| 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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| 3 | ; | 
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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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| 41 | ;; | 
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| 42 | ;; | 
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| 43 | ;; | 
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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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| 49 | ;; | 
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| 50 | ;; | 
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| 51 | ;; | 
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| 52 | ;; | 
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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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| 57 | ;; | 
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| 58 | ;; | 
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| 59 | ;; | 
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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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| 68 | ;; | 
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| 69 | ;; | 
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| 70 | ;; | 
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| 71 | ;; | 
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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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| 75 | ;; | 
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| 76 | ;; | 
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| 77 | ;; | 
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| 78 | ;; | 
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| 79 | ;; | 
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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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| 87 | ;; | 
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| 88 | ;; | 
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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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