It is inevitable to go to hospital for treatment when you get ill. But pay attention to keep civilized and polite in the hospital. You shall firstly register, and then wait. In the waiting room, keep patient, don’t irritate, make a racket, smoke, spit and litter up wastepaper and seedcase, to maintain a quiet, clean and comfortable diagnosis and treatment environment, which is good for the doctor to operate as well as reducing the disturbance to other waiting patients.

Before the medical workers call your name, don’t stand up or move around the doctor to interrupt their works; when you are called, respond politely, and then sit down the designated position, don’t hesitate or delay to avoid the doctor’s repeat. Don’t state anxiously before being asked because the doctor will look at your medical history or make preparation before diagnosis. When the doctor asked you, clearly tell him your illness in good order.  

Please remember following rules:

1. Mistake: “I have caught nephritis”.
A cautious doctor doesn’t diagnose until make a full examination according to the symptom of the patient. But a green doctor may believe what patient said sometimes, which can make a blunder. A woman said to the doctor (who has treated many times): “My cystitis relapsed again.” This doctor didn’t suspect and instantly prescribed for her because it’s time for off-duty. A week later, this woman returned to see the doctor. After detailed examination, the disease she got is not cystitis but colpitis, because both diseases have some similarities.      

2. If you caught a serious illness before, tell the doctor details.
Such as: the doctor asked why were you in hospital before, the patient may answer:
“Because it needs examination.”(No value)
“Because of the heart.” (Good)
“Damaged valve caused heart disease. The doctor said I may get a rheumatic fever when I was young.” (Very good)
“Damaged mitral valve caused Heart disease. The doctor said I may get a rheumatic fever when I was young.” (Excellent)

3. Exactly tell the doctor your feeling, because the doctor has the right to know.
You may think there is no connection between the headache and stomachache, but the true symptom still need to be told. The family medical history may relate with the patient. If there is a tumour in the breast, according to which, the doctor shall conclude whether your mother got breast cancer or not before, please don’t describe your illness in medical terms, because the doctor never believe the layman said.

Some patients think it is a method to use medical terms to describe the “serious” illness, therefore the doctor can treat carefully. In fact, this may easily guide the doctor to the crossroad.

4. Pay more attention to the conversation with the doctor
You shall clearly know following issues: what illness you got and the reason, what shall notice in future? How long will it get well? What shall to do if it isn’t well? Is it necessary to keep taking medicine? If you have the answer, the conversation is ok.
All the people generally can recognize the importance of nutritious food, physical exercise and quitting smoke, and most of them can also well coordinate with the doctor, but not all the people know these basic common sense above mentioned. So we shall learn to talk with the doctor.