10 Questions for your doctor
1.In your oppinion what can be a cause to my problem?
2.Are there one or more causes of my disease?
3.What kind of tests can diagnose the disease?
4.How performant are diagnostic tests?
5.How safe are they?
6.What is the most likely evolution of the disease? What is the long-term prognosis without treatment?
7.What are the treatment options? How effective is each treatment option in hand? What are the benefits versus risks for each treatment separately?
8. If my symptoms are getting worse should I do alone? When should I contact you?
9.Do you have knowledge of all the medicines I take? Adverse effects may occur in combination with drugs which you prescribe?
10.Should there be pursued the side effects of the prescribed medications ?
WARNING: Setting a correct diagnosis is the key treatment. You are the most important person in this process by the fact that you can accurately describe the nature, location, duration and time of your symptoms appearance. Also, the doctor should be informed about the vitamins, herbal medication that you are taking .For example, to abnormal laboratory tests may be due to a long-term administration of vitamins; antacids and supplements that contain magnesium can cause diarrhea; some antihypertensive drugs can cause constipation.
