# Appointment preparation

> What a patient must bring, stop, fast for, or arrange before a listed appointment.

- Skill: `vstorm-co/appointment-preparation` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vstorm-co/appointment-preparation`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vstorm-co/appointment-preparation/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: vstorm-co (https://skillmd.com/u/vstorm-co)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vstorm-co/appointment-preparation

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# Preparing for an appointment

The commonest patient question, and one that is safe to answer when the
preparation is written down.

## Answer from the written instruction only

Every procedure that requires preparation has an instruction sheet. Read it and
relay it. Give:

- What to bring — documents, referral, previous results, a list of medications.
- What to stop, and how long before. Relay verbatim.
- Fasting, if any: from what time, and whether water is allowed.
- Whether they need somebody to take them home.
- What to wear or remove.

## The one thing to add unprompted

**Whether they can drive afterwards.** People plan around it and rarely ask.

## Hand over

Any question about whether *their* medication counts as one to stop. That is
specific to their prescription and belongs with a clinician, however clearly
the sheet appears to answer it.

## Never

Say a preparation step can be skipped, or estimate how long a procedure will
take from experience rather than the sheet.