AIMS test (abnormal involuntary movement scale)
Posted By: MT50 on 2008-01-17
In Reply to: Psychiatry term pls s/l aims test score - xcopper
Subject: AIMS test (abnormal involuntary movement scale)
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Subject: yes AIMS exam
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Subject: Help...pain is 0 on a 0-to-10 scale or zero on a 0-to-10 scale?
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Subject: "cicadic" eye movement - is that right?
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Subject: s/l acetonic movement...sm
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Subject: or perhaps just clonic movement
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Subject: pelvic rock - referring to movement..
As in "There is no pelvic rock." Is that your usage?
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Subject: periodic movement disorder? Hear that a lot with RLS. nm
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Subject: That could be correct, i.e., any jarring movement causes pain. (nm)
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Subject: medical term for difficult movement?
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Subject: A colonic-type movement is noted.
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Subject: can you hear "some subtle" movement...??
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Subject: wild guess: ' lateral traction movement.' ?..sm
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ophth glossary/link for you.
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Subject: Maybe eccentric, grossly abnormal or unusual? nm
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Subject: I think you were right, ECG 7-14 was abnormal, today's visit is normal in comparison
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I am just wanting to know if I am typing these correctly? Any light anyone can shed on this would be GREATLY appreciated. (It's a general surgery consultation.)
Thank you, in advance!!!
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