Ankle-Brachial
Index (ABI):
A noninvasive test used to screen for peripheral artery disease (PAD). Peripheral artery disease is a condition in which the arteries in your legs are narrowed or blocked. A technician uses a device with two blood pressure cuffs and a hand held Doppler ultrasound device. The Doppler device uses sound waves to produce images of blood flow.
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ARES Sleep Study:
Wireless physiological recorder worn like a headset and able to acquire and store up to 3 nights of data. WM ARES™
measures blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate, respiration, snoring levels, head movement, and head position. An initial visit to fit the patient for this device is needed. Subsequently patients may follow simple instructions to set themselves up for home monitoring. This is most commonly used to detect obstructive sleep apnea.
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Arterial
Blood Gases:
An arterial blood gas (ABG) test measures the acidity (pH) and the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood from an artery. This test is used to check how well your lungs are able to move oxygen into the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the blood. This test is used in the assessment of many metabolic and lung disorders. |
Biological Infusion/Intravenous
therapy:
Used primarily for antibiotic infusions and rheumatologic drug infusions. A number of biological drugs are approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. These include Humira, Orencia, and Remicade. |
Bone
Density Testing:
Also called densitometry or DXA scan, this test is used to diagnose osteoporosis or risk of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis involves a gradual loss of bone mineral, as well as structural changes that result in thinner, more fragile bones. Our state-of-the-art Lunar densitometer measures bone density at three sites: the lumbar spine, the hips and the wrist. |
Bone
Marrow Analysis:
A bone marrow biopsy, usually performed by a hematologist or oncologist, uses a special needle to remove a small amount of bone and marrow cells from either the breast bone or near the hip bone. A bone marrow aspiration removes only the marrow. These tests are often done to identify and characterize blood disorders, and cancers. |
Bravo- 48hour pH Esophageal Monitoring:
A pain-free way to measure pH at the level of the gasteroesophageal junction. This test involves use of a small gel capsule that is temporarily attached to the wall of the esophagus. The capsule measures pH levels in the esophagus and transmits readings via radio telemetry to a receiver worn on the patient’s belt or waistband. Patients also record symptoms they experience. Normal patient activities such as swallowing, eating, and drinking should cause the capsule to detach and pass through the digestive tract in 5-7 days, on average. |
Capsule Endoscopy:
A procedure in which the patient swallows a small camera, the size and shape of a pill, to evaluate those portions of the small intestine difficult to view with endoscopy. |
Cardiac Event Monitors:
A cardiac event monitor is used to monitor patients with palpitations or dizziness. Event monitors are worn by patients for up to three weeks to diagnose abnormal heart rhythms or arrhythmias. The monitor will record and transmit all heart rhythms on a continual basis. The monitor equipment is delivered to the patient’s home once the doctor’s order is given to the distributing company. |
Carotid Ultrasound:
An ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of the inside of the two large carotid arteries on either side of your neck. Those arteries supply your brain with oxygen-rich blood. With ultrasonography the presence and extent of plaque formation and narrowing can be determined. |
Colonoscopy:
A procedure, done under light anesthesia, that enables an examiner to evaluate the inside of the entire colon (large intestine, or large bowel) using a flexible fiberoptic scope. |
Dementia Assessment:
Usually involves assessment of the elderly patient for memory loss, depression, social networking, and the ability to perform the activities of daily living. |
Echocardiogram:
A diagnostic test that uses ultrasound waves to image the heart chambers, valves, and surrounding structures. The echocardiogram is a non-invasive test. As a patient, you will be asked to lie on an examination table while a technician holds a transducer against your chest, and slowly slides it back and forth. You may be asked to lie on your side during the test, or hold your breath for a few seconds. |
Electrocardiogram:
An electrocardiogram, also called an EKG or ECG, is a simple, painless test that records the heart's electrical activity. This is the most common test done as a first assessment of cardiac abnormalities, after the physical exam. Enlarged hearts, abnormal rhythms, and abnormal electrical conduction of the heart can be detected with an EKG. |
Endoscopy:
Upper endoscopy is a procedure that enables the examiner to evaluate the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first portion of the small bowel), using a fiberoptic scope. |
Enteroscopy:
A procedure that enables an examiner to evaluate the first few segments of the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum), using a fiberoptic scope. |
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy:
