Provide me some mnemonics to remember points in history taking

Question

I probably need a written questionnaire or else I forget important points to be asked to the patient during history taking. I need a mnemonic that will help me remember them.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Here is a schematic diagram with general format of history taking and some accompanying mnemonics.
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Comments

Some more mnemonics:

Remember SODA (a social drink) for social history
S: Smoking
O: Occupation
D: Drugs (illicit)
A: Alcohol with CAGE questions

Like SOCRATES, OPQRST and LIQOR AAA, we also have ASK LAST for pan history
A: Aggravating/Alleviating factors
S: Severity
K: K(Ch)aracter
L: Location
A: Associatied symptoms
S: Setting
T: Timing

BALD CHASM for Family History
B: Blood Pressure
A: Arthritis
L: Lung Disease
D: Diabetes
C: Cancer
H: Heart Disease
A: Alcoholism
S: Stroke
M: Mental disorders

Answer 2

You can also use the mnemonics "**LIQOR AAA**" for History of Presenting Illness:

 1. **L** : Location
 2. **I :** Intensity
 3. **Q:** Quality
 4. **O:** Onset
 5. **R:** Radiation
 6. **A:** Associated symptoms
 7. **A:** Alleviating factors
 8. **A:** Aggravating factros

Answer 3

I use **OPERATES** for History of Presenting Complaints

**O**  Onset of complaint
**P**  Progress of complaint
**E**  Exacerbating factors
**R**  Relieving factors
**A**  Associated symptoms
**T**  Timing
**E**  Episodes of being symptom-free
**S**  Relevant Systemic and general inquiry can be added here

Comments

"SAD LOTS" for Social History
Smoking
Alcohol
Drugs
Lifestyle
Occupational History
Travel History Sexual History

History of presenting Illness for Discharges "AbCDS"
Amount
Consistency
Color
Duration
Smell

FINISHED PUBS for Urinary Complaints
Frequency
Incontinence
Nocturia
Incomplete emptying
Stream
HEmaturia, HEsitancy
Dysuria
Pyuria
Urgency
Burning micturition
Strain

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FM DIAL for Menstrual History
Frequency
Menarche
Duration
Intensity
Amount
Last Menstrual Period (LMP)