Using SOCRATES in History Taking | OSCE | Communication Skills | SCA | UKMLA | CPSA | PLAB 2

This video demonstrates how to use the SOCRATES acronym when taking a history of pain or other symptoms.

Chapters:
- Introduction 00:00
- Site 01:12
- Onset 01:48
- Character 02:14
- Radiation 02:45
- Associated symptoms 03:04
- Timing 03:23
- Exacerbating & relieving factors 05:12
- Severity 05:32
- Examples 05:45

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[tangerineperfume]

Thank you for making this video. I am currently in PA school and we were taught the OLD CARTS method, which always trips me up. The SOCRATES mnemonic makes much more sense to me, especially since it incorporates associated symptoms. Worked through the examples you gave, and I feel like this works much more smoothly than OLD CARTS. Hoping this will help on my first OSCE this week. Thanks again!!

[muhammadalamdar]

The establishment of character in fever in important, unlike what is mentioned in the video
E.g, the fever of malaria can have a quatran cycle (occuring every 4th day), tertian cycle (occuring every 3rd day) or irregular cycle, and that helps in narrowing down the cause and sequent management & treatment plan, etc

[soniasun]

Amazing as always. Thank you so much :)

[blasbandian]

I think the Graph explanation of C and D on abdominal pain were interchanged.

[rashidashraf]

Nice please keep it up such history taking video

[sadiqaliyu]

Seems there’s a mix up between patients C and B’s pains in the timing section.

[sanasunni]

Very helpful and informative vedio, thank you