Axis
Posted By: JNGI on 2009-02-02
In Reply to: Axis I: Axis II: etc. in list form. - NM
Subject: Axis
Took this from a sample report:
Assessment
Axis I -- Major depression, recurrent.
Axis II -- Deferred.
Axis III -- Head injury aged three. ? post-traumatic seizure disorder. Rule out pseudoseizures.
Axis IV -- Moderately-severe psychosocial stress.
Axis V -- GAF is 55.
hope this helps would be : after each axis not those dashes
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normal axis is correct. On an EKG usually it's either rightward axis, leftward axis, or SM
Subject: normal axis is correct. On an EKG usually it's either rightward axis, leftward axis, or SM
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Subject: Axis I: Axis II: etc. in list form.
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I type Axis then double space on the same line. 
Axis I-VI
Subject: Axis I-VI
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axis.......nm
Subject: axis.......nm
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QRS axis -43 is this always (-)??
Subject: QRS axis -43 is this always (-)??
axis 1????
Subject: axis 1????
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Psychogenic amnesia.
Axis two diagnoses deferred
Axis three heart disease, pulmonary disease, hypertension. complications from steroid medication. Neuritis and cerebral frontal atrophy.
Axis? four degree of psychosocial stresses are moderate to severe due to illness within herself.
Axis?? five highest level of adaptive functioning has been fair socially, poor occupationally for at least 5 years.
by saying this is he just listing it? like should it just be.
1.
2.
3.
4. so on so on?...
Axis IV . . . help please
Subject: Axis IV . . . help please
What does it mean when the doc says, "Axis IV: 1, 2, 3." And how would I type that.
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QRS axis? nm
Subject: QRS axis? nm
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Subject: Diagnosis re Axis
What is the most recent rule regarding diagnosis?
Axis 1:
Axis I:
AXIS I:
Do you run the diagnosis right after axis, or begin a new left at the left margin underneath the Axis?
I am having some reports changed to:
AXIS I:
BIPOLAR DISORDER (rather than putting it on the same line as AXIS).
Thanks very much.
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Subject: maybe "long axis" ??
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Subject: I would go with minus 2-degree axis
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Subject: I was pretty sure about the axis part, but...
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Subject: EKG: ADP NP (or) and P are interval normal axis.
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Subject: yes..maybe"QRS axis 43 and PR interval 163 msec" ? nm
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Subject: nevermind it's 'off' axis. He repeated it in the impression much more clearly!
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Subject: Never mind guys, figured out she was saying AXIS I....geesh
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Subject: it's apical axis guide or guid or guidewire. nm
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Subject: oops, ignore "or guid" (extra typing), but it is axis not access. nm
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