Reader companion · English v4.8 · Updated September 15, 2026

Prepare for your urology visit

Five tools reproduced from the English v4.8 patient appendix. Print only the tools that help at your next visit. Write on your own copy; this page collects no personal information.

Patient Tool 1 — My One-Page Urology Visit Brief

My main concern:

It began or changed on:

The pattern, triggers, and severity:

Other symptoms that occur with it:

What I have already tried and what happened:

The result I am most worried about:

The function I most want to protect:

Medications, supplements, allergies, and blood thinners:

Relevant operations, procedures, imaging, cultures, or pathology:

Patient Tool 2 — My Testing and Results Map

Test and date:

The question this test was meant to answer:

What the result showed in plain language:

What the test could not rule in or rule out:

The decision that changed because of it:

Next measurement, owner, and due date:

Patient Tool 3 — My Treatment Comparison

Treatment option:

Its job and expected benefit:

Evidence category—established, guideline-supported, emerging, off-label, or clinical judgment:

Side effects and complication rescue plan:

Anesthesia, catheter, recovery, work, travel, and caregiver burden:

Durability, retreatment, and future options:

How success will be measured and when:

Patient Tool 4 — My Follow-Up Loop

Working diagnosis:

Function or organ being protected:

Next action:

Person or office responsible:

Due date:

Expected result or recovery milestone:

Trigger for escalation or second opinion:

Warning sign that should not wait:

Patient Tool 5 — Medication and Procedure Safety Record

Name, dose, or procedure:

Why I am using it:

Start or procedure date:

Expected benefit and timing:

Important side effects or warning signs:

Who to call after hours:

Stop, continue, or reassess date: