| 1 | DVBCWDI1 ;ALB/CMM DIABETES MELLITUS 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.  Age of onset.
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| 14 |  ;;
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| 15 |  ;;
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| 16 |  ;;    2.  Frequency of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions 
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| 17 |  ;;        (hospitalization required?).
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| 18 |  ;;
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| 19 |  ;;
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| 20 |  ;;    3.  Restricted diet, weight loss or gain since last exam.
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| 21 |  ;;
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| 22 |  ;;
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| 23 |  ;;    4.  Describe any restriction of activities.
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| 24 |  ;; 
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| 25 |  ;;
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| 26 |  ;;    5.  Visual problems.
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| 27 |  ;;
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| 28 |  ;;
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| 29 |  ;;    6.  Vascular or cardiac symptoms.
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| 30 |  ;;
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| 31 |  ;;
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| 32 |  ;;    7.  Neurologic symptoms.
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| 33 |  ;;
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| 34 |  ;;
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| 35 |  ;;    8.  Treatment - oral hypoglycemic, insulin (frequency of injections).
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| 36 |  ;;
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| 37 |  ;;
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| 38 |  ;;    9.  Frequency of visits to diabetic care provider.
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| 39 |  ;;
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| 40 |  ;;
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| 41 |  ;;   10.  Other symptoms, such as anal pruritus, loss of strength.
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| 42 |  ;;
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| 43 |  ;;
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| 44 |  ;;C.  Physical Examination (Objective Findings):
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| 45 |  ;;
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| 46 |  ;;    Address each of the following and fully describe current findings:
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| 47 |  ;;    1.  Blood pressure, other cardiovascular findings, including 
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| 48 |  ;;        status of peripheral vessels.
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| 49 |  ;;
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| 50 |  ;;
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| 51 |  ;;    2.  Neurologic examination.
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| 52 |  ;;
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| 53 |  ;;
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| 54 |  ;;    3.  Eye examination.
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| 55 |  ;;
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| 56 |  ;;
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| 57 |  ;;    4.  Skin examination.
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| 58 |  ;;
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| 59 |  ;;
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| 60 |  ;;    5.  Examination of extremities, including feet.
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| 61 |  ;;
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| 62 |  ;;
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| 63 |  ;;    6.  State if the veteran has bladder or bowel functional impairment.  
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| 64 |  ;;        If present, state whether partial or total, intermittent or 
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| 65 |  ;;        constant, and what measures are taken as a result of the impairment.
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| 66 |  ;;
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| 67 |  ;;
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| 68 |  ;;D.  Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
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| 69 |  ;;
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| 70 |  ;;    Provide to establish diagnosis (Previously done test results should 
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| 71 |  ;;    be given to establish diagnosis.):
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| 72 |  ;;    1.  Renal function tests, including 24 hour urine test for protein
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| 73 |  ;;        if renal involvement is uncertain.
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| 74 |  ;;    2.  Blood sugar.
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| 75 |  ;;    3.  Urinalysis.
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| 76 |  ;;    4.  Glucose tolerance test, if necessary to establish the diagnosis.
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| 77 |  ;;    5.  Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted
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| 78 |  ;;        in the examination report.
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| 79 |  ;;
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| 80 |  ;;
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| 81 |  ;;E.  Diagnosis:
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| 82 |  ;;
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| 83 |  ;;    Comment on:
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| 84 |  ;;    1.  All complications noted - visual, cardiac, vascular, nephrologic, 
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| 85 |  ;;        neurologic (including both peripheral neuropathy and cerebral
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| 86 |  ;;        effects), amputations.  See examination worksheets for the 
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| 87 |  ;;        conditions found.
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| 88 |  ;;
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| 89 |  ;;
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| 90 |  ;;Signature:                             Date:
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| 91 |  ;;END
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