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Appointment notes
Keep your main concern and questions within reach before, during and after a health appointment.
Every field is optional. This is a planning and communication aid, not a diagnostic test or treatment.
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Appointment notes
Write a few words, or print this blank sheet and use a pen. Leave any field blank.
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Illustrative example: a routine appointment
This is an invented example of how to organize a note, not a patient history or a suggested diagnosis.
- Main concern / question
- I have been losing track of routine paperwork. What might explain the change, and what should we check?
- Two examples
- I left a bill unfinished on Monday and missed its due date. Last week I reread a work form several times without completing it.
- Timing / context
- I first noticed this around a change in work hours; I am unsure of the exact date. I will bring my current medicine list.
- Communication
- Please let me read my note and ask one question at a time.
- Next action
- Leave this blank until the clinician and I agree the actual plan.
During the visit
You can say: “I lose my words under pressure. Could you read this short note?” Ask what remains unresolved and how to obtain written instructions. Do not change medicines based on this worksheet. For sudden severe symptoms or immediate danger, use appropriate urgent services.
NIMH preparation guidance supports bringing questions and medicine information; our worksheet itself has not been clinically validated.