Table of Contents: Medical Issues in Social Security Disability

Medical Issues in Social Security Disability
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Abbreviated Contents 1. Musculoskeletal System & Growth Impairments Major Dysfunction of a Joint; Reconstructive Surgery or Arthrodesis of a Major Weight-Bearing Joint; Disorders of the Spine; Amputation; Facture of Femur, Tibia, Pelvis, Tarsals; Fracture of an Upper Extremity with Non-Union; Soft Tissue Injury, Growth Impairment 2. Special Senses & Speech Impairment of Visual Acuity, Contraction of Peripheral Visual Fields in the Better Eye, Loss of Visual Efficiency, Total Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia, Disturbance of Labyrinthine-Vestibular Function, Hearing Impairments, Organic Loss of Speech 3. Respiratory System Chronic Pulmonary Insufficiency; Asthma; Cystic Fibrosis; Pneumoconiosis; Bronchiectasis; Mycobacterial, Mycotic, and Other Persistent Infections; Cor pulmonale; Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders; Lung Transplant 4. Cardiovascular System Chronic Heart Failure, Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Recurrent Arrhythmias, Symptomatic Congenital Heart Disease, Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathies, Cardiac Transplantation, Aneurysm of Aorta or Major Branches, Chronic Venous Insufficiency of a Lower Extremity Children: Chronic Rheumatic Fever or Rheumatic Heart Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Kawasaki Syndrome 5. Digestive System Recurrent Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Esophageal Obstruction, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Chronic Liver Disease, Chronic Ulcerative or Granulomatous Colitis, Regional Enteritis, Weight Loss, Liver Transplant Children: Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Malnutrition 6. Genito-Urinary System Impairment of Renal Function, Nephrotic Syndrome 7. Hemic & Lymphatic System Chronic Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Chronic Thrombocytopenia, Hereditary Telangiectasia, Coagulation Defects, Polycythemia vera, Myelofibrosis, Acute Leukemia, Chronic Leukemia, Lymphomas, Macroglobulinemia or Heavy Chain Disease, Chronic Granulocytopenia, Multiple Myeloma, Aplastic Anemias or Hematologic Malignancies Children: Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura of Childhood, Inherited Coagulation Disorder 8. Skin Disorders Exfoliative Dermatitis, Ichthyosis, Ichthyosiform Erythroderma; Pemphigus, Erythema Multiforme Bullosum, Bullous Pemphigoid, Dermatitis Herpetiformis; Deep Mycotic Infections; Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, Dyshidrosis; Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Acne Conglobata 9. Endocrine System Thyroid Disorders, Hyperparathyroidism, Hypoparathyroidism, Neurohypophyseal Insufficiency, Hyperfunction of the Adrenal Cortex, Diabetes Mellitus Children: Diabetes Insipidus, Adrenal Cortical Insufficiency, Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus, Iatrogenic Hypercorticoid State, Pituitary Dwarfism, Adrenogenital Syndrome, Hypoglycemia, Gonadal Dysgenesis 10. Multiple Body Systems Children: Down Syndrome, Multiple Body Dysfunction, Catastrophic Congenital Abnormalities or Disease 11. Neurological [Disorders] Convulsive Epilepsy, Nonconvulsive Epilepsy, Central Nervous System Vascular Accident, Brain Tumors, Parkinsonian Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord or Nerve Root Lesions, Multiple Sclerosis, Anterior Poliomyelitis, Myasthenia Gravis, Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathies, Subacute Combined Cord Degeneration, Degenerative Disease Not Listed Elsewhere, Cerebral Trauma, Syringomyelia Children: Major Motor Seizure Disorder, Major Dysfunction, Cerebral Palsy, Meningomyelocele, Communication Impairment 12. Mental Disorders Organic Mental Disorders; Schizophrenic, Paranoid and Other Psychotic Disorders; Affective Disorders, Mental Retardation, Anxiety-Related Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Personality Disorders, Substance Addiction Disorders, Autistic and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders Children: Mood Disorders; Eating & Tic Disorders; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Development & Emotional Disorders of Newborn & Younger Infants 13. Neoplastic Diseases -- Malignant Head & Neck; Sarcoma of Skin; Sarcoma of Soft Parts; Malignant Melanoma; Lymph Nodes; Salivary Glands; Thyroid Gland; Breast; Skeletal System; Mandible, Maxilla, Orbit, or Temporal Fossa; Brain or Spinal Cord; Lungs; Pleura or Mediastinum Abdomen; Esophagus or Stomach; Small Intestine; Large Intestine; Liver or Gallbladder; Pancreas; Kidneys, Adrenal Glands, or Ureters; Urinary Bladder; Prostate Gland; Testicles; Uterus; Ovaries; Leukemia; Uterine Tubes; Penis; Vulva Children: Lymphoreticular Malignant Neoplasms, Malignant Solid Tumors, Neuroblastoma, Retinoblastoma 14. Immune System Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Vasculitis, Systemic Sclerosis & Scleroderma, Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis, Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disorder, Immunoglobulin Deficiency Syndromes or Deficiencies of Cell-Mediated Immunity, HIV Infection, Inflammatory Arthritis Appendices Combined Stature & Weight Charts for Determining Growth or Weight Percentiles, Tables of Linear Measurement, New Ballard Prematurity Assessment Criteria, Esterman Peripheral Field Grid, Evaluation of Visual Impairments Using Variable Threshold Automated Perimeters, Language Development Checklist, Weight Percentile Chart Showing Example of Malnutrition-Related Weight Loss, Tables of Weight Measurements, Karnofsky Performance Status Diagnostic Criteria for Alzheimer’s Disease, Psychological Tests, Psychiatric Review Technique Form, Mental Residual Functional Capacity Form, Physical Residual Functional Capacity Form, Sample Mental Status Examination Format for CE, Diagnostic Codes for Mental Disorders, Evaluation of Specific Issues – Psychological/Psychometric Testing, Environmental Illness in Disability Determinations