Which documents should I bring?
- Laboratory results from the past five years, even partial ones.
- Imaging reports and, where you have them, the images themselves.
- Discharge letters, operation notes and specialist opinions.
- A complete list of medicines, dietary supplements and doses, including anything taken occasionally.
- Official identification, and your AMKA if you have one.
Send them ahead if you can. Reading them before the appointment means the time is spent on your questions rather than on data entry.
Do I need to fast or change anything beforehand?
Only when a test requires it, and you are told in writing when it does. Where fasting applies it is usually eight to twelve hours of water only. Do not stop or change any prescribed medicine to prepare for a test unless the physician who prescribed it tells you to.
For cardiopulmonary testing you are asked to avoid heavy exercise, alcohol and unusual caffeine in the preceding twenty-four hours, and to bring clothing and shoes you can exert yourself in.
What should I prepare for a video consultation?
A quiet place, a stable connection, and your documents as files or clear photographs sent in advance. If you measure blood pressure, weight or sleep at home, bring those readings; a pattern over weeks is more informative than one measurement taken in a consulting room.
What happens to the documents I hand over?
They are held as health data and processed under the rules described on the privacy page, and under Greek medical confidentiality. Copies are returned or deleted on request, and nothing is shared with an insurer or an employer.
No result is promised
No result is promised. The relationship between physician and patient is an obligation of means, not of result. Individual results vary. Before anything is prescribed, your physician states the evidence level for that specific intervention in your case, and records it.
Medical disclaimer
The content of this website is general medical information. It is not a diagnosis, not a prescription and not a substitute for consulting a physician who knows your history. Do not start, stop or change any medication, supplement or therapy on the basis of this website alone. Individual results vary and no outcome is guaranteed. In a medical emergency call 112.
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