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| occupational & environmental medicine |
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| is a specialty devoted to prevention & management of occupational & environmental injury, illness, & disability & promotion of health & productivity of workers, their families & communities |
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| temporary flare up of something related to a pre-existing condition, usually after an injury but recedes to its former level w/in a reasonable period of time |
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| usually implies a fresh incident producing additional impairment to a previously injured anatomical region. aggravations are usually not temporary |
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a medical term which is sometimes confused w/disability impairment is what is anatomically or physically wrong w/an individual & is a means where the medical care provider assigns a numerical rating for whatever type of bodily function has been lost
ie. what functions of their job is the employee acutely or chronically unable to perform b/c of this injury or illness |
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sometimes confused w/disability & impairment & is used interchangably w/there terms. handicapped is generally defined as an impairment that can be overcome by some type of reasonable accommodation to the impairment
ie. handicap parking permit |
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| temporary partial disability (TPD) |
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generally means that the injured workers is only able to do some type of limited work for a short period of time & that further recovery is expected
ie. most work related injuries/illnesses |
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| temporary total disability )TTD) |
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means that a person is unable to do any type of work for a temporary period of time. workers compensation payments are usually paid while the worker is out of work
ie. be VERY careful assigning TTD |
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| permanent partial disability (PPD) |
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meant that the injured worker cannot return to the same type of work that he was doing before his injury & that he has a permanent impairment which limits his ability to do the work that he was doing before the accident
ie loss of finger |
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| permanent total disability (PTD) |
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that a person is unable to do any type of work of any kind & that person is completely & permanently incapable of engaging in any type of substantial gainful activities
ie. loss of vision |
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FMLA
Family & medical leave act |
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eligible to employees employed at leaset 12calendar months & 1250 hrs w/ that employer
employers needs 50+ employees
non-compensatory
job protection
employee entitles to 12 workweeks of leave/12month period for:
26 workweeks for: |
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FMLA
Family & medical leave act 12 wks |
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birth of child
placement of adoption or foster care
care for immediately family member
employees own serious health condition
exigent circumstance of immediate family member (call to duty) |
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FMLA
Family & medical leave act 26 wks |
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| for severed service member w/serious injury or illness if the employee is the spouse, son, daughter, or next of kin of the service member (military caregiver leave) |
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medical surveilance
pre-employment |
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| conducted as a means of ensuring that the candidate is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job prior to formal consideration for the position |
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medical surveilance
pre-placement |
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the same as pre-employment but conducted after the prospective employee has been formally interviewed & is being considered for the position
can also be conducted when employee is re-assigned to a different role |
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medical surveilance
periodic |
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employers have the right to request periodic medical surveillance exams for occupations w/significant risk of self or public injury
Aviation or DOT |
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medical surveilance
fitness for duty |
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| essentially the same as a pre-employment exam but used as a tool to ensure that the employee is able to retune after an extended absence, usually from medical leave |
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medical surveilance
maximal medical improvement |
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this refers tot he time at which an injured worker has recovered form their injury or illness to a point where the clinician believes no further recovery will take place
this may/may not be the pre-injury baseline |
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medical surveilance
accomodation |
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| this term referring to specific modifications that are communicated from the clinician to the employer that the clinician feels are warranted during the employees recovery from illness or injury |
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medical surveilance
law of reasonable accomodation |
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| this law states that if an employer is able to accommodate work limitations conveyed by the clinician that it is up to the discretion of the employer to decide if they can accommodate limitations recommended by the clinician |
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medical surveilance
report of workability |
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| written statement (by the clinician) that is given to the employee noting the clinician diagnosis, specific limitations & assessment of work relatedness |
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| spinal canal size is decreased by the disc degeneration & protrusion into the spinal canal |
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| scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis |
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weakness of the annulus fibrosis may cause bulging or rupture od nucleus pulpous, which may compress nearby bereaves
most common between L4-L5 & L5-S1 |
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| compression or burst fractures |
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| slipping of one vertebrae on top of another |
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| exaggerated concave curvature "sway back" |
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| exaggerated convex curvature "hump back" |
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| concerning in RA patients possible subluxation leading to cord compression |
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| tenderness in C5-C6 joints |
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| suggest spondylolisthesis or fracture |
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| tenderness at sciatic notch |
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| suggests herniation or mass lesion impinging on L4, L5, S1, S2 or S3 nerve roots |
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| most mobile segment of the spine |
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| atlatntooccipital joint (atlas) |
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| controls 1/3 of flexion (nodding), 1/2lateral bending (ear to shoulder) |
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| atlavtoaxial joint (axis) |
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| controls 1/2 rotation of neck |
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controls 2/3 flexion & extension
1/2 rotation
1/2 lateral bending |
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controls 2/3 flexion & extension
1/2 rotation
1/2 lateral bending |
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| indicates nerve root compression |
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| sciatica produced between 30-60 indicates sacroiliac disease |
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| lumbosacral conditions, arthritic |
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coracoclavicular
acromioclavicular
Glenohumeral: superior GH, Middle GH, Inferior GH, coracohumeral |
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| SITS: supra/infra spinatus. teres minor, subscapularis |
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