| 1 | DVBCWHD1 ;ALB/CMM HEMIC DISORDERS WKS TEXT ; 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.  Frequency and duration of crisis if sickle cell disease.
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| 14 |  ;;
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| 15 |  ;;
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| 16 |  ;;    2.  Fatigability and/or weakness?  (Is light manual labor precluded?)
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| 17 |  ;;
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| 18 |  ;;
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| 19 |  ;;    3.  Headaches?
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| 20 |  ;;
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| 21 |  ;;
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| 22 |  ;;    4.  History of infections?  If yes, frequency and response to therapy?
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| 23 |  ;;
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| 24 |  ;;
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| 25 |  ;;    5.  Shortness of breath?  If yes, with what degree of exertion?
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| 26 |  ;;
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| 27 |  ;;
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| 28 |  ;;    6.  Chest pain?  Symptoms of claudication?
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| 29 |  ;;
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| 30 |  ;;
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| 31 |  ;;    7.  History and frequency of transfusions, phlebotomy, bone marrow
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| 32 |  ;;        transplant, myelo-suppressant therapy.
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| 33 |  ;;
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| 34 |  ;;
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| 35 |  ;;    8.  Symptoms of other end organ pathology?
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| 37 |  ;;
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| 38 |  ;;    9.  Disease activity (exacerbations/remission)?  If there were 
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| 39 |  ;;        exacerbations, what was the state of the veteran's health 
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| 40 |  ;;        between exacerbations?
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| 42 |  ;;
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| 43 |  ;;   10.  Current and past treatment history including date and type of
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| 44 |  ;;        last treatment?
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| 45 |  ;;
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| 46 |  ;;
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| 47 |  ;;   11.  Syncope, lightheadedness.
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| 48 |  ;;
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| 49 |  ;;TOF
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| 50 |  ;;C.  Physical Examination (Objective Findings):
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| 51 |  ;;
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| 52 |  ;;    Address each of the following as appropriate to the condition 
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| 53 |  ;;    being examined and fully describe current findings:
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| 54 |  ;;    1.  Swelling of hands and/or feet (edema)?
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| 55 |  ;;
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| 56 |  ;;
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| 57 |  ;;    2.  Presence of pallor (nail beds, mucosal surfaces, and skin)?
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| 58 |  ;;
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| 59 |  ;;
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| 60 |  ;;    3.  Any other significant physical exam findings?
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| 62 |  ;;
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| 63 |  ;;    4.  Residuals of bone or other vascular infarction.
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| 64 |  ;;
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| 65 |  ;;
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| 66 |  ;;    5.  Congestive heart failure?
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| 67 |  ;;
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| 68 |  ;;
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| 69 |  ;;D.  Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
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| 70 |  ;;
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| 71 |  ;;    1.  Hemoglobin level, platelet count, CBC.
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| 72 |  ;;    2.  X-rays of bones or joints as indicated.
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| 73 |  ;;    3.  Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted
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| 74 |  ;;        in the examination report.
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| 75 |  ;;
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| 76 |  ;;
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| 77 |  ;;E.  Diagnosis:
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| 78 |  ;;
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| 79 |  ;;    1.  Is the disease active?
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| 80 |  ;;
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| 81 |  ;;
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| 82 |  ;;Signature:                             Date:
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| 83 |  ;;END
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