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What records should patients prepare before seeing a doctor in China?
Patients commonly prepare recent reports, imaging files, medication lists, allergy information, diagnosis summaries, procedure history, insurance documents, passport information, and translated summaries where possible.
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Patients commonly prepare recent reports, imaging files, medication lists, allergy information, diagnosis summaries, procedure history, insurance documents, passport information, and translated summaries where possible.
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Useful preparation may include medical reports, lab results, CT/MRI/X-ray files, discharge summaries, pathology reports, current medicine lists, allergies, prior surgeries, chronic condition summaries, and key questions for the visit.
Patients should avoid relying on automatic translation for critical clinical meaning without professional review when accuracy matters.
The exact documents needed depend on the hospital, department, appointment type, insurer, and clinical situation.
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