CDMS Medical Aspects of Disability and Case Management

Question 1

Which classification system is used internationally to describe functioning, disability, and health in disability management?

Accepted Answer

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

Answer

The AMA Guides to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment

Answer

The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria

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The Social Security Administration Listing of Impairments

Question 2

In the context of disability management, what does 'impairment' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Abnormality of body structure or function at the organ or body system level

Answer

Any restriction in performing a life activity

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The inability to maintain competitive employment

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A legal determination by a court or agency

Question 3

Which pain assessment scale is most commonly used in clinical and occupational health settings to quantify pain intensity?

Accepted Answer

The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 0–10

Answer

The Beck Depression Inventory

Answer

The Oswestry Disability Index

Answer

The Waddell Signs assessment

Question 4

What is the 'biopsychosocial model' of disability?

Accepted Answer

A framework recognizing that biological, psychological, and social factors all interact to influence disability

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A model that attributes disability solely to biological factors

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A medical classification system used for insurance billing

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A workers' compensation formula for calculating benefits

Question 5

What are Waddell's signs used to assess in occupational and disability medicine?

Accepted Answer

Non-organic physical signs that may indicate psychosocial contributions to pain behavior

Answer

The degree of joint range-of-motion limitation

Answer

The presence of malingering in workers' compensation claimants

Answer

Neurological deficits from spinal cord injuries

Question 6

Which comorbidity is most associated with delayed recovery and prolonged disability after musculoskeletal injury?

Accepted Answer

Depression and anxiety disorders

Answer

Hypertension

Answer

Type 2 diabetes

Answer

Hyperlipidemia