Functional Medicine and Personalized Health Care
Benefits
Amethyst Medical Group
- Limited practice size, allows us to focus on the individual needs of our patients and their families
- Longer, unhurried office appointments allow us to address all of the concerns of our patients
- Same day or next day appointments for the convenience of our patients
- 24 hour direct access to Dr. Loesch via mobile phone, secure text messaging (Klara) or patient portal
- Access to your labs and records through our online patient portal
- Home visits for medically appropriate situations
- Hospital and Emergency Room coordination. We forward all pertinent medical information to the emergency room or hospital admitting doctors as well as visit and communicate with hospitalists to ensure our patients receive the best possible care.
- Personalized Health Care with recommended quarterly follow up visit in office
- Annual In-Depth Functional Medicine Health Assessment with Development of Ongoing Wellness Goals
In-Depth Functional Medicine Health Assessment with Development of Ongoing Wellness Goals
- In-depth Functional Medicine Evaluation and Review
- Comprehensive physical examination
- Perform/interpret fitness/activity status
- Perform/interpret cognitive status
- Perform/interpret screening for depression and anxiety
- Perform/interpret Epworth Sleepiness Index
- Perform/interpret nutritional evaluation with Food Survey
- and education with Energy Food Plan and Phytonutrient Food Guide
- Perform/interpret screening Pulmonary Function Testing (e.g. spirometry)
- Perform/interpret screening Pure-Tone Audiogram
- Perform/interpret screening electrocardiogram
- Laboratory screening testing including
- Comprehensive metabolic panel
- C-reactive protein (hs–CRP)
- Lipid panel
- Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes screening)
- Urinalysis
- Uric acid
- Thyroid stimulating hormone assay (TSH)
- Complete blood count with differential and platelet count (CBC)
- Hepatitis C screening
- Screening BioZ cardiovascular assessment
- Screening BIA body composition testing
Well Checks
Well Checks are 30 minute appointment set every 3 months to review your progress in achieving wellness or in maintaining it. These appointments are above and beyond your scheduled appointments when you are feeling ill or needing the doctor. Well checks are established to review what is working and what needs to be adjusted to help you reach the Ongoing Goals that were developed during your Annual In-Depth Functional Medicine Evaluation.
BioZ
The BioZ is a non-invasive heart monitor that utilizes Impedance Cardiography (ICG) technology (initially used by NASA to monitor astronauts in space flight) to assist in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with hypertension, congestive heart failure, and other forms of cardiovascular disease.
Within minutes, we have quick, accurate, and noninvasive access to 12 hemodynamic parameters including Cardiac Output, Stroke Volume, Systemic Vascular Resistance, and Thoracic Fluid Content. This information has not previously been available without risky and costly hospitalization.
This new information assists physicians to identify underlying cardiovascular disorder, customize and target treatment, and monitor the effectiveness of prescribed medications.
The BioZ test takes 5 minutes, is as easy to apply as an EKG, and is reimbursed by Medicare and many private insurance carriers.
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of both men and women. This test will assist in the treatment of patients with:
Within minutes, we have quick, accurate, and noninvasive access to 12 hemodynamic parameters including Cardiac Output, Stroke Volume, Systemic Vascular Resistance, and Thoracic Fluid Content. This information has not previously been available without risky and costly hospitalization.
This new information assists physicians to identify underlying cardiovascular disorder, customize and target treatment, and monitor the effectiveness of prescribed medications.
The BioZ test takes 5 minutes, is as easy to apply as an EKG, and is reimbursed by Medicare and many private insurance carriers.
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of both men and women. This test will assist in the treatment of patients with:
- High Blood Pressure
- Heart Failure
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Pacemakers