What the Live Vital medical intake asks and why
A plain walkthrough of the health history the online screening collects, from medications to lab work, and how Dr. Patrick Taylor uses that information to decide what is appropriate.
Before any protocol is prescribed, there is an intake. It is the part people sometimes skip past in their heads, assuming it is a formality. It is not. The intake is where a licensed physician learns enough about your health to decide whether a given treatment is safe and suitable for you, or whether it is not the right fit at all.
Live Vital is a nationwide telehealth practice, and every protocol is physician-prescribed and reviewed by Dr. Patrick Taylor, MD. The medical screening at get started is how that review begins. Here is what it tends to ask and why each piece matters.
Your basic health profile
The intake starts with the fundamentals. Your age, height, weight, and the state you live in. State matters because telehealth prescribing is governed by where the patient is located, and a physician must be able to treat lawfully in your state. Your height and weight help establish context for metabolic treatments and for interpreting lab values later.
Medical history and current conditions
You will be asked about diagnosed conditions, past and present. Thyroid issues, heart or blood pressure concerns, diabetes, kidney or liver conditions, a personal or family history of certain cancers, gallbladder problems, and digestive conditions all come up for good reason. Some medications and peptides carry cautions or contraindications tied directly to these histories. A GLP-1 medication like semaglutide or tirzepatide, for example, has specific screening questions a prescriber is expected to ask before considering it.
Honesty here is the whole point. The physician is not grading you. They are checking for reasons a treatment could interact badly with something already going on in your body.
Medications, supplements, and allergies
The intake asks what you currently take, including prescriptions, over-the-counter products, and supplements. It also asks about allergies. This matters because interactions and sensitivities are real, and because a compounded formula may contain ingredients that overlap with something you already use. A complete medication list lets the physician spot conflicts before anything is prescribed.
Lab work and recent testing
Depending on what you are interested in, the screening may ask about recent bloodwork or request that labs be completed. Live Vital offers lab testing for this reason. For hormone-related care such as testosterone therapy, objective lab values are part of responsible prescribing, not an optional extra. Numbers give the physician something concrete to work from rather than guesswork.
Your goals and what prompted the visit
You will have a chance to explain what you are hoping to address, whether that is weight, energy, recovery, skin, sexual health, or something else. This is not a sales step. It helps the physician match the right category of care to your situation, and it opens the door to a conversation if what you want is not what you actually need.
How the physician uses your answers
Once the intake is complete, Dr. Taylor reviews it. He is looking at the full picture: history, medications, labs, goals, and any red flags. From there he decides whether to prescribe, whether to ask for more information, or whether to recommend against a treatment. A prescription is never guaranteed, and that is by design. The review exists precisely so that what gets prescribed is appropriate for the individual in front of him.
If a compounded peptide is involved, it is worth knowing these are prescription products made by a licensed compounding pharmacy. They are physician-reviewed and used off-label where applicable, and they are not FDA-approved in the way a mass-manufactured drug is. The intake is part of what makes that prescribing responsible.
One step you can take today
If you are curious whether a given treatment could be a fit, complete the medical screening at get started. It is the same intake the physician reviews, and filling it out honestly is the single most useful thing you can do. If you would rather talk first, a free consult is available with no obligation.