Your best health advocate is you! Check out these ideas on how to be prepared for your next doctor visit.
Your best health advocate is you! Check out these ideas on how to be prepared for your next doctor visit.
Follow these guidelines to help make sure that you and your doctor cover everything in your next appointment:
Seeing this doctor for the first time?
Get off to the right start with this guidance:
Introduce yourself and let the doctor and office staff members know the name you prefer.
Learn which days are busiest and what times are best to call. Ask what to do if there is an emergency, or if you need a doctor when the office is closed.
Share your medical history, including illnesses, operations, medical conditions and other doctors you see and have seen. Most doctors will have you complete a medical history form and release to get medical records from other providers: consider getting the form to complete it before your visit or go a bit early for your first appointment.