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. 2022 Feb 17;35(3):725–733. doi: 10.1007/s40620-021-01193-w

Table 3.

Activities of conventional in-person visits that can be performed during the video visit

Traditional visit Video visit
Medical history
Assessment of clinical parameters:
 Weight
 Blood pressure (BP)
 Heart rate (HR)
 Drug intake compliance
 Other comorbidity parameters (e.g., glucose levels through glucometer for diabetic patients)
Physical examination ×
Evaluation of hematochemical exams
Drug dosage evaluation
Evaluation of instrumental examinations organ’s functionality assessment:
 Kidney US ×
 Ecocolordoppler (to be carried out at the TC) ×
 MRI ×
 Kidney biopsy (to be carried out at the TC) ×
Evaluations of comorbidities:
 Instrumental examinations:
  CT scan, MRI, X-ray, US
  DXA
  ECG
 Infectious surveillance
 Oncological surveillance
Evaluation/review of the therapy
Drug prescription, hematochemical and/or instrumental exams
Prescription of specialist examinations
Training on pathology, therapy and lifestyle
Scheduling future appointments
Archiving the examination report