This clinic offers diagnostic test and medical treatment for patients. It also
provides consultation and advice for preventive as well as promotional purposes in
order to keep good health by a team of medical specialists in various areas with a
view to delivering the best holistic treatment suitable to patients.

Pulmonary Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Section
Respiratory problem is related to breathing organ, which can be divided into
1) an upper respiratory system, i.e., nose, neck, nasopharynx, larynx
2) a lower respiratory system, i.e., throat tube, windpipe and both lungs. Therefore,
symptoms caused under this system can range from not so severe right up to very
severe such as bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, lungs infection and
lungs cancer.

Pulmonary and Respiratory Disease in the Elderly
Long life should come with good health. Let us acquaint ourselves with problems
that usually occur to the elderly, either osteoarthritis, vascular-related diseases, depression, dementia or urinary tract disease so as to enable ourselves to handle
some of these age-related problems and live a happy long life.

Infectious Disease is an illness caused by germs i.e., bacteria, virus, fungi,
protozoa. In fact, it can happen to anyone regardless of gender or age.
Allergy Disease sneezing, coughing, nasal congestion, running nose, watery
eyes, skin itches, asthma, chest tightness, insect bites or even food allergy are
symptoms indicating that the body’s immune system is reacting against these
allergy-provoking substances which does not generally happen in normal
circumstances. If suspected of being allergic, immediate diagnosis is necessary as
certain types of the allergy diseases can be sudden and severe. To find out the true
cause of the allergy for proper and timely treatment and avoidance of its root cause
is extremely necessary.

Medical expertise available at this Internal Medicine Clinic

• Pulmonologists
• Rheumatologists
• Neurologists
• Nephrologists
• Infectious Disease Specialists
• Hematologists
• Cardiologists
• Oncologists
• Gastroenterologists
• Dermatologists

Rheumatology Clinic
Joint pain or arthritis can be found in people of all genders and ages. Its causes are
numerous, either from aging, accidents, repetitive uses of joints, incorrect use of
joint, infection, autoimmune disease etc., causing great pain and suffering in some
cases.

The Ratchaphruek Hospital offers medical counseling, diagnostic test and
treatment by specialized physicians to patients with troubled joints and related tissues so as to enable the patients to get proper treatment and live their lives with
happiness and with full quality of life.

Services available at the Rheumatology Clinic
The Hospital offers diagnostic test and medical treatment to patients with joint
pains and autoimmune disease

1. Arthritis and Chronic Arthritis i.e.

• Gout
• Pseudogout
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Psoriatic arthritis

1. Autoimmune Disease i.e

• SLE
• Systemic sclerosis

Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Centre
Digestive disease is found often among the Thai people, for example,
stomachache, gastric reflex disease, constipation, diarrhea, hepatitis, stomach and
intestinal cancer, intestinal disturbance, gallbladder-related disease and liver
cancer.
The Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Centre has specialized physicians to advise,
diagnose and treat patients with stomach and liver disorders, such as;

• Take care of all types of digestive disorders and diseases
• Take care of liver disease
• Diagnostic test and treatment through the endoscope
• Surgery and endoscopic surgery

Provision of Diagnostic Test and Treatment by modern equipment

• Counseling service provided for problems stemming from digestive and
  liver disorders.
• Diagnostic test by modern medical equipment (ultrasonography)
• Computerized Tomography (CT scan)
• GI Endoscopy
• Ultrasonography
• Gastroscopy (endoscopy of esophagus, stomach and upper small intestines)
• Search for H. Pylori bacteria in the stomach
• Colonoscopy (endoscopy of intestine)
• Sigmoidoscopy (endoscopy of lower-end intestine)
• Polypectomy
• Endoscopic Variceal Treatment (endoscopic hemostasis of GI bleeding)
• Endoscopic percutaneous hemostasis in acute GI bleeding
• Giving recommendations on how to take good care of the digestive system,
• as well as providing services for digestive prevention vaccines.