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OPQRST

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OPQRST noun: the rapid assessment of a patient's condition during an emergency response.

Noun

OPQRST (uncountable)

  1. The rapid assessment of a patient's condition during an emergency response.
    • Your emergency scenario test next week will require strict chronological adherence to OPQRST procedures.

Origin of OPQRST

Initialism of onset, provocation, quality, region/radiate/radiation, severity, time.

Questions about OPQRST

What does OPQRST mean?
OPQRST means the rapid assessment of a patient's condition during an emergency response.
What part of speech is OPQRST?
OPQRST is a noun.

Words near OPQRST in the dictionary

  1. oppugning
  2. oppugns
  3. oppurtunity
  4. oppy
  5. oppy.
  6. OPQRST
  7. opr.
  8. OPRAF
  9. Oprah
  10. Oprah effect
  11. Oprah'd

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