Mnemonics Flashcards
OPQRST
Onset Provocation / Palliation Quality Region/ radiation Severity Time
What is onset
What were you doing when in started
What is palliatives/ provokes
What makes it better or worse
What does quality refer to
What does the pain feel like (sharp, dull, burning, tearing)
What does Radiates / region mean
Where is the pain, where does it go, is it in more than 1 area
What does severity refer to
What is the pain on a scale of 1 to 10.
Compare to worst pain ever felt
What does time refer to
When did the pain start, does it come and go
When do you use OPQRST
For pain assessment
What is ASPN
Associated
Symptoms
Pertinent
Negatives
When are ASPN usually important
After OPQRST but it’s good to not pertinent negatives in all cases
what is SAMPLE
Sign & symptoms Allergies Medications Past medical history Last meal or oral intake Events before the emergency
What’s are signs
What you can see
What are symptoms
What the patient feels or tells you they are feeling
What are allergies in SAMPLE
If exposed to possible allergen (new food, environmental)
Known allergies and allergies to latex or medical equipment and medications
What past medical hx do you want
Pertinent to pt current cc
