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H&P II

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Spine fxn   protection of spinal canal, structural supports, movement  
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Herniated disc   slipping or weakness of annulus fibrosa and pertrusion of nucleus pulposa  
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Numbness and weakness are associated with what?   Numbness: sensory, weakness: motor  
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How does smoking ↑ back pain?   ↓ blood flow, low regeneration of the interveterbral discs  
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What nerve is associated w/ loss of B/B fxn   L5,S1: loss of muscle tone in pelvic floor  
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contraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle suggests   torticollis: Lateral deviation and roatation of the head  
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trendelenburg gait suggests   abnl fxn of glut medius in opposite side  
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Types of curves of lumbar and cervical spine   concave  
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Types of curves of thoracic and sacral spine   convex  
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When is winging of the scapulae seen   long thoracic n. palsy: loss of innervation to serratus ant.  
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Asmmetry of iliac crest suggests   leg length discrepancy, or listing to one side: herniated lumbar disc  
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Tenderness at C1-2 in RA pt’s is a red flag for what   subluxation leading to cord compression  
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1in lateral to the spinious process of c2-c7   facet joints, deep to trapezious, not palpable if muscles aren’t relaxed  
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Lumbar step off joints suggest   suggests spondylolisthesis or fracture  
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Halfway b/w midline of spine and PSIS of pelvis   SI joints  
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Where is the sciatic notch   midway between the greater trochanter of the hip and ischial tuberosity of the pelvis  
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Tenderness over the sciatic notches suggests   impinging on L4,5, S1,2,3 nerve roots  
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How do we asses the sacrococcygeal joint   nl has no movement  
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What does the straight leg raise test imply   0-30: n. root compression, 30-60: sciatica n. irritation >60: suggests lumbar arthritis or disc dz  
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Problems w/ hip flexion suggests   N. root compression T12, L1,2,3region  
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Problems/pain with knee extension suggests   n root compression at L3 and L4  
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Weakness w/ ankle dorsiflexion suggests   n. root compression of L4,L5  
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Great toe extension pain/problems suggests   L5 compressions  
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Plantar flexion power aka toe raises difficult means   s1  
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Strength testing   3: gravity, 4: some resistance 5: nl resistance 2: minus gravity 1: muscle contraction w/ limited motion  
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What does CMS stand for   circultation, motor, sensory  
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Four joints of the shoulder   AC GH SC Scapular thoracic  
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What are the functional ligaments of the shoulder?   Glenohumeral ligaments  
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Function of the rotator cuff   keep humeral head within joint, abducts, externally and internally rotates  
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How can we determine b/w tendonitis vs RCT?   strength test, can still do it w/ tendonitis, just hurts  
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Resisted external rotation tests   infraspinatus and teres minor  
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Internal rotation tests   subscapularis  
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Emplty can tests what   supraspinatus  
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Lift off tests what   subscapularis  
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How can we test for a supraspinatus tear?   abduct arm w/ elbow straight up, bring down to 90degress and let go, if pt’s arm drops and can’t hold it up  
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XR signs of a RCT   high riding humerous  
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What pain is worse at night, outer deltoid pain, especially when reaching over head   impingement syndrome  
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Signs of impingment syndrome   neer’s impingment, abduction, Hawkins  
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Two signs of shoulder instability   apprehension test and the sulcus when pressure is applied  
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Do pt’s get weakness in the arm w/ a biceps tendon tear?   not always because have the brachialis and brachioradialis for other flexors  
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Pelvis is formed by fusion of what   pubis, ileum, and ischium  
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Hip abductors and adductors   gluteus medius and minimus,, adductor brevis longus and magnus  
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Site of pain, radiation, and aggravators for Hip joint pain   Ant, groin, wide, joint movement  
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Site of pain, radiation, and aggravators for n. root L1/L2 herniation   Groin and back, leg, straining  
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What do we palpate for in the femoral grove   nerve, artery, vein, empty space, lymph node (NAVEL)  
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How do we measure true leg length   ASIS to inferior border of medial malleolus  
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Used to detect a fixed flexion deformity of the hip   Thomas’ test  
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Deep boring pain in the gluteal region   Trochanteric bursitis, either truma or pressure or OA  
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Hindfoot, midfoot, forefoot   H: talus and calcaneus M: navicular, cuboid, 3 cuneiforms, F: metatarsals and phalanges  
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Severe inversion of ankle injury often when jumping, pain w/ wt bearing   Jones fracture  
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Mc age for achillie tendon rupture   40yo, feel like being hit w/ a bat  
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First step feels like stepping on a pin, improves w/ heat and activity   plantar fasciitis  
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In MN where is gout commonly seen   men and hmong  
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MOI is longitudinal injury to foot landing on toes   Lisfranc joint injury  
