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Originally Posted by Brokenwings
Hi In His Hands--According to the AMA, the eight signs that MUST be CONCURRENT include:
Vasomotor changes:
skin color: mottled or cyanotic
Skin timperature: cool
Edema
Sudomotor Changes:
Skin dry or overly moist
Trophic Changes:
Skin texture sooth, non-elastic
Soft-tissue atrophy, especially at the fingertips
Joint stiffnes and decreased passive range of motion
Nail changes: blemished, curved, talon-like
Hair growth changes: falls out, longer, finer
Radiographic Signs:
trophic bone changes, osteoporosis
Bone Scan findings consistent with CRPS
Eight or MORE= "Probable CRPS"
Less than Eight; "NO CRPS"
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Wow... this is an awful way to be diagnosing your patients with RSD... how does somebody have 8 symptoms all at one time for the Dr to see?!
Good grief, a lot of RSD patients probably wouldn't have the RSD diagnosis if the Drs. all followed this list of rules! I mean, at time of the examination, how many patients actually have 8 symptoms???!... swelling, color change, sweating all flucuate over time, at least for me they do.
I hope that many RSD patients were not affected by this list of rules, be it getting treatment, insurance to cover it, etc...
Thanks, BrokenWings for posting that list for me.
