| 1 | DVBCGMC1 ;ALB ISC/THM-TEXT FOR GEN MED EXAM ; 5/21/91  9:47 AM
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| 2 |  ;;2.7;AMIE;;Apr 10, 1995
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| 4 | PTXT F AW=0:1 S AX=$T(@TXT+AW) S AY=$P(AX,";;",2) W:AY="END" !! Q:AY="END"  W AY,!
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| 5 |  Q
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| 6 |  ;
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| 7 | TXT2 ;;(describe type, area, extent of lesions and
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| 8 |  ;;   report injuries, including burns in the MUSCULOSKELETAL section of this
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| 9 |  ;;   form):
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| 10 |  ;;END
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| 11 |  ;
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| 12 | TXT3 ;;(describe local or generalized adenopathy,
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| 13 |  ;;   enlargement, tenderness, suppuration blocking of lymphatic circulation,
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| 14 |  ;;   etc..):
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| 15 |  ;;END
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| 16 |  ;
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| 17 | TXT4 ;;(describe findings on inspection and palpation,
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| 18 |  ;;   enlargements, masses, tenderness or rigidity, hemorrhoids (internal/external
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| 19 |  ;;   fissures, bowel movements - control or lack of):
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| 20 |  ;;END
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| 21 |  ;
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| 22 | TXT5 ;;(describe type, location, size, whether complete, reducible, recurrent,
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| 23 |  ;;   supported by truss or belt, and whether operable):
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| 24 |  ;;END
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| 25 |  ;
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| 26 | TXT6 ;;(describe kidneys, bladder, frequency
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| 27 |  ;;   of urination and control or lack thereof, prostate, seminal
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| 28 |  ;;   vesicles, testes, cord, penis, and appendages; evidence of
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| 29 |  ;;   past or present venereal disease; for females report pelvic
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| 30 |  ;;   exam, if indicated):
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| 31 |  ;;END
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| 32 |  ;
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| 33 | TXT7 ;;   1. Diseases and injuries (include effect of gunshot wounds and other
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| 34 |  ;;      injuries on skin and underlying structures) -
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| 35 |  ;;
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| 36 |  ;;
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| 37 |  ;;
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| 38 |  ;;
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| 39 |  ;;   2. Scars (describe location, measurements, depression, type oftissue
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| 40 |  ;;      loss adherence, disfiguration and tenderness) -
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| 42 |  ;;
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| 44 |  ;;
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| 45 |  ;;   3. Functional effects (describe location, swelling, atrophy, tenderness,
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| 46 |  ;;      degree of limitation of flexion and extension, angle of fixation, fracture
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| 47 |  ;;      or disease, fibrous or bony residual and specify mechanical aid used and
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| 48 |  ;;      benefit) -
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| 53 |  ;;   4. Feet (describe objective evidence of pain at rest and on manipulation,
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| 54 |  ;;      rigidity, spasm, circulatory disturbance, swelling, callus, strength,
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| 55 |  ;;      mobility of ankles, feet, toes and limitation in degrees and indicate
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| 56 |  ;;      whether right or left, acquired or congenital) -
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| 58 |  ;;
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| 60 |  ;;
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| 61 |  ;;   5. Burns (indicate degree, shape and dimension, specifying inches
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| 62 |  ;;      or centimeters)-
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| 63 |  ;;
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| 64 |  ;;
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| 65 |  ;;END
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| 66 | TXT8 ;;   1. Neurological (describe motor status, coordination, reflexes, sensory
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| 67 |  ;;      status equilibrium and give level of lesion) -
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| 72 |  ;;   2. Psychiatric and Personality (describe behavior, comprehension,
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| 73 |  ;;      coherence of response, emotional reaction, orientation, memory, signs
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| 74 |  ;;      of tension and response as to social and industrial capacity) -
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| 80 |  ;;   3. State whether the veteran is capable of managing his/her benefit payments
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| 81 |  ;;      in the individual's own best interests without restriction (a physicial
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| 82 |  ;;      disability which prevents the veteran from attending to financial
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| 83 |  ;;      matters in person is not proper basis for a finding of incompetency
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| 84 |  ;;      unless the veteran is, by reason of that disability, incapable of
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| 85 |  ;;      directing someone else in handling the individual's financial affairs) -
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| 86 |  ;;
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| 89 |  ;;
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| 90 |  ;;END
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| 91 |  ;
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| 92 | TXT9 ;;(describe cough, expectoration, mobility, palpation,
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| 93 |  ;;   percussion, and auscultation and specify the area as well as
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| 94 |  ;;   the veteran's tolerance for exercise, such as how far can he
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| 95 |  ;;   walk, how many flights of stairs can he climb, etc.):
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| 96 |  ;;END
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| 97 |  ;
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| 98 | TXT10 ;;In many cases, this general examination will be the only examination conducted.
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| 99 |  ;;Accordingly, it is vital that all significant functional deficits should
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| 100 |  ;;be identified and described, including, but not limited to, the body systems
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| 101 |  ;;and parts involved in the history and present complaints.  If the examiner deems
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| 102 |  ;;that additional special studies and/or examinations are necessary for proper
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| 103 |  ;;diagnosis and/or evaluation, specific recommendations should be made.
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| 104 |  ;;
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| 105 |  ;;Negative results may be summarized as "negative" or "normal".
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| 106 |  ;;END
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