NURS 612 Musculoskeletal Tina Jones SOAP

What brought you here today (eg. headache) “I have a lot of pain in my lower back.” Histo r y of P r ese nt Illn ess Chronological order of events, state of health before onset of CC, must include OLDCARTS in paragraph form Onset Patient is a 28-year-old African American woman who presented to the clinic complaining of back pain that began 3 days ago. She states she “tweaked it” while lifting a heavy box. She states that lifted several boxes to help her friend who was moving, she does not know the weight of the box that caused her pain. She states the pain is in her low back and bilateral buttock. She describes the pain as constant aching with stiffness but does not radiate. She states the pain is at its worse while sitting, which rates a 7/10. The pain decreases with rest and lying flat on her back, which she rates approximately 3-4/10. The pain has not changed over the past three days She has treated the pain with 2 over the counter ibuprofen tablets every 5-6 hours. She states the ibuprofen can decrease her pain to 2/0. Her current pain is a 5/10. She de