| 1 | DVBCWCS1 ;ALB/CMM CUSHING'S SYNDROME WKS TEXT - 1 ; 5 MARCH 1997 | 
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| 2 | ;;2.7;AMIE;**12**;Apr 10, 1995 | 
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| 3 | ; | 
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| 4 | ; | 
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| 5 | TXT ; | 
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| 6 | ;;A.  Review of Medical Records: | 
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| 7 | ;; | 
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| 8 | ;; | 
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| 9 | ;; | 
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| 10 | ;;B.  Medical History (Subjective Complaints): | 
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| 11 | ;; | 
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| 12 | ;;    Comment on: | 
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| 13 | ;;    1.  Date diagnosis established. | 
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| 15 | ;; | 
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| 16 | ;;    2.  Weakness or fatigability. | 
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| 17 | ;; | 
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| 18 | ;; | 
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| 19 | ;;    3.  Etiology ?  Iatrogenic? | 
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| 20 | ;; | 
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| 21 | ;; | 
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| 22 | ;;    4.  Treatments (surgery, medication, etc.), dose, frequency, | 
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| 23 | ;;        response, side effects. | 
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| 24 | ;; | 
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| 25 | ;; | 
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| 26 | ;;C.  Physical Examination (Objective Findings): | 
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| 27 | ;; | 
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| 28 | ;;    Address each of the following and fully describe current findings: | 
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| 29 | ;;    1.  Muscle strength. | 
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| 30 | ;; | 
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| 31 | ;; | 
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| 32 | ;;    2.  Vascular fragility. | 
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| 33 | ;; | 
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| 34 | ;; | 
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| 35 | ;;    3.  Gastrointestinal. | 
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| 37 | ;; | 
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| 38 | ;;    4.  Blood Pressure. | 
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| 40 | ;; | 
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| 41 | ;;    5.  Striae. | 
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| 43 | ;; | 
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| 44 | ;;    6.  Weight gain or loss (weigh patient). | 
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| 45 | ;; | 
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| 46 | ;; | 
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| 47 | ;;    7.  Moonface. | 
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| 48 | ;; | 
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| 49 | ;; | 
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| 50 | ;;    8.  Glucose metabolism. | 
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| 52 | ;; | 
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| 53 | ;;    9.  After control, describe adrenal insufficiency, cardiovascular, | 
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| 54 | ;;        psychiatric, skin, or skeletal complications or residuals. | 
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| 56 | ;; | 
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| 57 | ;;D.  Diagnostic and Clinical Tests: | 
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| 58 | ;; | 
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| 59 | ;;    Provide: | 
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| 60 | ;;    1.  CT of brain or X-ray of sella turcica. | 
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| 61 | ;;    2.  Serum and urine cortisol levels. | 
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| 62 | ;;    3.  High and low dose dexamethasone suppression test. | 
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| 63 | ;;    4.  X-rays if osteoporosis suspected. | 
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| 64 | ;;    5.  Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted | 
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| 65 | ;;        in the examination report. | 
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| 67 | ;; | 
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| 68 | ;;E.  Diagnosis: | 
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| 69 | ;; | 
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| 70 | ;;    Comment on: | 
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| 71 | ;;    1.  Is the disease active or in remission? | 
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| 73 | ;; | 
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| 74 | ;;Signature:                             Date: | 
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| 75 | ;;END | 
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