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    The mnemonic SOCRATES can help medical professionals take an effective pain history by prompting them to ask about the site, onset, character, radiation, associations, timing, exacerbating factors, and severity of a patient's pain. It stands for questions about the location of pain, how it began, its description, whether it spreads elsewhere, any related symptoms, changes over time, what worsens or relieves it, and its intensity on a 1 to 10 scale.

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    Pain History

    Last Updated Tuesday, 23 September 2008 21:41

    Mnemonics make it easy...

    The mnemonic 'SOCRATES' can he helpful in remembering


    the different questions to ask when taking a pain history.

    SOCRATES

    Site - Where is the pain?


    Onset - When/how did the pain start (e.g. sudden, gradual?)
    Character - Describe the pain (e.g. dull ache, sharp stabbing)
    Radiation - Does the pain move anywhere?
    Associations - Any symptoms/signs associated with the pain?
    Timing - How has the pain changed over time?
    Exacerbating/Relieving factors - Does anything worsen/relieve
    the pain?
    Severity - How bad is the pain on a scale of 1(mild) to 10
    (worst ever).

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