| 1 | DVBCWVN1 ;ALB/JFP ARTERIES, VEINS AND MISCELLANEOUS WKS TEXT - 1 ; 11 FEB 1998
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| 2 |  ;;2.7;AMIE;**16**;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 |  ;;B.  Medical History (Subjective Complaints):
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| 9 |  ;;    For all conditions, comment on:
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| 10 |  ;;      1. Course, including onset of disorder, and any treatment,
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| 11 |  ;;         including surgery (type and when carried out).
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| 12 |  ;;      2. Symptoms.  
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| 13 |  ;;      3. Is exercise and exertion precluded by the condition?
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| 14 |  ;;      4. Current treatment - type, effectiveness, side effects.
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| 15 |  ;;      5. If surgery has been done, report effectiveness and any
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| 16 |  ;;         residual or recurrent symptoms.  
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| 17 |  ;;      6. Describe the effects of the condition on the veteran's usual
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| 18 |  ;;         occupation and daily activities.
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| 19 |  ;;
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| 20 |  ;;    For aortic aneurysm, aneurysm of any large artery, aneurysm of any
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| 21 |  ;;    small artery, arteriovenous fistula, arteriosclerosis obliterans
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| 22 |  ;;    and thromboangiitis obliterans, additionally comment on:
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| 23 |  ;;      1.  If lower extremities are affected, is there claudication,
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| 24 |  ;;          and, if so, after how many yards of walking on level ground
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| 25 |  ;;          at 2 miles per hour does it develop?  
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| 26 |  ;;      2.  Is there pain at rest?
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| 27 |  ;;  
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| 28 |  ;;    For Raynaud's phenomenon, angioneurotic edema, and erythromelalgia,
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| 29 |  ;;    additionally comment on:
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| 30 |  ;;      1.  Describe a characteristic attack.
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| 31 |  ;;      2.  Record the frequency, duration, and severity of
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| 32 |  ;;          characteristic attacks.
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| 33 |  ;;      3.  Describe which parts of the body are affected.  For
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| 34 |  ;;          angioneurotic edema, state whether laryngeal edema occurs
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| 35 |  ;;          and how frequently.
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| 36 |  ;;      4.  What is the current treatment - type, dose, effectiveness,
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| 37 |  ;;          side effects?
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| 38 |  ;;      5.  Describe the effects of the condition on the veteran's usual
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| 39 |  ;;          occupation and daily activities.
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| 40 |  ;;
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| 41 |  ;;    For Varicose veins and Post-phlebitic syndrome of any etiology,
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| 42 |  ;;    additionally comment on:
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| 43 |  ;;      1.  Describe symptoms, noting particularly whether aching,
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| 44 |  ;;          fatigue or abnormal sensations are present in the leg at
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| 45 |  ;;          rest or after prolonged standing or walking.  
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| 46 |  ;;      2.  Are symptoms or edema relieved by elevation of the extremity 
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| 47 |  ;;          compression hosiery, or other measures?
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| 48 |  ;;      3.  What is the current treatment - type, dose, effectiveness,
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| 49 |  ;;          side effects.
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| 50 |  ;;      4.  What are the effects of the condition on the veteran's usual
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| 51 |  ;;          occupation and daily activities?
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| 52 |  ;;
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| 53 |  ;;      For soft tissue sarcoma or other malignant neoplasms of vascular
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| 54 |  ;;      origin:
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| 55 |  ;;        1. Record date of diagnosis and pathologic diagnosis.
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| 56 |  ;;        2. Record type and dates of treatment.  If treatment has been
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| 57 |  ;;           completed, state date of last treatment.
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| 58 |  ;;        3. Describe current symptoms.  If treatment has been completed
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| 59 |  ;;           describe residual or recurrent symptoms.
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| 60 |  ;;        4. What are the effects of the condition on the veteran's
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| 61 |  ;;           usual occupation and daily activities?
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| 62 |  ;;
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| 63 |  ;;C.  Physical Examination (Objective Findings):
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| 64 |  ;;      1.  For aortic aneurysm, aneurysm of any large artery, aneurysm
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| 65 |  ;;          of any small artery, or arteriovenous fistula:
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| 66 |  ;;            a.  State size of aneurysm, cardiac status, including
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| 67 |  ;;                heart size and rate, pulse pressure, and whether there
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| 68 |  ;;                is evidence of high output failure.
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| 69 |  ;;            b.  If extremities are affected, describe temperature and
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| 70 |  ;;                color, pulses, trophic changes, ulcers (deep or
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| 71 |  ;;                superficial?), edema, dermatitis, cellulitis.
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| 72 |  ;;            c.  If lower extremities are affected, record
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| 73 |  ;;                ankle/brachial index (using Doppler).
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| 74 |  ;;            d.  If surgery has been carried out, describe residual
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| 75 |  ;;                findings, using appropriate worksheet for the affected
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| 76 |  ;;                body system or organ.
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| 77 |  ;;      2. For arteriosclerosis obliterans and thromboangiitis
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| 78 |  ;;         obliterans:
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| 79 |  ;;            a.  Describe each affected extremity separately.
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| 80 |  ;;            b.  Record ankle/brachial index (using Doppler).
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| 81 |  ;;            c.  Describe temperature and color of extremities, pulses,
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| 82 |  ;;                trophic changes, ulcers (deep or superficial?).
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| 83 |  ;;            d.  If surgery has been carried out, describe any
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| 84 |  ;;                residuals or side effects of surgery.
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| 85 |  ;;      3.  For Raynaud's phenomenon, angioneurotic edema, and 
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| 86 |  ;;          erythromelalgia:
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| 87 |  ;;            a.  Describe ulcers, autoamputations, and any other
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| 88 |  ;;                current findings.
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| 89 |  ;;      4.  For Varicose veins and Post-phlebitic syndrome of any
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| 90 |  ;;          etiology:
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| 91 |  ;;            a.  Describe any visible or palpable varicose veins.
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| 92 |  ;;            b.  Describe extent of any ulcers, edema, stasis
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| 93 |  ;;                pigmentation, and eczema.  If edema is present, is it
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| 94 |  ;;                boardlike?  Is it persistent?
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| 95 |  ;;            c.  Describe each affected extremity separately.
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| 96 |  ;;      5.  For soft tissue sarcoma or other malignant neoplasms of
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| 97 |  ;;          vascular origin:
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| 98 |  ;;            a.  Describe all current findings, whether pre- or 
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| 99 |  ;;                post-treatment, including any residuals of treatment.
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| 100 |  ;;                Use other worksheets, if necessary, specific to the
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| 101 |  ;;                affected body system or organs.
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| 102 |  ;;
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| 103 |  ;;D.  Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
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| 104 |  ;;       1.  X-rays, Doppler vascular studies, angiogram, etc., as 
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| 105 |  ;;           appropriate, and if indicated.
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| 106 |  ;;       2.  Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests 
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| 107 |  ;;           conducted in the examination report.
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| 108 |  ;;
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| 109 |  ;;E.  Diagnosis:
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| 110 |  ;;  
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| 111 |  ;;
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| 112 |  ;;Signature:                                        Date:
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| 113 |  ;;END
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