Dear Parent/Guardian:

Welcome to our practice!  We are pleased you have chosen us for your child’s Pulmonary and/or Sleep Medicine care.

Enclosed you will find a patient registration form and history form.  Please complete the documents and bring them with you to your appointment.  This will help us to save you time at your visit.  We also ask that you bring your insurance card(s). Referrals (if applicable) and copayments are expected before being seen on the day of your visit.  We also ask for a copy of records leading up to this visit and also any tests or x-rays that have been done.  Please contact your primary physician before the appointment date to ensure he/she has sent us the items required.   

If your child has been referred for evaluation of asthma, recurrent pneumonia, wheezing, chronic cough and/or allergies, allergy skin testing may be indicated.  In order to perform such testing it is necessary that the patient is off all antihistamines including medications such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl), loratadine (Claritin, Alavert), desloratadine (Clarinex), fexofenadine (Allegra),cetirizine ( Zyrtec) or levocetirizine (Xyzal), for 2 weeks prior to your office visit.  Asthma medications such as inhaled corticosteroids, Singulair or albuterol/xopenex do not interfere with the results of allergy skin testing and may be continued.  If you have any questions or concerns prior to the visit, please do not hesitate to call.

Thank you again for choosing our practice!  We want to welcome you and we look forward to meeting you at your first visit on _____________________________in Doctor’s Building Tower A, Suite 382.

Sincerely,

The Physicians and Staff
Mercy Clinic Children’s Respiratory and Sleep Medicine