Social Security Disability Medical Tests. Volume I-II

Publisher:: James Publishing
Publication date:: 2015-05-04

Authors:: David A. Morton
ISBN:: 978-0-938065-67-8

Description:

Were your client's medical tests properly performed? By the right person? Interpreted correctly? What is the chance of a false negative result? Find the answers in this plain-English guide to more than 500 medical tests frequently encountered in SSA disability determinations. Real-life examples and explanatory drawings accompany many tests

Preliminary Sections

Preliminary Sections
Introduction
About the author

Volume I

Musculoskeletal Tests
Special Senses and Speech
Respiratory System Tests
Cardiovascular Tests
Digestive System and Abdominal Tests
Genito-Urinary Tests
Hemic and Lymphatic Tests

Volume II

Skin Tests
Endocrine and Obesity Tests
Obstetrics and Gynecology Tests
Neurological Tests
Immune System, Serology and Related Tests
Cancer and Related Tests

Appendices

Appendix 1 - Test Normal Values
Appendix 2 - Medical Abbreviations
Appendix 3 - Treadmill Stress Test Protocols
Appendix 4 - SSA's Listing of Impairments
Appendix 5 - National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Appendix 6 - Blood Pressures for Boys and Girls
Index