Oxidative Stress and Nitrosative Stress: Medical History

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.