Prepare for a health check

**Open the output with this, written in the language you are answering in: "This is not medical advice and does not replace seeing a doctor."**
***Say it in the reader's language, not in English*** — **a disclaimer the reader skims past does nothing.**

Prepare me for a health check so the appointment is worth the time.

**Before:**
1. **What to confirm in advance** — ***what this particular check includes, what the instructions are, and how long it takes.*** **Confirm with the provider; do not rely on what a check "usually" involves**
2. **What to bring** — records, previous results, a list of what I take, insurance or referral documents
3. **What to prepare to describe** — changes since the last one, anything I have been meaning to mention
4. ***The thing I have been putting off raising.*** **Write it down; it is the one most likely to be skipped**

**On the day:**
- **Questions to ask about anything done to me** — what it is, why, what it involves
- **What to ask about results** — ***when, how I get them, and what happens if I do not hear back.*** **Unreturned results are a common failure and asking now prevents it**

**After:**
- **What to do with the results** — who explains them, what to ask
- **What to record** for next time
- ***What a check like this does not cover*** — **so I do not read a clear result as broader reassurance than it is**

⚠️ ***Do not state fasting times, preparation instructions, intervals, or eligibility from memory*** — **these differ by provider, programme, and country and change.** Write `[confirm with the provider]`. ***Do not say what should be tested or whether anything is needed for me.***