Pain questions

SOCRATES (Greek philosopher)

• Site – central?
• Onset – sudden?
• Character – burning, heavy, crushing, tight?
• Radiation – e.g. jaw, neck, arms
• Associations – e.g. sweating, dyspnoea, nausea, vomiting
• Timing – duration?
• Exacerbating and alleviating factors – e.g. by glyceryl trinitrate
• Severity out of 10