CLINICAL SERVICES

Specialist Physician & Endocrinologist

SERVICES OFFERED IN HER ROOMS INCLUDE

Resting ECG and exercise stress ECG
During these tests the electrical activity of the heart is recorded either at rest or while the patient is exercising.

24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
During this test the patient has their blood pressure measured regularly over a 24 hour period.

24-48 hour Holter ECG monitoring
In this test the patient’s ECG is continuously recorded over a 24 or 48 hour period to detect problems with the rate and rhythm of the heart.

Lung function testing
These tests involve breathing and blowing into specialist equipment in order to determine how well the lungs are working. This helps detect problems such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and restrictive lung diseases.

Dr Ogilvie consults in Life Knysna Private Hospital in the Garden Route, and in her rooms at Hunters Estate Medical Centre, next to the hospital.

Services in hospital include the full range of diagnostic, investigative and therapeutic facilities as well as intensive care, including when necessary life support measures such as ventilation and haemodialysis.

She also offers an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring service.
This is offered to those patients who have, or need a pump and continuous blood glucose monitoring in order to manage their diabetes.

INTERNAL MEDICINE

DIABETES

ENDOCRINOLOGY