Pain assessment

Question 1

OPQRST?

Answer 1

Onset
Provocation / Palliation
Quality
Radiation / Region
Severity
Timing

Question 2

Onset Q’s?

Answer 2

• time of onset
• prodromal sx
• sudden vs gradual

Question 3

Provocation / Palliation?

Answer 3

• what makes pain better / worse?
  e. g. movement, inspiration, palpation, positioning
• pain relief taken?

Question 4

Quality?

Answer 4

• sharp, stabbing
• dull, aching
• pressure
• tightness
• burning
• ripping / tearing

Question 5

Radiation / Region?

Answer 5

• localised vs generalised
• radiating pain
• referred pain

Question 6

Severity?

Answer 6

• pain score: 1-10
  @ rest vs @ provoked
• pain scale: mild, mod., severe
• Paeds: Pain faces scale

Question 7

Timing?

Answer 7

• onset, duration

- constant vs intermittent