Virtual Case Review: Arthritis and Rheumatology

Virtual Case Review (VCR) is a Free Service of Teachmemedicine.org and is provided to both individual patients and rural clinics all around the globe. VCR service is provided by a Board Certified University Trained American Rheumatologist. Please read our disclaimer before you proceed.

Rheumatology is an unusual branch of medicine in that it combines Internal Medicine with Orthopedics which is a surgical specialty. Rheumatologists deals with over 100 forms of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases. These include both acute and chronic pain, stiffness, swelling, and deformity involving bones, joints, muscles, and tendons. Medical conditions that are treated by a Rheumatologist include musculoskeletal conditions, various forms of Arthritis, Rheumatic Diseases, and Bone Diseases. Rheumatologists are often the last specialist you see when all the other doctors tried to diagnose your condition or get you pain better and could not.

Telemedicine

Our Telemedicine Case Review Services is now six years old. We started this service using an ipad and very little has changed over the last six years except for the internet speed that has increased tremendously as well as high definition cameras allowing for much greater detail while viewing x-ray and MRI imaging.  Telemedicine can be done using iPhone, iPad, Tablets, and other smart phones as well as laptops and desktop computers with a webcam. We use Skype for our Telemedicine Service since we find it to be most reliable and easiest for patients to use. To use our service you will need high speed internet and a Skype account.

Telemedicine can be scheduled on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. To initiate a case review, please email us a very brief history about your medical problem(s), your Time Zone or geographic area, and let us know which of the above days will be more convenient for you. Please do not include your medical records or personal information unless you are using a secure email. We will review your case and will contact you as soon as possible.

Please note that the information provided by Telemedicine Case Review Services is not medical advice, not intended as medical advice, and should not be used as medical advice. Under no circumstances should you change your treatment based on the information provided here without the knowledge or consent of you personal physician or specialist who is currently directing your care.

The information provided by Telemedicine Case Review Services is purely for informational purposes only. In no way are any of the materials presented here meant to be a substitute for professional medical care or attention by a qualified practitioner, nor should they be inferred as such. ALWAYS check with your doctor if you have any questions or concerns about your condition, or before starting a new program of treatment. Neither the medical director, other medical consultant(s), Teachmemedicine.org, nor any other party who has been involved in the Teachmemedicine.org is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for ANY form of damages whatsoever resulting from the use (or misuse) of information contained in or implied by the medical information provided.

Please note that by clicking on the “Click here” button below to send us an email to schedule a telemedicine appointment, you hereby certify that you have read our disclaimer, you agree with its terms and conditions, you are 18 years or older, and the case you are submitting is not of an urgent nature or an emergency. To send us an email please CLICK here.