Socrates
The Socrates Mnemonic for Anamneses The Socrates Mnemonic for Pain Anamnesis S ite, or where the pain is. Interrogative: "Can you show me where the pain is?" Negative: "My right shoulder doesn't hurt at all." Affirmative: "I have this feeling along my lower back." O nset, or when the pain began. Interrogative: "When did the throbbing begin?" Negative: "Are you saying you've had no numbness at all?." Affirmative: "I think I first felt it yesterday after dinner." ...