Medical history (history of illness) is an important component in the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
Family history
- What is the general health status of your family members?
- Are there any diseases in your family that are common?
- Are there any hereditary diseases (connective tissue diseases) in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- Do you suffer from
- Abdominal pain?
- Back pain?
- How long has the pain been present?
- Has the pain occurred quite acutely?*
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you smoke? If yes, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipes per day?
- Do you drink alcohol more often? If yes, what drink(s) and how many glasses of it per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, which drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (hypertension, genetic connective tissue disease, cardiovascular disease).
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Allergies
Medication history
- Antiasthmatic medication (beta-2 sympathomimetics or glucocorticoids) (OR=1.46).
- Quinolones/fluoroquinolones/gyrase inhibitors (ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, nalidixic acid, norfloxacin, lomefloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin) – If prescribed within the past 60 days, increase relative risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection by a factor of 2.43.
* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Data without guarantee)