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Old 08-28-2009, 08:33 AM
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What bullets would you credit for:

"Painless range of motion of all major muscle groups and joints"

The patient has hip pain.

It doesn't specifically state which ones, so if I gave full credit for every area, I'd wind up with lots of bullets which will dramatically impact the level of exam. I think it'd be safe to assume they are examing the lower extremities and pelvis (giving 3 bullets) but I don't want to assume that.

What do you guys think?
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Old 08-28-2009, 08:44 AM
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Personally, I would only give credit for 1 bullet in ROM based on that statement because it is too general.

Just my opinion,

Laura, CPC, CEMC
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Old 08-28-2009, 10:34 AM
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I agree with Laura, it's too general and I would only give 1 bullet point.
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Old 08-28-2009, 11:01 AM
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Thanks that's what I was defaulting to.
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