Online consultancy

Mankind has a long history of co-existing with infectious diseases, which have come to the forefront of attention again due to the ongoing SARS-COV-2 pandemic. Infectious diseases are relatively easy to diagnose by detection of the pathogen (virus, bacterium, fungus, single-celled organism, helminth). 

Their general key symptoms include:

• fever, 
• skin rashes, 
• enlarged lymph nodes,
• headache, 
• nausea and vomiting, 
• diarrhea, 
• abdominal pain.  
  

As to their natural history, infectious diseases may be of a sudden onset, causing acute symptoms for a few weeks, or present in a long lasting, chronic form. Their leading symptoms are consistent with the fact that they can affect practically all organs of the body. 

People most commonly seek medical attention for infectious diseases such as:

• respiratory tract diseases, 
• pharyngitis, 
• pneumonia of various origin,
• digestive system diseases,
• skin and soft tissue infections, 
• central nervous system involvement, infections of meninges and cerebral substance, 
• transmission is possible during sex; this is the category of dermatological and venereological diseases.

Travel and vaccination consultancy sessions cover:

• Available exclusively from us: information on coronavirus vaccines in the research and development pipeline.
  
• Subject matter that can fit within the framework of online consultancy or a “virtual visit”: vaccination consultancy, information on travel disease prevention measure choices, travel advice, information on prophylactic drug options, selection of applicable vaccines, running of selected screening tests. 
  
• The online session includes data collection: purpose of travel, country of destination, duration, assessment of ongoing illnesses that might affect the trip, and traveler’s risk profile and health condition assessment through a questionnaire received earlier or in real time with our doctors during the visit. 
  
• Once these facts are known, advice focused on the client’s travel destination and health condition follows, with assessment of high-risk circumstances, and recommendations on chemical prophylaxis (prevention by drugs) and vaccination.
  

First sessions take around 30 minutes on average; clients already in our database and with previous vaccinations can expect sessions to take about 15 minutes.  Returning clients continue to enjoy our services and receive recommendations on optimum timing of upcoming vaccination scheduled in their prospectively set up vaccination calendar. If you do require vaccination for acute care or prevention of permanent health damage, you will still receive it through a personal visit to our office; please inquire in your online session.

The number of allergic children is on the rise worldwide, and allergy is now a disease at endemic levels. Specialists of our virtual outpatient office for pediatric pulmonology and allergic diseases are there to help with diagnostic workup and alleviation of symptoms (medicinal therapy, lifestyle counseling) in allergic cases (hay fever, allergic conjunctivitis, eczema, asthma).

What online visits can include
Medically indicated allergy testing and breathing function assessment (spirometry) are not possible in the current outbreak situation. However, you can share your earlier examination findings with us on screen in a virtual visit, upload them to our system prior to your session here, or send them to us attached to an email. 

We are still at your service with:

• detailed medical history (in children, this is often much more important than subsequent equipment-assisted examinations) 
  
• visual inspection of the child, symptoms assessment, general impression (not fully equivalent with a “physical” examination) 
  
• presentation of diagnostic test results (skin test, allergen assessment, immune deficiency tests, historic findings) 

This is followed by spoken advice on lifestyle management and medicinal treatment or adjustment of ongoing medication dosage.

Asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) are common diseases. In addition to an inherited genetic background, their onset is substantially affected by environmental factors (smog, airborne dust concentration, climate change, allergens, and smoking).

Some of the symptoms patients typically approach us with:

• coughin,
• sputum discharge,
• sensation of chest tightness,
• pectoral wheezing,
• dyspnea,
• symptom aggravation upon physical exertion, stress, weather fronts, allergens, hormonal changes, etc.

If you are a confirmed, managed asthma or COPD patient, we can help you via online consultancy to monitor your medicinal treatment or learn how to use your inhalers properly. By answering your questions, we can continuously monitor your condition.

Patients who are not confirmed but experience the above symptoms will be assisted by online counseling and directed to the appropriate specialist outpatient service.

Selective IgA deficiency is one of the most common, as well as the mildest, hereditary immune deficiencies. Allergic and autoimmune diseases often present in children with selective IgA deficiency. Most children with selective IgA deficiency are complaint free; however, symptomatic cases carry a high risk of recurrent respiratory tract infections. Common co-morbidities with the condition include food allergy, atopic diseases, SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, and gluten sensitivity. Our objective is to inform parents on children with primary immune deficiency (such as selective IgA deficiency) and help them with appropriate advice on how to care for, and preserve the health of, their child.

Some of the symptoms patients typically approach us with:

• recurrent respiratory tract infections,
• eczema,
• frequent skin rashes,
• abdominal pain provoked by food intake.