PQRST:PQRST Method of Pain AssessmentPQRSTU cont’d.PQRSTU cont’dPQRST:PQRST:Assessment of a SymptomAssessment of a SymptomPQRST Method of Pain AssessmentPQRST Method of Pain AssessmentP: Provokes or palliatesP: Provokes or palliates•What causes pain?What causes pain?•What makes it better?What makes it better?•Worse?Worse?Q: QualityQ: Quality•What does pain feel like?What does pain feel like?•Is it sharp?Is it sharp?•Dull?Dull?•Stabbing?Stabbing?•Burning?Burning?•Crushing? Crushing? ***Let patient describe pain***Let patient describe pain in own words***in own words***PQRSTU cont’d.PQRSTU cont’d.R: Region (location) and radiation R: Region (location) and radiation •Where is the pain?Where is the pain?•Where does the pain radiate?Where does the pain radiate?•Is it in one place?Is it in one place?•Does it go anywhere else?Does it go anywhere else?•Did it start elsewhere and now localized to one Did it start elsewhere and now localized to one spot?spot?S: SeverityS: Severity•How severe is the pain on a scale of 1 – 10? How severe is the pain on a scale of 1 – 10? **This may differ from one**This may differ from one person to another***person to another***PQRSTU cont’dPQRSTU cont’dT: TimingT: Timing•What time did the pain start?What time did the pain start?•How long did it last?How long did it last?U: UnderstandingU: Understanding•What meaning does the pain What meaning does the pain have for the patient?have for the
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