| 1 | DVBCWFW3 ;ALB/RLC  FEET WKS TEXT - 1 ; 16 JAN 2007 | 
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| 2 | ;;2.7;AMIE;**120**;Apr 10, 1995;Build 4 | 
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| 3 | ; | 
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| 4 | TXT ; | 
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| 5 | ;;A.  Review of Medical Records: | 
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| 6 | ;; | 
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| 7 | ;;B.  Medical History (Subjective Complaints): | 
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| 8 | ;; | 
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| 9 | ;;    Comment on: | 
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| 10 | ;; | 
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| 11 | ;;    1.  Pain, weakness, stiffness, swelling, heat, redness, | 
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| 12 | ;;        fatigability, lack of endurance, etc. | 
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| 13 | ;;    2.  Describe symptoms at rest and on standing and walking. | 
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| 14 | ;;    3.  Treatment - type, dose, frequency, response, side effects. | 
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| 15 | ;;    4.  If there are periods of flare-up of joint disease: | 
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| 16 | ;; | 
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| 17 | ;;        a.  State their severity, frequency, and duration. | 
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| 18 | ;;        b.  Name the precipitating and alleviating factors. | 
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| 19 | ;;        c.  Estimate to what extent, if any, they result in additional | 
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| 20 | ;;            limitation of motion or functional impairment during the | 
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| 21 | ;;            flare-up. (Per veteran) | 
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| 22 | ;; | 
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| 23 | ;; | 
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| 24 | ;;    5.  Describe whether crutches, brace, cane, corrective shoes, | 
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| 25 | ;;        shoe inserts, etc., are needed and their efficacy. | 
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| 26 | ;;    6.  History of any hospitalization or surgery (Date, location, if known, | 
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| 27 | ;;        reason or type of surgery). | 
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| 28 | ;;    7.  Describe effects of the condition(s) on the veteran's usual | 
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| 29 | ;;        occupation and daily activities. | 
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| 30 | ;;    8.  Describe any injury to the feet. | 
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| 31 | ;;    9.  Functional limitations on standing (i.e., unable to stand, able | 
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| 32 | ;;        to stand 15-30 minutes) and walking (i.e., nonambulatory, able to | 
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| 33 | ;;        walk 1/4 mile). | 
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| 34 | ;;    10. History of neoplasm: | 
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| 35 | ;; | 
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| 36 | ;;        a. Date of diagnosis, diagnosis. | 
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| 37 | ;;        b. Benign or malignant. | 
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| 38 | ;;        c. Types and dates of treatment. | 
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| 39 | ;;        d. Date of last treatment. | 
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| 40 | ;; | 
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| 41 | ;;C.  Physical Examination (Objective Findings): | 
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| 42 | ;; | 
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| 43 | ;;    Address each of the following as appropriate to the condition | 
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| 44 | ;;    being examined and fully describe current findings:  A DETAILED | 
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| 45 | ;;    ASSESSMENT OF EACH AFFECTED JOINT IS REQUIRED. | 
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| 46 | ;; | 
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| 47 | ;;    1.  Describe each foot separately.  For nomenclature of toes use: | 
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| 48 | ;;        great toe, second, third, fourth, and fifth.  The functional | 
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| 49 | ;;        loss should be related to the anatomical condition. | 
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| 50 | ;;    2.  Describe objective evidence of painful motion, edema, | 
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| 51 | ;;        instability, weakness, tenderness, etc. | 
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| 52 | ;;    3.  Describe gait. | 
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| 53 | ;;    4.  Describe any callosities, breakdown, or unusual shoe wear | 
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| 54 | ;;        pattern that would indicate abnormal weight bearing. | 
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| 55 | ;;    5.  Describe any skin and vascular changes. | 
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| 56 | ;;    6.  Describe hammertoes, high arch, clawfoot, or other deformity - | 
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| 57 | ;;        actively or passively correctable? | 
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| 58 | ;;    7.  For flatfoot | 
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| 59 | ;; | 
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| 60 | ;;        a.  Describe weight bearing and non-weight bearing alignment | 
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| 61 | ;;            of the Achilles tendon. | 
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| 62 | ;;        b.  Describe whether the Achilles tendon alignment can be | 
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| 63 | ;;            corrected by manipulation and whether there is pain on | 
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| 64 | ;;            manipulation. | 
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| 65 | ;;        c.  Describe degrees of valgus and whether correctable by | 
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| 66 | ;;            manipulation. | 
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| 67 | ;;        d.  Describe extent of forefoot and midfoot malalignment and | 
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| 68 | ;;            whether correctable by manipulation. | 
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| 69 | ;; | 
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| 70 | ;;    8.  For hallux valgus, describe angulation and dorsiflexion at | 
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| 71 | ;;        first metatarsal phalangeal joints. | 
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| 72 | ;;    9.  Is there any active motion in the metatarsophalangeal joint of | 
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| 73 | ;;        the great toe? | 
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| 74 | ;; | 
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| 75 | ;;D.  Diagnostic and Clinical Tests: | 
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| 76 | ;; | 
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| 77 | ;;    Comment on: | 
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| 78 | ;; | 
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| 79 | ;;    1.  X-rays for flatfoot and clawfoot - weight bearing AP and | 
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| 80 | ;;        lateral views and non-weight bearing AP, lateral, and oblique | 
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| 81 | ;;        views, if none are of record or if of record and condition has or | 
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| 82 | ;;        may have progressed. | 
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| 83 | ;;    2.  For other conditions, AP, lateral, and oblique of entire foot, | 
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| 84 | ;;        as applicable. | 
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| 85 | ;;    3.  Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted | 
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| 86 | ;;        in the examination report. | 
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| 87 | ;; | 
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| 88 | ;;E.  Diagnosis: | 
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| 89 | ;; | 
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| 90 | ;; | 
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| 91 | ;;Signature:                             Date: | 
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| 92 | ;;END | 
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