Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Family History
- What is the general health status of your family members?
- Do you have a history of cancer in your family?
Social history
- What is your occupation? (Gas station attendant, painter, painter, airport attendant).
- Are you exposed to harmful agents such as benzene or solvents in your job?
Current medical history/systemic medical history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Have you noticed any changes such as fatigue, pallor?
- Do you suffer from headaches?
- Do you feel dizzy?
- Have you noticed a decreased memory capacity in you?
- Do you bruise quickly when you bump yourself?
- Do wounds bleed for a very long time after?
- Have you had any nosebleeds recently?
- Have you experienced bleeding gums?
- Have you noticed any skin changes? (pinhead-sized hemorrhages (skin or mucous membranes)).
- Do you have a fever or other signs of infection?
- Do you suffer from shortness of breath due to exertion?
- Have you noticed any lymph node enlargements? If so, are these painful?
- How long have these changes been present?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Are you overweight? Give 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 use drugs? If yes, what drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions
- Operations
- Radiotherapy (Radiatio (irradiation), radioiodine therapy).
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Environmental history (radiation exposure, especially in combination with the administration of alkylanzien (cytostatics); benzene, paints, varnishes, kerosene); lead; insecticides.
- Drug history (chemotherapy?).