Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of drumstick fingers.
Family history
- What is the general health of your family members?
- Are there any diseases in your family that are common?
- Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- How long have the changes been present?
- Have you noticed any other complaints?
- Do you have good physical resilience? Can you climb stairs without any problems? How many floors?
- Do you suffer from shortness of breath? Does this occur at rest or only with movement?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Have you lost body weight unintentionally in the recent past? If so, how many kilograms in what time?
- Are you overweight? Please tell us your body weight (in kg) and height (in cm).
- Do you smoke? If so, 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 (cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease; autoimmune diseases, inflammatory bowel disease).
- Surgeries (operations on the heart, lungs).
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Environmental history
- Medication history
