterol, HBA1c (Gold standard for Diagnosis and follow up diabetes), ACR (detects early diabetes/hypertensive kidney diseases) and CRP for evidence of infections. Outputs results in 5 minutes. Extremely valuable and a must to have for lifestyle disease physicians
Portable lung function measurement meter that allows for diagnosis of airway diseases such as asthma, smoker’s cough and determines therapeutic approaches and prognostication. Test at patient’s bedside with generation of reports and printing instantly.
Machine that measures the electrical conduction through the heart that allows it to pump blood throughout the body. Any diseases of the heart can be diagnosed by this machine and allows the physician to locate the problem, determine the therapy and even allows prognostication. It remains the most simple but effect machine in management of heart diseases throughout the world in all practice environments.
Fast and efficient. Delivers results within 8mins. Tests include Kidney function, Liver Function, Lipid profile, Cardiac enzymes, pancreatic panel, plasma glucose, uric acid, CRP and muscle enzyme CPK.
Scans the heart (Echocardiography), Blood Vessels (Doppler), General scans of abdomen & musculoskeletal system plus Obstetric Gynaecology. Has In-built software to introduce Stress Echocardiography to assess probability of coronary artery diseases.