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Tests for ankle stability   talar tilt test: lateral ligament stability, anterior drawer test  
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Test for the syndesmosis   widened or displaced mortise joint of the ankle  
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Test for Achilles tendon rupture   Thompson test: if rupture still may have some movement: COMPARE L & R  
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Lisfranc injury   injury to the tarsal metatarsal joint d/t landing on toes  
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What position is it easier to give knee injections   flexed  
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Pain that gets worse in the eve or during/after exercise, improves w/ rest suggests   intra-articular pathology  
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Pain when going up/down stairs or aching in positions when kept flexed for long periods of time suggests   patellar or patelofemoral problems  
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Pain that occurs when the knee is hyperflexed and pain w/ twisting suggests   meniscal pathology  
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Is popping or clicking of the knee nl? Locking?   yes, and no: meniscal injury  
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Pain w/ weight bearing suggests   tibial plateau frx or other intra-articular injury  
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How do meniscal injuries occur   twisting or declaration  
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What is the terrible triad   ACl, MCL and medial meniscus tear  
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Concern w/ dislocation/subluxation of the patella?   injury to the popliteal artery  
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Where do patellar, quad, and IT tract tendonitis present pain   Distal to knee, prox. To patella, and lateral leg along tensor fascia lata  
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Non contact injury w/ a pop most likely   ACL tear d/t hyperextension  
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Contact injury w/ a pop   ACL, PCL, meniscal tears or a fracture  
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Acute swelling of knee could suggest   ACL, PCL tears, frx, patellar dislocation, knee dislocation ant or post  
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Knock-kneed, bow-legged   Genu Valgum, Genu Verum  
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J sign   as knee goes from extension to flexion, the patella tracks sup and lat d/t too strong of quads: vastas lateralis  
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Buldge sign   for mild effusions, “milk” the fluid down place pressure over medial joint line and tap on lat:fluid wave  
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What is the Balloon sign   for lg effusions, 1 hand sup and 1 hand inf to patella, or just tappin on joint sends fluid save  
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Balloting the patella   for lg effusions, compress suprapatellar pouch w/ one hand and patella w/ the other, + if fuild felt being forced into suprapatellar pouch when patella is compressed  
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Two tests for ACL assessment   Anterior Drawer test, Lachman’s test  
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Tests for PCL injury   Post drawer test, Sag sign  
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Two tests for meniscus evaluation   apley’s grind test: prone, McMurry’s test: supine  
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Difference b/w weakness and general fatigue   weakness: muscular, fatigue:to tired to do anything  
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Proximal vs. distal weakness   P: myopathy, D: neuropathy  
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Order of the ortho PE Insepection, Palpation, ROM, Muscle testing, CMS, special tests    
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Through all PROM no pain   usually extra-articular, w/ pain w/ PROM: intra-articular  
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Fracture through one cortex   greenstick fx  
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MOI is shearing/twisting motion   oblique frx  
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Buckling of the cortex   torus frx  
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Salter-Harris   SALTR: I: physicis, II: metaphysis, III: epi, IV: both epi and meta, V: crush to physis  
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What will plain films show   frxs, joint effusions, joint crystals, arthritis, ST swelling and foreign bodies  
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Good for soft tissues like ligaments and cartilage   MRI scan  
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How do we describe a fracture e   Location, Direction of line (transvers/oblique), Relationship of fragments(displacement, angulation, shortening, rotation) # of fragments (simple/comminuted) Communication w/ atmosphere  
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Are plain films the study of choice for osteoporosis/osteopenia   no d/t variation in XR technique  
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Nerves to the sensory of the hand   Radial: dorsum only, ulnar: 4th and 5th digit, median: palmer  
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Two point discrimination should be how mm apart   6mm  
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Smoking can cause what in the hand   raynaud’s phenomenon  
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What can psoriasis show up as in the hands   nail deformities eg. Pitting, and psoriatic arthropathies  
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Name the flexors and extensors of the thumb   EPL, EPB, and FPL  
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What joints to OA and RA commonly affect   OA: DIP and PIP RA: MC and wrist  
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Two signs for CTS   Phalen’s and Tinnel’s and Scratch and n. compression test  
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Two tests for ulnar nerve conmpression   Pope’s blessing and fromenents signs  
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Palpation over the MP joint w/movement of finger causes clunking and cracking   Trigger finger of extensor  
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Test for thumb arthritis   CMC grind test, axial force on thumb and grind 180 degrees: pain and clunking  
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What should we asses in a finger lac   digital n. sensation PRIOR to anesthesia  
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90% of spinal inturies are d/t what? MC area?   blunt force trauma, Cervical MC  
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When do we immobilize the C-spine in a trauma   after ABC’s and life has been assessed  
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Two studies done on clinical c spine clearance   nat’l emergency XR utilization study (NEXUS) and Canadian C-spine study  
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Nexus criteria   1: no post midline cervical tenderness 2: nl level of alertness 3: no focal neuro deficits 4: no painful distracting injuries 5: no evedince of intoxication  
