Pre-visit preparation and precautions for patients with liver disease

Well-prepared patients before the consultation, not only will save a lot of time, and sometimes will play a multiplier effect, these things may seem small, but to the critical moment can play a big role, especially in the difficult to see a doctor today, in the big hospitals, it is more to appreciate this. Therefore, as a smart patient, should be the first link from the clinic to develop good clinic habits, the following on the preparation and attention before the clinic is introduced as follows: 1, bring all of their previous diagnosis and treatment of relevant information, including medical records, a variety of test reports and medication records, if necessary, with the instructions of the drugs for the doctor to refer to the analysis of your condition and the establishment of your medical records. In the clinic, we found that many patients do not pay attention to this link, and forget to bring the results of laboratory tests done in other hospitals, and have to repeat the examination, which not only wastes the consultation time, but also creates an unnecessary waste of money. 2, should keep fasting before consultation, because patients with liver disease often need to check or review liver function, blood glucose, blood lipids and other tests, and if necessary, also need to perform abdominal ultrasound, CT, gastroscopy and other tests, which all need to be completed in a fasting state, so before consultation should keep fasting, the specific practice is 3, chronic liver disease usually have some special signs, such as Liver palms, spider nevus, liver disease face, so it is recommended not to make up and keep a plain face before the consultation, so as not to affect the judgment of the disease due to the concealment of the positive signs caused by make-up. 4, as far as possible to provide detailed information on their own medical history, medical history is too complex, may wish to organize their thoughts before the consultation, in order to be able to think clearly, the narrative is clear, save time; not to hide disease-related information from the doctor, so as not to cause the doctor’s wrong judgment. 5, chronic liver disease patients are usually a long-term process, in the process of treatment, patients should be their own fixed doctor, in order to maintain the continuity of treatment and follow-up. It is better for patients to make an appointment with their own doctor before coming to the hospital, so as to avoid the temporary cancellation or change of the clinic due to the doctor’s absence.