August 11, 2006

OLD CARTS: 8 attributes of a symptom


Well, I wrote "7" when I was sketching this out, but I guess I meant "8." Bates' Guide to Physical Examination only used the mnemonic OLD CART and I unconsciously added an "S" for severity.

3 comments:

  1. Also seen this as POLDCARTS, with the "P" as "Previous History".

    I think that I like your note-taking better than the scrawl that my haste created, when trying to record everything.

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  2. The way we've been taught is for Self. so anything to do with self treatment and understanding of the condition

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  3. Hi I like the mnemonic. I hope my students do as well.

    Thanks

    Hugh

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