| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 65 | ;; | 
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| 66 | ;;    5.  Congestive heart failure? | 
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| 68 | ;; | 
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| 69 | ;;D.  Diagnostic and Clinical Tests: | 
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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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| 81 | ;; | 
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| 82 | ;;Signature:                             Date: | 
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| 83 | ;;END | 
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