The CE provider will describe and discuss, as appropriate:
a. Dyspnea at rest and/or with exertion;
b. How much activity causes dyspnea (for example, distance the claimant can walk and
how many flights of stairs they can climb before resting);
c. Palpations, wheezing, cough, sputum production, chest discomfort, paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea, and orthopnea;
d. Characteristics of severe respiratory attack or persistent pulmonary infection;
e. History of hospital admissions or emergency department visits; and
f. Episodic disorders, such as asthma:
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1. Onset and precipitating factors;
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2. Frequency and intensity;
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3. Duration;
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4. Mode of treatment and response;
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5. Compliance with therapy including frequency of inhaler use; and
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6. Description of a severe attack.