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Qualifiers of a Chief Complaint |
Location, Radiation, Quality Quantity, Associated Manifestations Alleviating Factors, Setting Timing, Meaning and Impact PQRST Mnemonic |
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Refers to the primary area where the symptom occurs or originates |
Location |
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is the spreading of the symptom or other chief complaint from its original location to another part of the body |
Radiation |
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Ask the patient to characterize or describe the chief complaint Use the patient's own terms to describe the quality of the chief complaint |
Quality |
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Depicts the severity, volume, number or extent of thechief complaint In assessing quantity of the chief complaint, words such as minor, moderate or severe may be used For pain, a pain scale of 0-10 may be used |
Quantity |
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Refers to the signs and symptoms that accompany the chief complaint Positive findings refer to those manifestations that the patient has experienced long with the chief complaint Pertinent findings (negative findings) are those manifestations expected in a patient with a suspected pathology, but which are denied by the patient |
Associated Manifestations |
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Refers to those events that decrease the severity of the chief complaint |
Alleviating Factors |
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Refers to the sitution in which the chief complaint occurs |
Setting |
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refers to the time at which the chief complaint begins and is usually described as gradual or sudden |
onset |
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depicts the amount of time in which the chief complaint is present (continuous, intermittent) |
Duration |
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describes the number of times the chief complaint occurs and how it often develops |
Frequency |
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Refers to the meaning and impact of the chief complaint to the patient |
Meaning and Impact |
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provoke the pain pallative measures |
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Q |
quantity |
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R |
Region and radiation |
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S |
severity and setting |
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T |
timing |
