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Health & Care / W01
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Prepare for a doctor appointment

Turn symptoms, timeline, meds, and worries into a focused agenda and question list.

For
Patients
Time per use
8 min
Format
.md and .skill
How to use it
  1. 1.
    Open Claude or ChatGPT.
    Either works. The skill is just text.
  2. 2.
    Copy this skill from the free shelf.
    One click; no install, no setup.
  3. 3.
    Paste it as your first message.
    The assistant now knows how to do this one job.
  4. 4.
    Give it your specifics, get the result.
    Roughly 8 min, every time you need it.
Example output

Give it context. Get back a work product.

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Give it

Primary care visit for recurring fatigue and headaches. Symptoms for six weeks, worse in the afternoon, current meds, sleep notes, and three worries.

Why it matters

Arriving at the appointment with scattered notes, forgetting key timeline details, or asking the least important question first.

Get back

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.
Get back

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?
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# 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 Claude or ChatGPT, or install it as agent behavior.

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