Special Procedures

At Eagle Internal Medicine, Dr. Michael A. Patmas provides the services traditionally associated with internal medicine from primary and preventative care to the diagnosis and management of complex illness. In addition, Dr. Patmas also offers a variety of special procedures to improve the accuracy of evaluation and diagnosis. Eagle Internal Medicine has a diagnostic suite with the newest and very best equipment available.

Screening For Colorectal Cancer

Dr. Patmas is an expert in the performance of flexible sigmoidoscopy and has safely performed over 3,000 examinations in addition to training dozens of physicians in this procedure. Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a safe and comfortable procedure that has been proven to be very effective in identifying colon polyps and reducing the mortality from colorectal cancer by 75%.

Cardiovascular Procedures

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the USA and is often diagnosed after a heart attach has occurred. With the appropriate identification of risk factors and screening procedures, heart disease can often be diagnosed before it is too late. Dr. Patmas offers the following services:

• ECG
• Holter Monitoring
• Exercise ECG

Pulmonary Function

Asthma, emphysema and many other lung diseases can be identified through the appropriate use of pulmonary function testing.

Dermatology Services

Dr. Patmas also performs minor office dermatology procedures including the treatment of spider veins, skin tags, warts and many types of moles and other skin lesions.

Orthopedic Services

Dr. Patmas performs several minor office orthopedic procedures including knee and shoulder injections.