Sleep first. Bad night, bad day, more symptoms. Fix that before changing anything else.

Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.

Test one thing at a time. It feels slower and it is the only way to learn anything.

Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.

An inconclusive account is useful if it stops the next person mistaking a story for a controlled comparison.