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Question 1

Difference between a severe and a non-severe MDI

Answer 1

Severe has more than a minimal effect, and non-severe has no more than a minimal effect on ability to do basic work activities.

Question 2

Purpose of listings

Answer 2

-promote uniformity
-provide criteria of severity
-facilitate determinations
-make available to the public

Question 3

What are the general medical ratings for cases?

Answer 3

-no MDI
-not severe
-meets listing
-equals listing
-severe but doesn’t meet/equal a listing (RFC)

Question 4

How many body systems are the listings broken down into?

Answer 4

14

Question 5

What are the parts of a listing?

Answer 5

Preamble- explains function, treatment, and documentation requirements
Diagnostic Criteria- includes symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings necessary to document severity

Question 6

What is required to establish a MDI?

Answer 6

Objective medical evidence from an AMS

Question 7

What is objective medical evidence?

Answer 7

Signs and/or laboratory findings

Question 8

What is SOAP

Answer 8

Subjective (Medical History)
Objective (Physical exam)
Assessment (Diagnosis)
Plan (Treatment)

Question 9

What is RFC

Answer 9

Residual Functional Capacity

Question 10

What is the role of the RFC in the medical evaluation?

Answer 10

Steps 4 and 5- determines ability to return to previous work or other work

Question 11

Where does MDI tie into the sequential evaluation?

Answer 11

Steps 2, 3, 4, and 5

Question 12

What is a sign?

Answer 12

Abnormalities that can be observed apart from the CLMT’s statement of symptoms

Question 13

What is a symptom?

Answer 13

The CLMT’s own description of his or her impairments

Question 14

Lab Findings

Answer 14

Phenomena that can be shown by use of a medically acceptable laboratory diagnostic technique