The intent of the “Radiculopathy (Cervical) Order Set” is to support users caring for adult patients who may require a Neurosurgery referral for surgery for cervical radiculopathy. The intent is to ensure a minimum workup is initiated prior to a Neurosurgery Consultation.
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- Patient Age Group
- Population 18 years old or older
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- Neurosurgery: Radiculopathy (Cervical) Clinical Content White Paper
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- Neurosurgery: Radiculopathy (Cervical) Order Set Conceptual Structure Document
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- Neurosurgery: Radiculopathy (Cervical) Order Set KNART Validation Report
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See attached resource files for additional details. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Informatics and Information Governance, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Content and Health Level 7 (HL7)-Compliant Knowledge Artifacts (KNARTs) Eye Care Clinical Content White Paper, VA118-16-D-1008, Task Order VA-118-16-F-1008-0007, June, 2018.
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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21168100
- Matz, Paul G., Paul A. Anderson, Michael G. Kaiser, Langston T. Holly, Michael W. Groff, Robert F. Heary, Praveen V. Mummaneni, et al. 2009. “Introduction and Methodology: Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Cervical Degenerative Disease.” Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine 11 (2): 101–3. doi:10.3171/2009.1.SPINE08712.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19769488
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- http://www.bmj.com/content/339/bmj.b3883
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- https://acsearch.acr.org/docs/69426/Narrative/
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- NAPROSYN- naproxen tablet; EC-NAPROSYN- naproxen tablet delayed release; NAPROSYN- naproxen suspension; ANAPROX- naproxen sodium tablet; ANAPROX DS- naproxen sodium tablet [Internet].: National Library of Medicine; 2017. Available from: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=68848217-03c9-4377-9be6-6f567e629129
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