The medical history represents an important component in the diagnosis of high growth.
Family history
- Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?
- Are there other family members in your family with tall stature?
Social history
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Dates of birth:
- Birth weight
- Birth length
- Premature birth?
- “small for gestational age” ( too small for gestational age/pregnancy length)?
- Body size of the family:
- Parents
- Siblings of parents
- Grandparents
- When did puberty occur for them?
- Woman: When was your first menstrual period?
- Do you have any other symptoms/complaints?
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- Increasing obesity?
- Boys:
- No voice change?
- Lack of male hair?
- Small testicles/penis?
- When did puberty occur for them?
- Do you have any other symptoms such as:
- Headache?
- Visual disturbances?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
Own anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Previous diseases (endocrinological diseases, genetic diseases, tumor diseases).
- Operations
- Allergies
- Medication history