TeleMedicine for South Florida and Beyond
Our primary care clinic has been a leader in deploying Telemedicine for virtual office visits. Long before the pandemic Dr. Nunez had sponsored and supported a team from a local college with the technical development of their entry in for the Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize. We do recommend that for this kind of visit you be able to provide your vital signs and weight as a minimum.
This would include:
To do this, we advise patients keep at home the following equipment at a minimum:
Optional: Pulse Oximeter (a device that goes on your thumb and gives a reading for your blood oxygen levels as well as your pulse).
This would include:
- Height
- Weight
- Pulse
- Blood Pressure
- Body Temperature
- Respiratory Rate
To do this, we advise patients keep at home the following equipment at a minimum:
- Blood Pressure machine
- Scale for weighing yourself.
- Thermometer for reading body temperature.
Optional: Pulse Oximeter (a device that goes on your thumb and gives a reading for your blood oxygen levels as well as your pulse).