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Tips for your doctor’s visit

Posted by Zai_D.L. on 11 March 2011 | 0 Comments

Your visit to the doctor is your time to talk and learn about your health. Patients have a role in their health care, just like doctors, nurses and other caregivers.

This topic includes tips for your visit to the doctor to help you become more active and involved in your health care.

Talking with your doctor

What you can do to prepare for your doctor’s visit. Take all of your prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbs with you when you visit the doctor. If you’re unable to take them with you, take a current list of all the medicines, vitamins, and herbs that you take. Include how much you take.

Write down the following information to share with your doctor:

•   Your health history. Include allergies and bad reactions you have had to medicines, and the dates of any surgeries and hospital visits.
•   Your current health problems.
•  Any questions that you want to ask about your health.

What can you do if you don’t understand what your doctor is saying?

Tell the doctor you do not understand. Ask more questions to help the doctor understand what you need. Tell the doctor if you need someone who speaks your language or who knows sign language. Ask a trusted friend or family member to come with you.

 

 

Posted from the link of JOCO for the benefits of the health care providers.