Office Visits
Before Your First Visit
Prior to your scheduled visit we will send you a packet containing, among other forms, a comprehensive health history questionnaire. The questionnaire is 11 pages and we ask patients to allocate one hour to thoroughly complete this form. The information you provide helps Dr. Hirani properly diagnose your condition(s). The questionnaire also acts as a skeleton for the detailed history that she will obtain from you during your initial visit. The packet will also contain a copy of our office policies which you should review and sign, and an arbitration agreement. You may wish contact your other care providers to request copies of labwork or imaging you wish Dr. Hirani to review.
Your Initial Consultation
We ask adult patients to budget at least 2 hours in the office for their initial consultation. Most of this time is spent with Dr. Hirani during which time she will obtain your medical history, perform a complete physical exam, provide nutritional and dietary recommendations, recommend laboratory testing, and provide you with the outline of a health plan. We allocate about 30 minutes of this time to check you in, collect any specimens for lab work, and to check you out.
Please remember to bring with you:
- Your completed health history questionnaire. Having your packet completed maximizes your time with Dr. Hirani.
- Your insurance card that we forward to outside labs
- Any recent relevant lab results, dexascans, etc.
Subsequent Followup Visits
Your first followup visit will usually last one hour. During that time Dr. Hirani will review your progress to date on your plan, discuss lab results, and update your plan depending on your lab results and your progress to date. Subsequent office visits vary in time from one-half hour to one hour depending on your progress and success to date. Established patients who are now doing well sometimes arrange for 15 minute phone consults to update their plan with Dr. Hirani.