Preventive Care and Annual Physicals in the Charleston Area

What Preventive Care Includes

An annual physical or wellness visit with Hope Integrative Medicine covers age- and risk-appropriate screening, a review of your current medications and medical history, lifestyle assessment, and any acute concerns you want to address while you're in. We do not rush through physicals. New patient physicals typically run 45 to 60 minutes; established patient wellness visits run 30 to 45 minutes.

• Vital signs and physical examination — Blood pressure, heart rate, BMI, and a comprehensive physical exam
• Preventive labs — Metabolic panel, lipid panel, HbA1c, CBC, thyroid (when indicated), STI screening (when indicated), and others based on your age, sex, and risk factors
• Cancer screening coordination — Mammography, colorectal cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, lung cancer screening (LDCT for eligible patients), and prostate cancer discussion
• Immunizations — Annual influenza, COVID, Tdap, pneumococcal, shingles (Shingrix), and others based on your vaccination history and age
• Cardiovascular risk assessment — Including discussion of aspirin use, statin therapy, and blood pressure management when appropriate
• Mental health screening — PHQ-9 depression screening and GAD-7 anxiety screening are standard at all wellness visits

Integrated Physical and Mental Health Care

Mental health screening at a physical is standard at Hope Integrative Medicine — not an afterthought. If your PHQ-9 or GAD-7 scores suggest depression or anxiety that warrants follow-up, you don't need a separate referral to a separate practice and a separate wait. Your primary care provider and our psychiatric providers share one chart. Follow-up happens within the same practice, often within a week.

For patients already managing a mental health condition with our psychiatric team, your annual physical is an opportunity to ensure your physical and mental health care are coordinated — medication side effects monitored, metabolic labs reviewed alongside psychiatric medication management.

Prescriptions and Safety

Telehealth visits are evaluation and management visits. A prescription can be part of your treatment when your provider, using professional judgment and deciding together with you after weighing the risks and benefits, finds it medically necessary. Whether you are seen in person in West Ashley or by telehealth, prescriptions are sent electronically to your pharmacy.

Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for chest pain or pressure, trouble breathing, signs of stroke, a severe allergic reaction, or severe abdominal pain.

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