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- Overview
- How to Prepare
- What to Share and ask
- After Your Visit
- When to Call the Doctor
- References
- Review Date 8/11/2022
- Related MedlinePlus Health Topics
A visit with your health care provider is a good time to share health concerns and ask questions. Preparing ahead for your appointment can help you get the most from your time together.
When you see your provider, be honest about your symptoms and lifestyle habits. Ask questions to make sure you understand. Taking an active role in your health can help you get the best care possible.
Before your visit, jot down your questions and concerns. You may want to ask things like:
•Am I due for any screening tests?
•Should I keep taking this medicine?
•What could be causing my symptoms?
•Do I have other treatment options?
•Should I worry about my family medical history?
What you do and how you feel can affect your health. Here are some things you want to share.
Life changes. These may include:
•Job changes
•Family changes, such as death, divorce, or adoption
•Threat or acts of violence
•Planned trips outside of the country (in case you need shots)
Your provider may want you to:
•See a specialist
•Have a test
•Take a new medicine
•Schedule more visits
For the best results, follow your provider's instructions. Take medicines as directed, and go to any follow-up appointments.
You should contact your provider when:
•You have side effects from medicines or treatments
•You have new, unexplained symptoms
•Your symptoms get worse
•You are given new prescriptions from another provider
•You want the results of a test
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website. Before your appointment: questions are the answer. www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/ask-your-doctor/questions-before-appointment.html. Reviewed December 2020. Accessed August 8, 2022.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. See a doctor before you travel. wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/see-doctor. Updated January 28, 2022. Accessed August 8, 2022.
Updated by: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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