Precautions for Respiratory Specialists

Patients with respiratory diseases should pay attention to the following matters when they go to the doctor: 1. Bring the previous outpatient medical records and relevant information obtained during hospitalization, so that the doctor can learn as soon as possible about the status of the respiratory diseases you have suffered in the past and the diagnosis of other diseases in the body. This will help the doctor to know whether the disease you are now suffering from is an aggravation of the original disease, a complication of the original disease, or a new problem. Moreover, after knowing the other diseases you have suffered from in the past, the doctor will consider the interrelationship between the diseases you have suffered from, which will also have a guiding role in guiding the use of medication. Secondly, bring your previous examination data, such as chest radiographs, lung CT films, lung function test results, bronchoscopy results and laboratory documents, etc. so that the doctor can compare them with the current data. This will enable the doctor to compare the results with the current data, and help the doctor to determine whether the lung disease you are suffering from is a new lesion or an old one, and whether the lesion has progressed or improved compared with the original one. This will help the doctor determine the next step in the treatment program. This is very important, often encountered patients say that the film did not bring, because the local doctor said normal. In fact, sometimes, different doctors may have a new discovery, a doctor said normal does not necessarily mean that there is no value to take out to see again. Confirmation of normal tablets, the doctor will make the next step in the diagnostic plan. Third, in advance to see the name of the recent medication. A lot of patients to see the doctor complained of their treatment for a long time symptoms are not well controlled, but asked about the treatment process, will only say “in the drip” or “anti-inflammatory drugs” or “cough medicine”, the specific what drugs are not clear. But when asked about the course of treatment, they would only say “I’m on an IV” or “anti-inflammatory medicine” or “cough medicine”, but not what kind of medicine. Pay attention to the names of medicines during treatment. It is helpful to remember what medicines you are allergic to and to tell your doctor about them. Sometimes you can not provide their own allergies to drugs, the doctor will have a lot of concerns about the use of drugs. Fourth, some diseases may require several visits to the doctor, especially if the diagnosis requires gradual examination or is difficult to diagnose, it is best to look for a doctor who, according to his or her own thinking, will carry out the examination in an orderly manner or give further diagnosis and treatment plans. If you keep going to different doctors, there may be more variations and each doctor has his or her own opinion, and you will be frustrated instead. Of course, if your doctor can not diagnose clearly, you need to find another doctor as soon as possible to see, encounter difficult diseases should also find a few more doctors and even find a few more hospitals to see can not hurt. Fifth, some diseases require half a year or longer outpatient treatment, according to the doctor’s advice on a regular basis on time, it is best to make an appointment with the doctor for the next visit and possible tests, so that you can know in advance whether the day of the visit to eat or drink, whether you need to be accompanied by a family member, and so on.