Who Needs A General Physical & Referral |
- Routine checkups - health protection planning!
- Follow-up of ongoing problems
- Complex diagnostic problems
- Second opinions
- Preoperative evaluation
- Referral for sub specialist care
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Who Needs A Look In Their Colon |
Colonoscopy painlessly performed in the Office by Dr. Yaffe and an anesthesiologist with
ability to return to work within an hour. |
- Screening for people over 50.
- Screening for people 20 years before age of colon cancer in family history
- Family history of colon polyps
- Adopted or unknown family history
- Blood in stool
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Previous polyps
- Change in bowel habits
- Low iron in a non-menstruating female
- Low iron in any male
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Abdominal pain/mass
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Who Needs A Look In Their Stomach |
Gastroscopy painlessly performed in the Office by Dr. Yaffe and an anesthesiologist with ability to
return to work within an hour. |
- Persistent upper abdominal pain
- Evaluation of reflux
- Anemia, Vitamin B12 and iron deficiency
- Black stools
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Vomiting blood
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Who Needs to Worry About Their Heart |
Coronary Artery Calcification Scoring accurately
evaluates heart attack risk by measuring coronary artery plaque load. For men and women with 2 or more risk factors. Non-invasive test that is better than a stress test (which requires a 70% blockage to show a positive value). Costs $400, not re-imbursable by insurance
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- High cholesterol
- Smoking
- Male over 45 years of age
- Postmenopausal female
- Unexplained chest pain
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Family history of early heart disease
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Who Needs An Echocardiogram |
Painless, non-invasive radar test of the heart |
- Have an abnormal cardiogram?
- Heart murmur
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Enlarged heart
- Coronary artery disease
- Chronic hypertension
- Shortness of breath
- Swollen ankles
- Unexplained fainting
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Chronic Hypertension
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Who Needs A Look At Their Skin |
- Any skin problems
- Routine mole check
- A change in a mole
- Family history of melanoma
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Who Needs Their Eyes Examined |
- Routine eye exam
- Family history of glaucoma
- Change in vision
- Eye infections/foreign body
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Need new glasses
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Who Needs Physical Therapy |
- Lower back pain and sciatica
- Knee/ankle/foot pain
- Hip pain
- Neck/shoulder/elbow pain
- Elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome
- Muscle strain/ligament sprains
- Ergonomic & Computer related disorders
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Who Needs To Worry About Circulation Problems |
The anklebrachial index measures circulation. Useful for patients with: |
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Smoking
- Pain in calf on walking a few block
- Cold Extremities
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Age 70 and over
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Who Needs To Have A Bone Density Test |
- Peri- and postmenopausal females
- Unexpected fracture in male or female
- Height loss
- Parathyroid or thyroid problems
- High calcium in blood
- Compression fracture of spine
- Family history of osteoporosis
- Previous osteopenia on bone density test
- Individuals on steroids, dilantin
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Who Needs To Have Their Lungs Tested (PFTs) |
- Evaluation for smokers >15 pack years
- Persistent cough or wheezing
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Asthma on inhalers
- Unexplained shortness of breath
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Who Should See An Endocrinologist |
Rhonda Bloom will see patients Friday mornings |
- Management of diabetes
- Thyroid problems
- Estrogen and hormone issues
- Adrenal problems
- Pituitary problems
-
Parathyroid problems
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Who Needs Biofeedback |
- Muscle tension headaches
- Stress Reduction
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Migraine headaches
- Sleep disorders
- Back pain
- Generalized anxiety disorders
-
Raynaud's syndrome
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Women's Health Issues & Menopause |
(Pat Camillo does not accept managed care insurance) |
- PMS
- Issues about estrogen and HRT
- Hot flashes
- Sexual dysfunction
- Concerns about bones
- Sleep disturbances after menopause
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Phobias, Post-Traumatic Stress & Panic |
- www.healingthemind.net
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Who Should Be Interested In Good Nutrition |
- For weight loss
- Metabolic syndrome
- High cholesterol and triglycerides
- Diabetes
-
Fatigue
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Do You Want Laser Hair Removal |
- Best for dark hair on light skin
- Available on Wednesday afternoon
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