{"id":2161,"date":"2020-05-09T14:38:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T14:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/?page_id=2161"},"modified":"2020-05-09T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T15:56:49","slug":"visites-virtuelles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/en\/visites-virtuelles\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual visits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is a virtual visit with an ENT doctor?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A virtual visit uses telemedicine. Telemedicine is a medical visit using telecommunications, without a physical encounter. It was initially developed for the army and native populations in distant regions. During COVID-19, telemedicine is an option to meet with an ENT doctor in the comfort of your own home.<\/p>

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How can the doctor examine me from home?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A physical examination is not always necessary. Here are multiple ways to be examined remotely:<\/p>\n

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  1. An evaluation of the ears<\/strong> from a distance is possible using a small camera (sold separately), hearing tests, or CT scanning\/MRI of the ears.<\/li>\n
  2. An evaluation of the nose<\/strong> from a distance is possible with photos of the external nose, allergy tests, and CT scans of the nose and sinuses<\/li>\n
  3. An evaluation of the throat<\/strong> from a distance is possible with pictures of the throat, throat cultures, and specialized imaging (CT scan, MRI)<\/li>\n
  4. An evaluation of the neck<\/strong> from a distance is possible with specialized imaging (ultrasound, CT scan, MRI) and fine needle aspiration biopsies done by a radiologist<\/li>\n
  5. An evaluation of the face<\/strong> from a distance is possible with photos of the face<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Does a virtual visit prevent a future physical encounter?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    A visit in person is called a presential visit<\/i>. A virtual visit never prevents an eventual presential visit.<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>

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    On the contrary, the virtual visit before a visit in person facilitates and accelerates the process during a presential visit. The doctor will be able to focus on the parts of the visit that are absolutely necessary to establish a diagnosis or start treatment (biopsy, laryngoscopy, surgery, for instance).<\/p>

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    What are the benefits of a virtual visit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    There are many benefits to a virtual visit:<\/p>

    1. It avoids useless trips<\/strong>, minimizing the risks of contracting contagious diseases such as COVID-19<\/li>
    2. You will avoid hours of transportation<\/strong> in public transit or in traffic<\/li>
    3. You will avoid waiting hours on end in a waiting room<\/strong>, by being simply available when the doctor calls you.<\/li>
    4. You can keep doing what you're doing<\/strong> during the day, but by being close to your phone when it is your turn for the virtual visit.<\/li>
    5. You can accelerate the diagnostic and therapeutic process<\/strong> by having some tests ordered or some medication prescribed after your virtual visit<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Qu\u2019est-ce qu\u2019une visite virtuelle avec un m\u00e9decin ORL? Une visite virtuelle utilise la t\u00e9l\u00e9m\u00e9decine. La t\u00e9l\u00e9m\u00e9decine est une visite m\u00e9dicale en utilisant les t\u00e9l\u00e9communications, sans rencontre physique. Elle a initialement \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e pour l\u2019arm\u00e9e et les populations autochtones en r\u00e9gions \u00e9loign\u00e9es. En ce moment, dans le contexte de la COVID-19, la t\u00e9l\u00e9m\u00e9decine est une option […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2161","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2161"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2211,"href":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2161\/revisions\/2211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cliniqueorl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}