Service: | New Patient Case Review 1 hour add another, changeSome patients expect to get more info out of the new patient consult,
but actually the clinician will receive more info about
you to help guide your long term treatment plan (which will be reviewed
more thoroughly when labs are in).
The following are addressed during the new patient consult:
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What has worked and what hasn't worked: To get a
sense of what has worked in the past and what hasn't worked in the past
regarding previous practitioners and self-work. Our goal is to do more
of what has worked and less of what hasn't worked. This info is
also very meaningful in regards to coming up with a plan on how we move
forward.
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Complete metabolic history: To get a complete
view of your metabolic history (Gut health, respiration, neurological
etc). This can give us clues in what direction we should head in. This
also helps us prioritize diet, lifestyle, supplement and lab
recommendations. Also, previous history from parents and relatives also
helps provide very important information as well.
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Diet and lifestyle history: To get a sense of
your previous diet, lifestyle, movement, sleep and lifestyle habits.
This gives us a starting point regarding how much support you may need
in upcoming consultations. Many people may need additional follow-up
support regarding diet and lifestyle until they can show the doctor a
level of competence in these areas. Some patients may be doing great and
need very little support. Our goal is to create a customized program
that meets each patient where they are at.
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Old labs: To briefly review old labs (If any) to
get a sense of what has been on the radar with previous doctors. Some
patients may only have a few labs which can be reviewed at the new
patient consult (New labs will require a follow up consultation as they need to be reviewed more in-depth so protocols can be created from them)
Some patients may have dozens of pages of lab results and typically
need to be reviewed at the follow-up consult. We put more weight on labs
within the last year and many functional medicine labs. Dr. Mehta will review your labs
from a conventional perspective but also interpret the labs through an
optimal health range perspective too.
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New labs: Once we have gathered the information
from above, we will be able to prioritize and recommend specific new
functional medicine lab tests to help us assess the function your body
systems (Hormones, gut/infections, and detox). These labs help provide
us with more information, so we can get to the root cause of your health
challenges. The more labs we can order up front (typically 1-4 labs
based on your body systems), the better we will be able to create a
comprehensive functional medicine program that works. If you would like
to pull back or increase the lab or supplement recommendations out of
the gate, please keep an open dialogue with Dr. J and the office so we
can calibrate our recommendations to your specific needs.
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Important Notes: The most important thing is we at
least work on taking small steps in the right direction of healing. Some
patients may need to go slower out of the gates for many reasons, and
some may want to go faster, both are ok. Some patients may expect a full
treatment program right after their new patient consult, this is not
possible as new labs haven’t been ordered and more data is needed to be
collected before this can happen.
To review new labs in-depth at the new patient consult is not
possible due to the time involved, we only briefly review old labs to
get a sense of red flag issues that are already on our radar to help
better guide new lab recommendations.
A full treatment plan will typically occur at the follow up consult
and will be adjusted as we address each individual body system and more
data comes in at future consults. If patients’ have realistic
expectations entering the new patient consult, it allows us to work
better together and improves our chances of helping you achieve your
health goals.
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