Metabolic Examinations

Have you ever wondered what it was like to have a complete and thorough physical and metabolic examination to check the current state of your health? Most likely many doctors you have visited in the past spent little time with you in person evaluating your overall health and medical problems. At Dr. B's office we are different! Each patient is meticulously and individually evaluated to collect the following 21 components of information before Aventura medical weight loss physician Dr. B designs their medical, diet and exercise, appetite control medication and metabolism enhancement programs.

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The 21 components of the initial examination include:

1. Complete dieting and nutritional history
2. A complete past and current medical and surgical history
3. Electrocardiogram (EKG)
4. Urinanalysis
5. Blood cholesterol and subcomponents level
6. Blood triglycerides level
7. Blood sugar level
8. Blood sodium, potassium, calcium and protein levels
9. Blood kidney function analysis
10. Blood liver function analysis
11. White and red blood cell analysis
12. Blood hemoglobin level
13. Blood coagulation level
14. White blood cell differential evaluation
15. Blood thyroid levels advanced evaluation
16. Blood pressure (Done Accurately!)
17. Pulse, respiration rate and oral temperature
18. Body mass index measurement test (BMI) to determine the risk level of your overweight condition
19. Body fat percentage by electrical impedance measurement (Body Fat Level)
20. Multisite body circumferential measurements
21. And of course a complete and thorough head to toe physical examination to evaluate over 150 points and findings!