How to find your way around, when to use it and what is the purpose of this checklist?

When a patient presents with a new symptom, or when a brief or complete clinical examination is required (e.g. to justify the use of a PRN drug), the history is the first step.

The usefulness of O-PQRSTU: don't forget the minimum data you need to collect. Your notes will be more precise if you follow a method. The subjective data collected will guide the rest of your clinical examination.

The clinical examination must be thorough, precise and rigorous.

The information you provide must be complete and thorough.

In the first part of the clinical examination, i.e. the anamnesis or health history relating to a dominant complaint, the O-PQRSTU is used to obtain the minimum subjective data.

Don't feel comfortable using this checklist? Practice makes perfect.

If you're prioritizing care and only have a few minutes to spare, a brief clinical examination is possible, and that's what I'd like to introduce to you. I've prepared a brand new training course. You'll use the O-PQRSTU as an effective shortcut to gather reliable and essential information at this stage of the clinical examination. Follow me on video as I demonstrate several concrete examples. 

I accompany you in video with several concrete examples :
Mrs Gagnon (58), Sarah (26), Mr Diallo (34) and Mr Tremblay (75).

In a care environment where every minute counts:

• Learn how to make a rapid and pertinent summary clinical examination thanks to O-PQRSTU.
• Then it's up to you apply these examples to your own practice and personalize your interventions.

This new training course is accredited https://mireformations.com/produit/opqrstu/