Location: localized (RLQ, RUQ, LUQ, LLQ, epigastric, hypogastric) or diffuse

Onset, frequency, duration: when did the first episode occur, is pain continuous, if not, what is the episode frequency and duration?

Course: increasing, decreasing, steady

Severity of pain: on a scale from 1 to 10

Quality:sharp/stabbing,dull,radiating,­throbbing, colicky/crampy, burning, constricting

Radiation: back, groin, other areas of the abdomen

Aggravating factors: movement, coughing, food, other, none

Reliving factors: lying still, vomiting, antacids, food, other, none

Associated symptoms: nausea, vomiting, fever, change in bowel habits, bleeding per rectum, dysphagia, odynophagia, heartburn, hematemesis, weight loss, change in appetite, dysuria, jaundice

History of similar episodes in the past

Medical history: eg, GERD, IBD, peptic ulcers, liver/ billiary/renal/CV disease

Medication history: eg, NSAIDs, opioids

History of abdominal surgery: time, type of surgery, indication for surgery, postoperative complications, elective vs urgent surgery

Gynecologic history: last menstrual period, dysmenorrhea, oral contraceptive pill use, history of PID, fibroids, endometriosis