Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of oxidative stress.
Family history
Social history
- What is your occupation?
- Do you work physically hard?
- Is there any evidence of psychosocial stress or strain due to your family situation?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What complaints have you noticed?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you frequently expose yourself to UV radiation (sunbathing, solarium)?
- Do you have a balanced diet? Regular intake of:
- Cereal products
- A total of 5 servings of vegetables and fruit (≥ 400 g/day; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit).
- Milk and dairy products (daily)
- One to two fish meals per week
Intake in moderation of:
- Meat and sausages
- Fat and fatty foods
- Do you eat regularly?
- Do you engage in competitive or high-performance sports?
- 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.
- Pre-existing conditions (diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, infections).
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Allergies
- Environmental history (carcinogens, hydrogen tetrachloride, ethanol (ethanol)).
Drug history
- Hormonal contraception
- Cytostatic drugs
* Oxidative stress is a biochemical condition that does not show clear symptoms! Risk factors or secondary diseases (see under secondary diseases) are thus the first indication of a possible oxidative stress. However, detection of oxidative stress is only possible by laboratory diagnosis.