Medical history (history of illness) is an important component in the diagnosis of pleurisy (pleurisy).
Family history
- What is the current health status of your family members?
Social anamnesis
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- How quickly did the chest pain* occur?
- Acute – minutes to hours?
- Subacute – hours to days?
- Days to weeks?
- Recurrent?
- Where is the pain localized? Does the pain radiate?
- Has the pain changed? Become stronger?*
- What is the character of the pain? Cutting, stabbing, dull, burning, tearing, etc.?
- Is the pain dependent on breathing?
- Does the pain intensify or get better with exertion/movement?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is very mild and 10 is very severe, how severe is the pain?
- Do you suffer from shortness of breath?*
- Do you have an irritating cough?
- Do you have any other symptoms?
- Nausea, vomiting?
- Diarrhea?
- Constipation?
- Flatulence?
- Difficulty swallowing?
- Heartburn?
- Weight loss?
- Night sweats?
- Fever?*
- Fatigue?
- Joint pain?
- Have you had any recent injuries?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Have you unintentionally lost body weight? Please tell us your body weight (in kg) and height (in cm).
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Pre-existing conditions (infections; diseases of the respiratory organs, heart, liver, kidneys; tumor diseases).
- Operations
- Allergies
- Medication history
Any unexplained chest pain requires immediate diagnosis!* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Data without guarantee)
