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    ME/CFS educational tools to help patients, their families, and caregivers manage their healthcare provider visits.

    About ME/CFS

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    Handout: Could You Have ME/CFS? pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]


    Visiting A Healthcare Provider

    Before Your Visit

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    Handout: Preparing to Discuss ME/CFS with a Healthcare Provider pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

    During Your Visit

    On the day of your visit handout

    Handout: On the Day of Your Office Visit for ME/CFS pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

    After Your Visit

    After your visit handout

    Handout: After a Healthcare Provider Visit for ME/CFS pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]


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    Handout: A Healthcare Visit Checklist for ME/CFS pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

    Patients can use this fillable form to keep track of their medications and can bring it to doctor appointments.

    Handout: Current Medications and Supplements List pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]

    Page last reviewed: October 20, 2021
    Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)
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