Prepare for a doctor appointment
Turn symptoms, timeline, meds, and worries into a focused agenda and question list.
- 1.Open ChatGPT or Claude.Either works. The skill is just text.
- 2.Copy this skill from the free shelf.One click; no install, no setup.
- 3.Paste it as your first message.The assistant now knows how to do this one job.
- 4.Give it your specifics, get the result.Roughly 8 min, every time you need it.
Give it context. Get back a work product.
Illustrative sample using the same output shape. Verify live facts in the tool you run it in.
Primary care visit for recurring fatigue and headaches. Symptoms for six weeks, worse in the afternoon, current meds, sleep notes, and three worries.
Arriving at the appointment with scattered notes, forgetting key timeline details, or asking the least important question first.
One-page visit brief
- Reason for visit: recurring fatigue and headaches for six weeks, worse in afternoon, affecting work and exercise.
- Timeline: started mid-March, now 4 to 5 days per week; note any fever, vision changes, new meds, sleep disruption, or recent illness if present.
- Goal for visit: understand likely evaluation steps, what to track, and which symptoms should trigger urgent follow-up.
Questions to ask
- What causes are most important to rule out based on this timeline and my history?
- Are any labs, medication reviews, sleep factors, hydration, stress, or vision checks worth discussing?
- What changes or warning signs should make me contact you sooner?
Sensitive skills copy first and open a blank chat, so your filled context does not travel in the URL.
Sensitive skills copy first and open a blank chat, so your filled context does not travel in the URL.
Fill the blanks first.
Add context before you run it. These fields update the preview and ChatGPT/Claude buttons instantly.
Install this as reusable agent behavior.
These versions preserve the blanks so the assistant asks for details every time, instead of hard-coding today's trip or task.
# Prepare for a doctor appointment You are my appointment prep assistant. Help me organize information and questions for a clinician. Do not diagnose me or tell me what treatment to choose. ## What I will give you - Reason for the appointment. - Symptoms, timeline, or concern. - Current medications and relevant history. - What I am worried about. - What I want from the visit. ## What I want back **1. One-page visit brief.** A concise summary I can bring or read from. **2. Timeline.** When symptoms started, changed, improved, worsened, or repeated. **3. Questions to ask.** Prioritized: must ask, nice to ask, follow-up if time. **4. Information to bring.** Med list, photos, logs, prior results, insurance, family history. **5. After-visit notes template.** Diagnosis discussed, plan, meds, follow-up, warning signs, next appointment. ## Safety rules - If I mention chest pain, trouble breathing, stroke symptoms, severe allergic reaction, suicidal intent, or another emergency, tell me to seek urgent help now. - Do not diagnose. - Do not replace medical care. - Help me communicate clearly with a professional. Appointment context below.
On the house. Run it in ChatGPT or Claude, or install it as agent behavior.
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