After strokeregular and fixed-point follow-up visitswill help patients achieve better recovery and reduce the recurrence of stroke, so we must not underestimate the importance of follow-up check-ups. Did you know that there is a lot of knowledge involved in post-stroke review? Today we will talk about what stroke patients and their families should do before and after follow-up visits, so that doctors can better understand their condition and answer their questions about the disease as comprehensively as possible.
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What preparations should be made before going to the doctor?
Patients or family members should try their best to present disease information concisely within the limited consultation time to help doctors understand the patient's condition more comprehensively. can compile a medical record summary before each visit. Be careful not to be too long, and try to keep the content to one or two pages.
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. The above are just simple examples. You should describe according to your actual condition. In addition, don’t forget to bring your medical card, medical insurance card or bank card and other items needed for medical treatment. If it is your first time to see a doctor, you may also need your ID card.
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How to communicate with the doctor during the consultation?
Another thing to note is that you should not talk about side issues that have nothing to do with medical treatment, so as not to interfere with the doctor's diagnostic ideas. So how should we communicate with doctors?
If you are afraid that you will forget it when you go to the doctor, you can write down the questions you want to ask the doctor in advance before the medical record summary, but you should try to be concise and clear.
Briefly introduce your daily situation to the doctor: whether you have bad habits such as smoking and drinking, whether your immediate family members have had stroke or other diseases, why you came to see a doctor this time, etc.
Introduce your medical treatment and medication to the doctor. If you cannot remember the name and dosage of the medicine you are taking, you can bring the medicine and the above medical record summary to the hospital.
If you take health supplements or receive other treatments, you should tell the treating doctor.
If the doctor adds or changes drugs, you can ask the doctor which drug it is replacing, how long it needs to be taken, and what side effects it has.
If you are not sure about the test prescribed by the doctor, you can ask the doctor what the test can detect and when the results will be available.
If you need surgery, you can also ask the doctor why the surgery is needed, what are the risks and benefits, what preparations are needed before the surgery, how long it will take to recover, etc.
Write down the doctor’s orders to avoid forgetting them.
If you are still unclear about the problem, it is best to continue asking the doctor until you understand it to avoid poor treatment results due to lack of understanding of the condition or treatment plan.
Finally, don’t forget to ask about the time of your next follow-up visit and prepare for the visit in advance.
I need to remind everyone that many hospitals now implement online appointment registration. Patients or family members can make an appointment for the next follow-up appointment online in advance according to the regulations of different hospitals to avoid being forced to change doctors or hospitals due to failure to register. In addition, due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, it is recommended that everyone give priority to online appointment registration to reduce contact and receive medical treatment with peace of mind.
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What issues should we pay attention to after the follow-up consultation?
Follow the doctor's advice carefully, take medicine regularly and quantitatively, and do not stop or change medicines at will.
Check again on time next time, and try not to change hospitals at will.
Pay attention to the control of other diseases (such as diabetes , hypertension )
Pay attention to observe and record the changes in the condition, but do not worry too much. If there is a problem, seek medical treatment as soon as possible
I wish everyone a good recovery and an early return to normal life!
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Reference:
1. Miao Zhongrong. Comic Stroke (2nd Edition). Beijing: People's Medical Publishing House, 2016: 5.
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