The medical history (history of the patient) represents an important component in the diagnosis of bleeding from the respiratory tract.
Family History
- What is the general health of your family members?
- Are there any diseases in your family (e.g., lung, tumor diseases) that are common?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Are you exposed to harmful working substances in your profession?
Current medical history/systemic medical history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- You are bleeding from the respiratory tract?*
- How long has the bleeding existed?
- What color is the bleeding? Light, dark, mucus, food components, etc.?
- Is it bleeding from the nose and/or mouth?
- Has the symptomatology occurred acutely?*
- Is the bleeding continuous or does it occur in phases?* Are there triggers for the bleeding? Stress, etc.?
- Are there other symptoms such as nausea, pain, fever, etc.* ?
- Do you feel dizzy?
- Did/do any disturbances of consciousness occur?*
- Did you injure yourself?*
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Have you noticed any change in appetite?
- Have you lost body weight unintentionally?
- Do you smoke? If so, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipes per day?
- Do you drink alcohol? If yes, what drink(s) and how many glasses per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, what drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Previous diseases (cardiovascular diseases, infections, diseases of the respiratory system, tumor diseases, trauma (injuries)).
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Environmental history
- Medication history (anticoagulants/anti-hemorrhagic drugs)
* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Information without guarantee)