Prepare a clear case summary, source reports, imaging, pathology information, medication details, and practical travel documents before requesting specialist pre-review or coordinating planned care in China.
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Use this checklist for later case preparation. A complete record packet is not required for the free first discussion. If you already have a case, add records in stages through your secure workspace and tell the team what is unavailable. Start free
Start with a short factual overview so dates and goals are not hidden across separate files.
Include readable reports and identify the facility and date for every important test.
An outside pathology review may require more than a PDF report. Confirm requirements before arranging any shipment.
Medication names and restrictions can vary by country, so prepare the information before departure.
Keep each translation alongside its original. Ask the receiving team which documents and languages it requires before paying for translation.
These constructed educational examples show common record-preparation gaps. They do not describe real patients and are not testimonials, clinical recommendations, or evidence of outcomes.
The sources support general preparation points only; the receiving hospital's current instructions always control what it will accept.
This page is source-backed coordination information and has not been presented as clinically reviewed by a named medical professional. It does not determine fitness to travel, diagnose a condition, recommend treatment, or replace advice from the patient's own clinicians or a travel-health professional.
Keep the original source files. Ask the receiving team which documents need translation first; key reports and summaries are usually more useful than translating unrelated pages.
A screenshot may help identify the study, but a reviewer may need the complete signed report and original image files. Confirm the requested format with the receiving facility.
No. First confirm that the receiving facility accepts outside pathology, what material it needs, its packaging and courier instructions, cost, and return policy.
No. Fitness to travel requires individualized assessment by an appropriate clinician. Urgent or worsening symptoms should be handled locally.
Send a separate request to each hospital, clinic or imaging centre that holds part of your record. You can use this checklist when writing to its records office.
Give your name, date of birth, patient number if available, and the dates or date range of care. Use the provider's records-request form or secure portal.
Ask for the specialist notes, discharge and procedure reports, laboratory results with reference ranges, and the final pathology report with addenda relevant to your review.
Request the radiology report and the original CT or MRI study in DICOM format. Keep the download instructions and expiry date with the files.
Label files by date and provider. Keep original-language documents alongside translations and add a short list of missing records and your main questions.
Keep your appointment details, service scope and itemized quote with your records. For medical appointments and treatment, the receiving hospital confirms the arrangements.
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