MNEMONIC
ABC
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
CARDIO
heart
BRADY-
Slow
-LOGY
Study of
SUPERIOR
Above
SAMPLE
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS
ALLERGIES
MEDICATIONS
PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
LAST ORAL INTAKE
EVENTS/ENVIRONMENT
HEMATO or HEMO
Blood
Fast
-IC
Pertaining to
ANTERIOR
In front of
OPQRST
Onset
Provocation
Quality
Radiate/Region
Severity
Time
Liver
Not
-ITIS
Inflammation
SUPINE
Laying on back, face up
LUQ
Left upper quadrant
NEPHRO
Kidney
BI-
-PNEA
breathing
DISTAL
SOB
Shortness of Breath
Lung
HYPO-
Under
-RRHEA
Flow
DORSAL
Posterior aspect of hand; top of foot