Specialty-Visit Question Generator

Pick a specialty (cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, dermatology, neurology, OB/GYN, or pediatrics) and Sophie Well returns a curated question bank tailored to the first visit with that specialist.

Open the generator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Specialty
Cardiology
Visit context
palpitations workup

Result: Click "Build printable question list" to render a cardiology-visit prep sheet.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

The specialty, and the visit context if you want to narrow the list.

What this is

Pick a specialty (cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, dermatology, neurology, OB/GYN, or pediatrics) and Sophie Well returns a curated question bank tailored to the first visit with that specialist - the questions a thoughtful patient or caregiver would bring if they had time to prepare for a one-hour consult. The lists are not exhaustive; they are starting prompts, hand-curated by the project author, that hit the topics specialty consultations most often glide past (prognosis, alternatives, evidence behind the recommendation, what to watch for between visits, and how to reach the team after hours).

When to use it

Use this in the day or two before a new specialty appointment, especially one with a new diagnosis or one likely to lead to a treatment decision (surgery, chemotherapy, long-term medication, biopsy). The point is not to ask all 30 questions - it is to pick the three or four that match the decision the visit will hit, write them down, and leave room for the clinician to lead. Patients who arrive with written, specialty-specific questions remember more of the plan, ask better follow-ups, and feel more like partners in the encounter.

How this is calculated

Generic per-specialty question banks compiled by the project author. Tailor to the visit.

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.