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SVMIC Anesthesiology: Common Risk Issues


                 TABLE 1: Pain Assessment  — History (S.C.R.I.P.T.)



                  S.C.R.I.P.T.           Information to Gather



                                             •  Circumstances of Onset (acute, trauma,

                   Story                         insidious, etc)

                                             •  Details, Details, Details



                                             •  Pain location

                                             •  Pain description
                   Current                   •  ROM
                   Symptons
                                             •  Aggravating Factors

                                             •  Alleviating Factors



                                             •  Anti-inflammatories
                   Rx (Relevant              •  Muscle relaxers
                   Meds)
                                             •  Nerve pain medication




                                               Previous injections to the area (what was
                   Interventions
                                             injected, what type of injection was done?)




                                             •  Previous PT

                   Physical                  •  Massage

                   Therapy                   •  Chiropractic

                                             •  Other



                                             Imaging of the affected area, NCS/EMG,
                   Tests
                                             etc (if done)



                  *Image courtesy of Dr. Stephanie Vanterpool


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