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Old 03-26-2008, 02:36 AM
hunteradam07 hunteradam07 is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Insulin View Post
Pain : PQRST

P - position
Q - quality (sharp, dull)
R - radiation (groin, back, R or L shoulder, throat)
S - severity (on scale 1 to 10, does it wake you up at night)
T - time (any time of the day that pain is better or worse, related to meal,
bowel movement)
Dont forget the O=Onset!
Focus Hx should be OPQRST and FOAMASH
Onset
Prior
Provacative
pallative
presistent
Quality
Radiation
Severity
Temporal
Family Hx
Other conditions
Allergy
Medication
Accident
Surgery
Social Hx
Sexual
Hospitalization
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