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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) |
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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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S= Signs/Symptoms (associated) A= Allergies M= Medications (being taken) P= Past Medical History L= Last oral intake/ menses/ bowel movement/ incident E= Events leading up to chief complaint For Trauma: DECAP-BTLS (As in decapitation as a trauma concept + BTLS) Check for D= Deformities C= Contusions A= Abrasions P= Penetrations/ Punctures B= Burns T= Tenderness L= Lacerations S= Swelling And for types of Shock its CRAMPS-NH (New Hampshire) C= Cardiogenic Shock R= Respiratory Shock A= Anaphylactic Shock M= Metabolic Shock (Diabetes, etc) P= Psychogenic Shock S= Septic Shock N= Neurogenic Shock H= Hypoglycemic Shock Hope this helps, have fun and Ashe to all! |
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