Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of pulmonary edema.
Family history
- What is the general health of your family members?
Social history
- What is your profession?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- Do you suffer from shortness of breath?*
- How long has the shortness of breath existed?
- Has it gotten worse? Do you have shortness of breath at rest?
- Do you have a cough? Is it productive? Mucousy? Bloody?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Are you overweight? Please tell 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, which drugs (heroin) and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. drug history.
- Pre-existing conditions (cardiovascular, pulmonary diseases; infections).
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Allergies
- Pregnancies
- Environmental history
- Medication history
Medication history
- Anthracyclines – group of agents that act against bacterial infections.
- Azathioprine (immunosuppressant).
- Betamimetics (synonyms: β2-sympathomimetics, also β2-adrenoceptor agonists) – fenoterol, formoterol, hexoprenaline, ritodrine, salbutamol, salmeterol, terbutaline [especially in combination with glucocorticoids].
- Bleomycin (cytostatic drug)
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Naloxone – antagonist of opioids.
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) → noncardiac pulmonary edema.
- Salicylates
- Venlafaxine (antidepressant)
* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Information without guarantee)