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Canadian C Spine rules   fall from 3ft or 5stairs, axial load to head/spine, MVA at high speed >100km/hr or rollover/ejection, bicycle collision, colisions w/ motorized recreational vehicle  
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Which criteria is better for cspine clearance   Canadian Cspine rule  
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Name three primary methods of cervical spine imaging   plain films, ct and mri: no really used  
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Three views for c spine   lateral, opontoid, ap lat: 70-80% detection  
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What is the AP view used for   to examine angulation of lateral cortex of articular masses as compared w/ superior or inferior neighbors  
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Lateral xr should include what   C1-T`1, and four lines of the spine: Ant and Post longitudinal ligament line, spino-laminal line, spinous process line  
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What is the pre dental space   distance between posterior aspect of anterior arch of C1 and anterior aspect of odontoid process normally no more than 3 mm in adults and 5 mm in children  
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What measurement of swelling of the preveterbral space indicates a fracture   at C2: >7mm, at C6 >21mm  
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Angulation of more than what indicates abnormalities between the intervertebral spaces   11 degrees  
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What would indicate ligament disruption on a plain film for a lateral c spine   fanning of the spinous processes  
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How do we evaluate the odontoid location   odontoid view, dens centered bw lat masses of C1, lat masses of C1 should be directly over lat portions of c2,  
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How do we check for rotation of the head in an odontoid view   the dens is inline with the central incisors  
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What are the three types of odointoid frxs   I: avulstion, II: “neck” frx III: through the body of C1  
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Functions and uses of a MRI   all pts w/ neuro deficits d/t spinal cord injury, evaluations of epidural space, herniated discs, hematomas and bone fragments,  
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Four flexion injuries of the c spine   flexion teardrop fx, clay-shoverler’s fx, wedge compression fx, bilateral interfacetal dislocation  
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Flexion-rotation injury   unilateral interfacetal dislocation  
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Hyperextension injuries   extension teardrop fx, hangman’s fx  
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Vertical compression injury   jefferson’s fx  
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Medical specialty devoted to prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness, and disability   Occupational and environmental medicine  
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Temporary flareup of something related to a pre-existing condition (asthma) usually after an injury but recedes to former leven w/I a reasonable period of time   exacerbation  
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Fresh incident producing additional impairment to a previously injured anatomical region   Aggravation: usually not temporary: the arthritic employee  
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Anatomically or physically wrong with an individual and is a means where the medical care provider assigns a numerical rating for whatever type of bodily fxn has been lost   impairment: a % of impairment, can be permanent or temporary  
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Impairment combined w/ person’s age, ed background, other factor affect an injured workers ability to work   Disability  
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Impairment that can be overcome by some type of reasonable accommodation to the impairment   Handicapped  
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Injured workers are only able to do some type of limited work for a short period of time and that further recovery is expected   Temporary partial disability: most work related injuries  
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Person is unable to do any type of work for a temporary period of time   Temporary total disability Work Comp usually paid while injured worker is out of work: BE CAREFUL to hand these out  
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Injured worker cannot return to same type of work he was doing prior to injury and lost his ability to do the prior work   permanent partial disability: loss of a finger  
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Injured worker is unable to do any type of work of any kind and person is completely and permanently incapable of engaging in a type of substantial gainful activities   permanent total disability: loss of vision  
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Law that allows employees at least 12m LOA   FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act  
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Characteristics of FMLA   non-compensatory, JOB PROTECTION, when return, nomore than 12 wks/12m  
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Ensuring the candidate is qualified to perform essential fxns of the job prior to formal consideration for the position   pre-employment exam  
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Conducted after employee has been formally interviewed and is being considered for the position: also w/ a different role   pre-placement exam  
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The exam for occupations w/ significant risk of self or public injury   periodic exams: Aviation, DOT  
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A tool to ensure the employee is able to return after extended absence, usually from a medically leave   Fitness for duty  
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The injured employee has recovered to where no further recovery will happen   maximum medical improvement  
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Gap b/w their improvement and 100%   permanent partial disability  
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Specific modifications that are communicated form clinician to employer   accommodations  
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An employer is either obligated to accommodate per the clinicians modifications or send the employee home   Law of reasonable accommodation: a federal law  
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Work comp payment amount   85% of employees pay w/o taxes  
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Written statement by the clinician given to the employee/and employer noting clinician dx, limitations, and work assessment   Report of workability  
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How long are work comp cases open?   130wks or 910 days will get moved to perm partial disability  
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