Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of sputum (sputum).
Family history
- What is the general health of your family members?
- Are there any cardiovascular or respiratory diseases in your family that are common?
Social history
- What is your profession?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- How long has the sputum existed? Has it changed recently? Has it become more frequent?
- What does the sputum look like?
- Yellowish?, greenish?, transparent?
- Foam, mucus and pus (yellowish)?
- Traces of blood or blood clots?
- What is the texture of the sputum?
- Thin?, thick?
- Does the sputum occur constantly or only at certain times? (Time of day?)?
- Does the sputum occur more after eating?
- Do other symptoms occur in addition to the sputum?
- Do you swallow frequently?
- Have you had an infection recently?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Has your appetite changed?
- Have you noticed any unwanted change in weight?
- Have you noticed any changes in digestion and/or water excretion?
- Do you suffer from sleep disturbances?
- Do you smoke? If yes, 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 (pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease).
- Operations
- Allergies
- Medication history