A procedure that enables an examiner to evaluate the rectum and the lower (sigmoid) colon, using a fiber optic scope. |
Hearing Testing:
We perform a quick screening test with a device (in the shape of an ear plug) that releases sound waves against the ear drum and estimates hearing loss by lack of sufficient sound wave reflection to the sensor. |
Home Visits:
Our nurse practitioner can come to your home to draw blood, examine you, assess your needs, communicate findings to your doctor, and write prescriptions as needed. |
Holter Monitors:
A holter monitor is a device about the size of a cell phone that records your heart rhythm for a 24 hour period. Those monitors can be worn while you perform your normal daily activities. |
Immunizations:
Your need for immunizations does not end when you reach adulthood. The specific shots (injections) you need as an adult depend not only on your age, lifestyle, overall health, pregnancy status, and travel plans but also on whom you are in close contact with and which vaccines you had as a child. |
Insulin Pump Therapy:
delivers small amounts of insulin on a continuous basis, subcutaneously. |
iPro-Glucose Monitoring:
Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) records continuous blood sugar levels for three days. This can correlate information about high and low blood sugar with daily activity and dietary intake. That information can be used to improve the management of the diabetic patient. |
Laboratory:
In-house laboratory, CLIA certified, performing more than 75 tests (insurance permitting.) |
Movement & Stretching Classes:
Small classes designed to give individualized attention in a group setting. This class helps increase circulation and flexibility, in addition to burning calories for individuals of all fitness levels. |
Nutritionist:
Our nutritionists are registered dieticians who are experts in healthy eating and special diets. They are the top in their field and make weight management fun and completely attainable. They do not support any fad diets, but excel in teaching healthy lifestyles, and practical approaches to better living. |
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFTs):
Dynamic measurements of the inspiratory and expiratory flow of the lungs. The patient will need to exhale vigorously into a tube many times, under supervision of a trained technician. |
Pulse Oximetry:
A non-invasive
method to determine the oxygenation of a patient's hemoglobin. A sensor is placed on a fingertip to measure the wavelengths of
light caused by the difference in color between oxygen-bound and oxygen-unbound
blood hemoglobin, providing a “percent saturation.” |
Spirometry:
This is a simplified version of Pulmonary Function Tests, requiring a good inspiratory and expiratory breath through a mouthpiece. This is done easily in all offices, and is a quick way to assess for asthma, COPD, and other lung disorders. |
Stress-Echocardiography:
A stress echocardiogram is a diagnostic test used to assess for coronary artery disease. Stress tests are performed by a doctor and a trained technician to determine how the heart responds to exertion. The patient walks or runs on a treadmill, at increasing levels of difficulty, while electrocardiogram, heart rate, blood pressure, and sound wave images of the heart are recorded. |
Thyroid Nodule Biopsies:
A fine needle aspiration thyroid biopsy (FNA) is a procedure done under local anesthesia, in which a small sample of tissue is withdrawn from the thyroid gland through a thin needle, to check for cancer, infection, or other thyroid problems. The thyroid gland is located in front of the windpipe (trachea), just below the voice box (larynx). |
Travel Immunization:
While traveling to foreign countries you may encounter many illnesses that you would not be exposed to within the United States. Contagious diseases that are significant problems in foreign countries are yellow fever, malaria, typhoid, and hepatitis. If you are a new patient please make an appointment a month or more before departure and bring with you your itinerary as well as records of past immunizations. |
Ultrasonography:
A Radiological study done using high-frequency sound waves to image organs and structures inside the body. Unlike X-rays, ultrasound does not expose you to radiation. During an ultrasound, a technician applies a jelly-like material and moves a transducer over the body part that’s being examined. The transducer emits sound waves, which bounce off the tissues inside your body and create images on a computer screen. An ultrasound image is also known as a sonogram. |
Vision Testing:
A quick screening, using the Snellen chart only. This is typically required for driver license renewals and is also done periodically for general health screenings. |
Weight Loss Groups:
A ten-week weight loss program for a patient that supports and promotes healthy living with practical suggestions for changing food choices and lifestyles. Incentives include cooking and exercise instruction, and a biggest-loser competition. |
X-ray:
A quick, painless test that produces images of the structures inside your body, particularly your bones. X-ray beams pass into your body, and are absorbed to different degrees, depending on the density of the material they pass through. Dense materials, such as bone and metal, show up as white on X-rays. The air in your lungs shows up as black. |
