Practice QME questions from exam
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Employer's must pay for Medical Treatment of any non-industrial condition that prevents:
✔️✔️Correct Ans-full implementation of necessary care for the industrial injury.
Prophylactic Work Restrictions ✔️✔️Correct Ans-safeguard the injured worker from further harm.
Reporting Cause of Disability in med-legal report: ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Mandated to be direct and
definite
QME History of Injury: ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Inquire about the immediate events following the injury
Compensable Injury Definition as per Labor Code ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Includes any work-related
aggravation of a pre-existing physical or mental condition
In med-legal eval written in Nov 2004, lab and diagnostic test results or findings are _____ factors
✔️✔️Correct Ans-Objective
AMA Guidelines for Impairment Rating, for persistent pain add 3% for the pain when: ✔️✔️Correct
Ans-Any case involving excessive pain not already included in the impairment rating.
State-Established Protocols for QME Evaluations in 2004: ✔️✔️Correct Ans-psychiatry, pulmonary,
cardiac, neuromusculoskeletal, and immunological evaluations.
Face to Face Time Definition ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Includes the time spent by the physician in history-
taking and physical examination.
Content of Medical-Legal Report ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Should include a specific or differential diagnosis.
What info is not essential to determine industrial aggravation of chronic pre-existing medical
condition? ✔️✔️Correct Ans-An understanding of industrial risk factors for the condition.
packet and complete answers
Employer's must pay for Medical Treatment of any non-industrial condition that prevents:
✔️✔️Correct Ans-full implementation of necessary care for the industrial injury.
Prophylactic Work Restrictions ✔️✔️Correct Ans-safeguard the injured worker from further harm.
Reporting Cause of Disability in med-legal report: ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Mandated to be direct and
definite
QME History of Injury: ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Inquire about the immediate events following the injury
Compensable Injury Definition as per Labor Code ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Includes any work-related
aggravation of a pre-existing physical or mental condition
In med-legal eval written in Nov 2004, lab and diagnostic test results or findings are _____ factors
✔️✔️Correct Ans-Objective
AMA Guidelines for Impairment Rating, for persistent pain add 3% for the pain when: ✔️✔️Correct
Ans-Any case involving excessive pain not already included in the impairment rating.
State-Established Protocols for QME Evaluations in 2004: ✔️✔️Correct Ans-psychiatry, pulmonary,
cardiac, neuromusculoskeletal, and immunological evaluations.
Face to Face Time Definition ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Includes the time spent by the physician in history-
taking and physical examination.
Content of Medical-Legal Report ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Should include a specific or differential diagnosis.
What info is not essential to determine industrial aggravation of chronic pre-existing medical
condition? ✔️✔️Correct Ans-An understanding of industrial risk factors for the condition.
