{"id":67,"date":"2015-10-06T19:54:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T19:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smithfamilyclinic.org\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2024-04-03T00:08:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:08:58","slug":"medical-providers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smithfamilyclinic.org\/medical-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"For Medical Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Why might I refer a patient?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Your patient may have a medical condition that has eluded diagnosis despite considerable effort, and you believe that this condition may have an underlying genetic cause. In some cases, genetic testing may be a useful tool to find the answer. Using this technology to achieve a diagnosis is the focus of the Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What types of patients would benefit from sequencing?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

We have found that testing is useful for patients with rare inherited disorders or with complex clinical presentations lacking a clear diagnosis. Some of the more common symptoms seen in patients at the Smith Family Clinic include, but aren\u2019t limited to:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Unexplained developmental delay or intellectual disability<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u2022 Neurological (seizures, epilepsy, poor muscle tone, neuropathy, myopathy, etc)<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u2022 Immune deficiency<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Unexplained heart abnormalities or disease
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\n<\/span>\u2022 Other unexplained physical symptoms<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What genetic information\u00a0can I share with\u00a0my patients?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Our genetic counselors have put this slideshow together to help you discuss genetic information with your patient:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0Genomics and Your Patients<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n

How do I\u00a0send a patient to the Clinic?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Click the button “contact us<\/a>” and\u00a0fill out your information. The information will be sent to our Operations Administrator who will contact you.<\/span><\/p>\n

A patient\u00a0consult may also be faxed to our clinic at 256-327-9699.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please include name and contact information for both the\u00a0consulting physician and the potential patient as well as the primary indication for consult.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”17422″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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