What patients need to provide when consulting about coronary artery disease

  I have been “sitting in the clinic” for some time and have read many patients’ requests for help. However, the information provided by many patients is too little, and there is no way to help. In fact, doctors make judgments (either diagnosis or treatment) based on the patient’s symptoms, previous response to treatment and the results of previous tests, and if the information is not clear, there is no way to provide advice. The information provided by the patient is even more important on the Internet because there is no face-to-face interaction with the patient. The few items requested are very general, but they already cover several aspects mentioned above. The key is to fill in the key information clearly. For patients consulting with coronary artery disease, the following points should be written as clearly as possible when filling out the form: 1. How long have you felt this way? Under what circumstances does this discomfort occur, especially if there are episodes during more strenuous activities, extreme mood swings, or during rest or sleep? How long does each attack last and how does it get better? Are the attacks violent, can they be tolerated, and are they accompanied by sweating, panic attacks, and other sensations?  2. Risk factors: Is there hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia? If yes, how well are they controlled? Are you a smoker?  3. Important test results: The more specific the results of laboratory tests, the better. ECG is best with pictures, coronary angiogram or echocardiogram text description is fine.  4, treatment: the more specific the treatment drugs, the better. What is the effect of treatment, such as improvement, which symptoms improve? In which area is better? Is it that the number of episodes has decreased, the duration of each episode is shorter or the degree of uncomfortable is less?  It is indeed a bit tedious to provide the above information, but the human body and the disease itself are very complex and this cannot be helped. Your experience of your condition must be detailed enough to answer the above questions.  For example, some patients just mention that they were diagnosed with so-and-so disease, took so-and-so medicine, and now they are still not well, what should I do? The doctor cannot make any judgment about such information and the patient will not get the help he/she hopes to get.