My Doctor’s Visit
Often times during a visit to the doctor it can be challenging to remember everything you wanted to ask. Use this guide as a way to help you keep track of the questions you wanted to ask, anticipate some questions the doctor may have and keep a record of the visit.
My Doctor’s visit is a 1 page tool with the goal of helping you to organize the concerns you want to talk about with your doctor. The strengths of this tool include a place to record the date of your appointment and the doctor you met with. As well, common questions your doctor might ask are in the top right corner. At the bottom you will find space to take some key notes from your appointment. As always, if you have feedback please send us a comment!
My Caregiver’s Visit
My Caregiver’s visit was developed alongside patient’s on twitter. This tool was created to help your loved ones ask important questions, get a sense of your health and consider important questions that could directly impact your care. You can find your caregiver visit in the form above as the second page of My Doctor’s Visit.
Keeping track of your health
Keeping track of your health can be challenging. The tools below were developed with patients to help them keep track of different aspects of their health. Most commonly – these include blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, diet, and sleep.
MEDICAL HISTORY
These are medical conditions that you have been diagnosed by your doctor with. These can include things like diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), low thyroid (hypothyroidism), etc.
MyPathologyReport is a free educational resource created by Canadian pathologists. The resources on MyPathologyReport are designed to help patients and caregivers read and understand pathology reports.
We look forward to working with MyPathologyReport to bring you the latest, up to date information from Canadian Pathologists to patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers!
SURGICAL HISTORY
This is a record of surgeries you have had in the past. These can include things such as an taking the appendix out (appendectomy), hernia repair, or taking the gallbladder out (cholecystectomy). It is important to keep track of these things because it helps your doctor determine what could be making you sick — for example, you can’t have appendicitis if you don’t have an appendix!
SOCIAL HISTORY
This is a record of certain habits that doctors like to be informed about. These include if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use drugs such as marijuana or other drugs. Most importantly, knowing how often you use them and how much is important to your doctor.
ALLERGIES
Keeping track of allergic reactions you have had in the past is important. Most importantly is knowing the kind of reaction you have had including: rashes, hives, tongue or lip swelling. It is also important to tell your doctor if you have been prescribed an EpiPen or ever been in hospital because of an allergic reaction.
MEDICATIONS
Having an accurate record of medications is very important! The most important things to remember are: the name of the medication, dose of the medication, how often you take the medication, and the reason for taking the medication. Knowing all of your current medications is important when starting new medications too!
Often times when starting a new medication most of your questions arise AFTER you leave the office. Use this form to to help you ask the questions that matter to you!
