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For example, if the patient is experience chest pain, it is important to know if the patient was active running, mowing the lawn, chopping wood, etc… or inactive sitting on the couch when the chest pain started.

Pain in the back or abdomen is more suggestive of AAD Severity "On a scale of 1 to 10, how much does it hurt? Someone with abdominal pain that just ate a fatty meal may be having gallbladder issues.

Can you feel the pain moving anywhere? This question is completely subjective, and you will be asking a patient to rate their pain on a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the most painful I usually describe 10 as being the worst pain they can possibly imagine.

Examples of this is a person having a heart attack, with pain in their arm, jaw, or epigastric pain.

It's not an allergic reaction, but it's OK to still document and report it as an allergy and tell the receiving RN "Patient said they are allergic to lisinopril, they said it gives them a bad cough".

Was the pain sudden or was it gradual chronic? " Tips and Tricks [ ]• ASPN: accessory muscle use, skin wheals or rash, angioedema, Hx of need for intubation following previous episodes, etc.

And and I would some expericience shared om how to asses patient with respitatory distress and cardiovascular problems.

Greg Friese, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, is an author, educator, paramedic, and marathon runner.

"Evaluation of patients with chronic headache".

This can also include whether the symptoms relieve with rest.