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How to keep a medical history summary for multiple specialists
Keep a one-page summary with your diagnoses, medicines, allergies, key tests, main symptoms and current questions, and update it before each appointment. Each specialist then sees the same clear picture.
What to include
- Diagnoses and dates
- Medicines and supplements with doses
- Allergies and past reactions
- Key tests and results with dates
- Main symptoms, since when, scores from 0 to 10
- Who is involved: specialists and contacts
- Current questions
Keep it useful
- One page, dated at the top.
- Same format every time.
- Photo on your phone and a printed copy.
See also how to prepare for an appointment with many symptoms.
Frequently asked questions
How do I keep a medical history summary?
One page with diagnoses, medicines, allergies, tests, symptoms and questions.
How often should I update it?
Before each appointment.
Can I share it?
With the people you choose.
For information only, not medical advice. For information only, not medical advice. Follow your care team's guidance, and use the number you were given for anything urgent.