Telemedicine is here to stay. It allows you to keep up with your appointments with healthcare professionals, no matter where you are; we're always just a click away from the comfort of your home. Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of death, as many people have two or more cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, obesity, high cholesterol, and a sedentary lifestyle.
Patients with heart disease must keep up with their regular check-ups, as these are essential to keep the disease under control and avoid complications.
When can you schedule a telemedicine consultation?
- You need to update a prescription.
- You need a test order
- You need to get a check-up
- You experience infrequent palpitations.
- You live far from the city and preferred health clinics
Warning signs: go to the emergency room
- Persistent chest pain
- High-frequency tachycardia that is associated with dizziness
- Breathing difficulties associated with chest pain
- When an elderly person faints
- Severe headache
- Sweating
- Nausea or vomiting
- Vertigo or dizziness
- Pain or tingling in the neck, jaw, shoulder, or arms
- Numbness or weakness in the body
- Problems seeing
- Confusion
- Difficulty speaking
Learn about cardiovascular risk factors. Watch video.
Recommendations for taking care of your cardiovascular health
- Do not stop your treatments for blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes.
- Exercise daily, for at least 30 minutes.
- Eat a healthy diet.
- Measure your blood pressure regularly
- Avoid or quit smoking
- Reduce the amount of sodium
- Drink plenty of water
- Maintaining a healthy body weight
- Reduce stress
Conclusions
This new consultation method allows us to create a stronger bond between patient and healthcare professional, monitor our patients' health and care daily to prevent complications, and facilitate patient education so they can track their progress in their care from the comfort of their own home.
We can perceive the physical manifestations of our patients, as well as gather information about their medical history, diagnoses, and treatments. This has allowed us to remotely monitor patients when they temporarily relocate or change their place of residence, enabling us to maintain direct contact with these loyal patients who wish to continue their professional relationship with our team.
At Clínica Hispana del Metroplex, we invite you to put aside false beliefs about this service. We have evidence that once patients use Telemedicine, they understand its benefits in terms of health, peace of mind, costs, and much more.
From our locations in Fort Worth and Dallas, we invite you to Learn about our services and request medical attention from healthcare professionals online. Visit us o schedule an appointment.
