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Wiki 1997 Exam bullets
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jmcpolin
True Blue
No it is not enough if you go to emuniversity.com you can see the required documentation for a 1997 exam.
sullivak
Guru
Does anyone have an answer for the "musculoskeletal no deformity"? I'm struggling with this as well.
Thanks.
Thanks.
sullivak
Guru
This is what I've been thinking about this issue -
For a musculoskeletal exam in a multi-system exam for 1995, pretty much whatever the physician says would be counted so something like “musculoskeletal: overall no deformity” would be counted as musculoskeletal exam.
However, in 1997 guidelines, if the physician says “musculoskeletal: overall no deformity,” this shouldn’t count. Per 1997 guidelines, mention of gait, back exam, assessment of muscle strength and tone, palpation of digits, head/neck exam, spine/rib/pelvic exam, upper extremity exams, and lower extremity exams are counted. There is no mention of “overall”.
As for the "no organomegaly" for GI issue, I think this might be okay. One of the bulleted elements is "examination of liver and spleen" and this is what they are talking about when they say no organomegaly. Again, this documentation is far from ideal.
For a musculoskeletal exam in a multi-system exam for 1995, pretty much whatever the physician says would be counted so something like “musculoskeletal: overall no deformity” would be counted as musculoskeletal exam.
However, in 1997 guidelines, if the physician says “musculoskeletal: overall no deformity,” this shouldn’t count. Per 1997 guidelines, mention of gait, back exam, assessment of muscle strength and tone, palpation of digits, head/neck exam, spine/rib/pelvic exam, upper extremity exams, and lower extremity exams are counted. There is no mention of “overall”.
As for the "no organomegaly" for GI issue, I think this might be okay. One of the bulleted elements is "examination of liver and spleen" and this is what they are talking about when they say no organomegaly. Again, this documentation is far from ideal.
sullivak
Guru
Oh, and for the psych exam-
I think this would count for two elements - "orientation to time, place and person" and "mood and affect".
I think this would count for two elements - "orientation to time, place and person" and "mood and affect".