Things to know before we get started
How to prepare to speak to your provider in a way that they can help you
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Pass the ball or share a map (6:19)
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Constraints on your healthcare provider (4:19)
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A story of how bringing in a written summary can change the dynamics of the appointment (3:47)
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Organizing all your symptoms helps prepare you to share with your provider (2:42)
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Getting specific about the most important symptoms that you want addressed (14:13)
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Additional tools that can help you more acuratly share with your provider (6:29)
Providers look for patterns - Can you share yours concisely?
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Introduction (4:45)
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A story on the importance of tracking patterns to provide context to your provider (1:54)
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Tracking behaviors that might be influencing your symptoms (3:04)
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Understand when & how to use trusted online sources to learn about your symptoms (6:00)
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An example of starting with fatigue as the most basic problem (2:47)
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Keeping track of what you've tried for chronic complaints (5:13)
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Writing down what your provider needs to hear is important (5:04)
Additional information that can be helpful to include
Create a summary statement for your provider
Requesting lab work
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Introduction & handout (3:21)
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Complete Blood Count (CBC) (0:27)
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Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (0:24)
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) (0:55)
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Ferritin (an iron marker) (1:42)
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Hemoglobin A1C (1:44)
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C Reactive Protein (CRP) (1:25)
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Homocysteine (a Vitamin B marker) (0:20)
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Vitamin D-25-OH (1:18)
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Autoantibody testing (0:58)
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Continuous Glucose Monitors (1:04)
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Pharmacogenomic testing (1:38)
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Final thoughts on getting lab work done (1:32)
All handouts and extra tools
