How to Use internist in a Sentence

internist

noun
  • Michael Bergman is an internist who has cared for Miner for decades.
    Anne M. Hamilton, courant.com, 27 Aug. 2017
  • My internist has put me on 2.5 mg of prednisone twice a day, and this does relieve my pain.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2022
  • After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito knew what the sky-high results of his blood test meant.
    Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, 16 June 2019
  • The patient had already seen his internist, who hadn’t found anything wrong.
    New York Times, 12 Jan. 2021
  • His internist had already sent out routine blood, urine, and stool cultures.
    Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2010
  • The surgery was an in-patient procedure because my internist said that was safer for someone over 60.
    Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 3 Apr. 2024
  • My internist told me I am, if not the worst, case of deficient vitamin D that she’s ever seen in her career.
    Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The internist in Manhattan put me on injections of an amino acid derived from the livers of Argentine cows.
    Mike Mariani, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2019
  • As an internist, I’d be concerned about a low thyroid gland level -- a simple blood test can diagnose that.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The examination of his nose, mouth, tongue, throat, and gums was unremarkable to my internist’s eye.
    H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2011
  • Her mother, an internist and rheumatologist, is part of New York Physicians, a group practice.
    New York Times, 17 June 2018
  • Whitis graduated from medical school in 2016 and took a job at Tri-Health, working at Bethesda North as an internist.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2021
  • An internist and former medical director of the centers, Khan said more than half of the centers' patients are uninsured.
    Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2021
  • But a family physician, a surgeon or an internist trained to perform abortions isn't given the same leeway.
    Jessica Ravitz, CNN, 19 Mar. 2018
  • As an internist, Dr. Sherman started out by treating the autoworkers.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • An internist first prescribed 100 milligrams of Seroquel, a moderate dose to be taken at bedtime.
    Amy Ellis Nutt, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Anna Reisman is an internist in West Haven, Connecticut.
    Anna Reisman, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2012
  • Mark scheduled an appointment with his internist and then was referred to Bethesda North Hospital.
    Trihealth, Cincinnati.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • An internist might be the first health care provider with whom a patient discusses their gender identity and can begin conversations about their goals of care.
    STAT, 1 July 2019
  • Roberts sold off his company in 1977 and retired to farming before becoming an internist.
    Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2010
  • Closely following doctor's orders, Roker went back to his internist the next morning.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
  • He was trained as an internist and specialized in immunology research.
    Dave Altimari, courant.com, 12 Feb. 2018
  • An internist, a psychiatrist, a surgeon and a pathologist go duck hunting.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2023
  • An internist who spent almost four decades caring for the sick, Dr. Laroche contracted the disease last month while treating patients at a health center and drive-up testing site for the novel coronavirus.
    New York Times, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Their mother, a busy internist, modelled no-waste cooking, marinating chicken in sauces that came with takeout.
    Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Dr. Ronald Shansky, an internist in Chicago at the time, was appointed to lead the audit, along with another medical doctor, a registered nurse, and a dentist.
    Dylan Walsh, The Atlantic, 17 June 2017
  • Finally, after a blood panel with an internist in late December, they were told Rowan’s platelets were dangerously low.
    Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Apr. 2017
  • If your blood pressure is higher than normal, for example, asking your ob-gyn for a referral to an internist or a cardiologist is a good idea.
    Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2018
  • Her internist had recently treated a patient with multiple myeloma and suspected Ms. Giusti might have it, too.
    Alexandra Wolfe, WSJ, 25 May 2018
  • An internist or family physician is usually the first to make a Parkinson's diagnosis.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Health.com, 1 Apr. 2022

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