AMA Guides 5th Edition - California Orthopaedic Association

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Support for Rating by Analogy• The physician’s judgment, based uponexperience, training, skill, thoroughness inclinical evaluation, and ability to apply theGuides criteria as intended, will enable anappropriate and reproducible assessmentto be made of clinical impairment.• Clinical judgment, combining both the “art”and “science” of medicine, constitutes theessence of medical practice.AMA Guides, Chapter 1, page 11
Nerve Entrapment Syndrome• For carpal tunnel syndrome, the DEU isallowing a 5% upper extremity Impairmentrating (3% WPI) for someone with normalphysical findings but abnormalelectrodiagnostic testing (EMG/NCV) evenwithout surgery (if you went by the book,there would be no impairment rating in thissituation absent surgery)• How about Ulnar nerve compromise at theelbow?
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Page 3 and 4: WCAB Conclusions• When determinin
Page 5 and 6: WCAB Caveats• The WCAB emphasizes
Page 7 and 8: When Almaraz-Guzman II?• Almaraz-
Page 11 and 12: Addressing Almaraz-Guzman II• In
Page 13 and 14: Objective Findings• Apply A-G II
Page 15 and 16: Controversial Issues• The questio
Page 17 and 18: Applicant will argue for Work ADLs(
Page 19 and 20: Functional Capacity Evaluation• F
Page 21 and 22: The AMA Guides State:• “After a
Page 23 and 24: Support for Rating by Analogy• On
Page 25: Support for Rating by Analogy• In
Page 29 and 30: Alternate Approaches• Another app
Page 31 and 32: Neuropathic Pain• Chronic pain in
Page 33 and 34: Rating by Analogy• The following
Page 35 and 36: Station & Gait Disorders
Page 37 and 38: The ADL Method
Page 39 and 40: Chapter 6 The Digestive System• T
Page 41 and 42: DRE Method Problems• Can’t get
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Page 45 and 46: Spine Percentages• The AMA Guides
Page 47 and 48: Hip & Knee Disability• Tables 17-
Page 50 and 51: Combining for the Lower Extremities
Page 52 and 53: Combining• The AMA Guides does no
Page 54 and 55: Combining versus Adding• The AMA
Page 56 and 57: Rating Strength• In a rare case,
Page 58 and 59: Grip Strength• Grip strength can

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