Expert Q&A Resources at Your Fingertips

Every Functional Medicine practitioner knows that moment: staring at lab results that don't quite fit the textbook pattern, wondering what crucial connection you might be missing. It's not a knowledge deficit—it's the inevitable reality of practicing in a field as complex and evolving as functional medicine.

What if you could instantly access a vast library of expert-researched answers to the clinical questions keeping you up at night?

A Growing Treasury of Clinical Wisdom

The AMA Q&A resource in our upcoming Optimal DX Resource Center gives you immediate access to over 200 meticulously researched questions and answers spanning the most challenging aspects of Functional Medicine practice.

This extensive knowledge base hasn't been assembled overnight. Each answer represents hours of dedicated research, clinical validation, and practical application—distilled into clear, actionable guidance that you can apply immediately in your practice.

Categories of Clinical Insight

The existing library spans critical areas of functional medicine, organized to help you quickly find exactly what you need:

Pattern Recognition & Interpretation

• "What are the potential causes of high ferritin, high TIBC, high transferrin, and low transferrin saturation?”
• “How do I approach a very high Platelet: Lymphocyte Ratio?”
• “What blood biomarkers most likely reflect a chronic mold exposure?”
• "What would be the best biomarkers for assessing mitochondrial function?"

Testing Strategies

• " Which are the best antibodies to test for Grave’s Disease?”
• " When working with a patient with interstitial cystitis and vitiligo, which lab tests would you run?”
• “For someone with iron deficiency anemia AND an underlying asymptomatic bacterial infection, will supplementing with iron feed the bacteria?”

Conflicting Findings

• “What would cause hyperaldosteronism while DHEA, ACTH, and cortisol are normal?”
• “What would be possible causes for high homocysteine but low CRP?”
• “What could be the rationale behind someone with a normal fasting insulin level but a relatively high fasting glucose level and A1C?”

The Research Behind Each Answer

What sets this resource apart isn't just the breadth of questions—it's the depth and quality of the answers. Each response in the AMA Q&A library undergoes a rigorous development process:

1. Comprehensive Literature Review: Our research team conducts extensive searches across multiple medical databases, evaluating both conventional and Functional Medicine research.
2. Clinical Context Integration: We don't just compile studies—we evaluate how findings apply to real-world clinical scenarios, considering patient presentation, biomarker patterns, and treatment considerations.
3. Regular Updates: As new research emerges, answers are reviewed and updated to reflect the latest understanding.

The result is far more valuable than what you'd find through a quick internet search or standard textbook reference—it's curated knowledge refined through a Functional Medicine lens.

Accessing Clinical Solutions: How It Works

Watch this brief tour of the AMA Q&A library and see how practitioners use it in their daily workflow

The AMA Q&A resource has been designed for maximum efficiency during clinical practice:

Finding Answers to Existing Questions

When you access the AMA Q&A library, you can:

• Search by biomarker, keywords or other search terms to find all questions related to specific lab values
• Browse by most viewed to explore answers that most people are looking for
• Sort by Most recent to see the latest additions to the knowledge base

This sophisticated search functionality ensures you can find relevant information in seconds rather than hours.

Submitting Your Own Questions

When you encounter a clinical scenario not addressed in the existing library, you can submit your question through the Resource Center. Here's what happens next:

• Question Review: Our clinical team reviews your question for clarity and specificity
• Research Process: Our researchers investigate your question using multiple scientific databases and clinical resources
• Answer Development: A comprehensive, evidence-informed answer is crafted with practical application in mind
• Library Addition: Once complete, your question and its answer become part of the permanent knowledge base

While the research process takes time (this isn't an instant-response system), the result is worth the wait: a thoroughly researched, clinically validated answer that benefits not just you, but the entire Optimal DX community.

A Continuously Expanding Resource

The AMA Q&A library is particularly valuable because it continues to grow with each submitted question. This means:

• The resource becomes more comprehensive over time
• New research and clinical insights are continuously incorporated
• Questions from the community reflect real-world clinical challenges
• Your specific questions contribute to a resource that benefits everyone

By submitting your own challenging clinical questions, you not only receive valuable guidance but also contribute to the collective knowledge of the Functional Medicine community.

The AMA Q&A resource is just one of many powerful features included in our Optimal DX Resource Center, which will be launching at the end of April. Stay tuned for the official announcement and be among the first to access this transformative clinical resource.