OPQRSTTT Flashcards
1
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Onset: When did symptoms start? Was it sudden or gradual?
2
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Palliating/provoking factors
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: Does anything make it better? Does anything make it worse?
3
Q
Quality
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“Can you describe what the symptoms are like?”
4
Q
Radiation
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Where is the pain located? Does it radiate from anywhere?
5
Q
Severity
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Pain: on a scale of 1-10 10 being the worst pain you’ve ever had, how would you rate the pain?
Other symptoms: would you describe the ______ as mild, moderate, or severe?
6
Q
Timing
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“Have the symptoms changed since onset? If so how?
7
Q
Trauma
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“Did you experience any trauma? If so what was it?
8
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Treatment
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“ Have you self treated it with anything? If so how? When? Did it work?
