Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of polydipsia (excessive thirst).
Family history
Social history
Current anamnesis/systemic anamnesis (somatic and psychological complaints).
- How long have you been suffering from increased thirst?
- How many liters do you drink on average per day in the process?
- Do you always drink a lot, or only in certain situations, such as after drinking alcohol?
- Do you have to urinate more often?
- What does the urine look like? Concentrated? Does he smell changed?
- Do you need to change clothes during the night?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Have you unintentionally lost body weight? Please tell us your body weight (in kg) and height (in cm).
- Do you eat a balanced diet?
- Do you like to drink coffee, black and green tea? If so, how many cups per day?
- Do you drink other or additional caffeinated beverages? If so, how much of each?
- Do you drink alcohol? If so, what drink(s) and how many glasses per day?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (metabolic diseases, infections, kidney disease).
- Operations
- Allergies
Medication history
- Antibiotics
- Gentamycin
- Tetracycline
- Amphotericin B (antifungal agent; antifungal agent).
- Anticholinergics (polydipsia!) – group of drugs that inhibit the action of the transmitter acetylcholine.
- Chlorpromazine (polydipsia!) – active substance from the group of neuroleptics.
- Diuretics – dehydrating drugs such as furosemide.
- Glibenclamide (oral antidiabetic drug)
- Lithium
- Thioridazine (polydipsia!) – active substance from the group of antipsychotics (neuroleptics).