After Care Instructions

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In some cases, the Provider might send After Care Instructions to the patient after a consultation.

When After Care Instructions are available for specific consultation, one will see "after_care_instruction": true under the completed_appointments section when calling the following endpoint Retrieve a Patient.

To retrieve after care instructions for a specific consultation, make a request to:

HTTP Request

GET {server_url}/api/v2/patients/{patient_id}/cust_appointments/{cust_appt_id}/after_care_instructions

Headers

Parameter	Default
Authorization	Bearer {jwt_token}
Accept	application/json
Content-type	application/json

This request must include a valid User JWT token, please see our documentation.

URL Parameters

The following parameters need to be included in the URL of the request:

Attribute	Required	Description
patient_id	true	MD Live ID for patient
cust_appt_id	true	Appointment ID of the after care instructions being requested

Example Request

Shell

curl -X GET {server_url}/api/v2/patients/{patient_id}/cust_appointments/{cust_appt_id}/after_care_instructions \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {jwt_token}' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json'

Ruby

RestClient::Request.new(
  :method => :get,
  :url => '{server_url}/api/v2/patients/{patient_id}/cust_appointments/{cust_appt_id}/after_care_instructions',
  :headers => {
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer {jwt_token}',
    'Accept' => 'application/json'
  }
).execute

Example Response

{
    "after_care_instructions": [
        {
            "title": "Abdominal Pain - Stress Related",
            "definition": "<ul><li>Pain or discomfort in the stomach (abdomen or belly)</li><li>The stomach pains occur when your child is worried about something.</li><li>This is often called the &quot;worried stomach&quot;.</li></ul>",
            "care_advice": [
                "<strong>Overview:</strong><ul><li>Over 10% of children have a &quot;worried stomach&quot;.</li><li>Your child can learn to control it.</li><li>Here is some care advice that should help.</li></ul>",
                "<div><strong>Relax:</strong></div>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n <li>Help your child get very relaxed. This should help relieve the pain.</li>\r\n <li>Have your child lie down in a quiet place and take slow deep breaths. Make the belly go up and down with each breath.</li>\r\n <li>Then try to relax all the muscles in the body. Think about something pleasant. </li>\r\n <li>Some kids also find it helpful to listen to CDs that teach them how to relax.</li>\r\n</ul>",
                "<strong>Talking:</strong><ul><li>Help your child talk about events that trigger the stomach pain.</li><li>Talk to your child about how to cope with these the next time around.</li><li>Help your child worry less about things he or she can't control.</li></ul>",
                "<div><strong>Sleep:</strong></div>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n <li>Make sure your child gets enough sleep. This should be at least 8 hours each night.</li>\r\n <li>Stress is easier to handle if you get eenough sleep</li>\r\n</ul>",
                "<div><strong>What to Expect:</strong></div>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n <li>If your child can relax, the pain may be gone in 30 minutes. If not, the pain may last 2-3 hours.</li>\r\n <li>These &nbsp;&quot;worried stomach&quot; stomach attacks may continue to come and go. Many adults have it.</li>\r\n <li>The only way to reduce attacks is to learn to deal with normal stresses.</li>\r\n</ul>",
                "<strong>Return to School:</strong><ul><li>Make sure that your child doesn't miss any school because of stomach pains.</li><li>Stressed children tend to want to stay home when the going gets rough.</li></ul>"
            ],
            "health_info": "<p><strong>Symptoms</strong></p><ul><li>The pain occurs in the pit of the stomach or near the belly button.</li><li>The pain is mild to moderate.</li><li>The pain is real but harmless.</li></ul><p><strong>Pain Scale</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Mild:</strong> Your child feels pain and tells you about it. But, the pain does not keep your child from any normal activities. School, play and sleep are not changed.</li><li><strong>Moderate:</strong> The pain keeps your child from doing some normal activities. It may wake him or her up from sleep.</li><li><strong>Severe:</strong> The pain is very bad. It keeps your child from doing all normal activities.</li></ul><p><strong>Causes</strong></p><ul><li>The most common cause of frequent stomach pains is stress and worries.</li><li>These children tend to be sensitive and very serious. They often are model children.</li><li>This can make them more at risk to the normal stresses of life.</li></ul><p><strong>Prevention of Stress</strong></p><ul><li>Teach your child the importance of getting enough sleep</li><li>Daily exercise helps. Exercise releases chemicals that protect the body from stress.</li><li>Do something fun and relaxing every day. Examples are music, a walk, reading, and talking with friends.</li></ul>",
            "call_back": "<ul><li>Stomach ache becomes worse than usual</li><li>Stomach ache lasts longer than usual</li><li>You think your child needs to be seen</li><li>Your child becomes worse</li></ul>",
            "related_topics": [
                "Abdominal Pain - General"
            ],
            "internet_resources": []
        }
    ]
}