Getting the Most from Your Physician Visit

1. Bring a note pad with you to the doctor visit. It is often helpful to take notes on the following:

• The answers your doctor gives to your questions
• Instructions the doctor gives for caring for yourself at home
• Your doctor's explanations about your medical condition
• How your medicines work and how you should take the prescriptions

1. Bring a list of questions with you. Go over the entire list with your doctor.
   
2. Bring a list of any symptoms or problems you have been having. It is most useful to share this list with your doctor at the beginning of the visit.
   
3. If you see other doctors in between visits to Yale, be sure to bring that information with you. Of particular importance are any medications prescribed for you, test results, and treatments prescribed.