Development of Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Guideline Rating the Physical Impairment; Kidney, Bladder, Urethra, Male and Female Reproductive Systems (Preliminary Report)open access
- Authors
- Yu, JH[Yu, Ji Hyeong]; Kim, SH[Kim, Sang Hyun]; Sohn, SH[Sohn, Seung Hwan]; Paik, KH[Paik, Kyung Hoon]; Lee, JZ[Lee, Jeong Zoo]; Kim, JH[Kim, Jang Hwan]; Park, JK[Park, Jong Kwan]; Ryu, KS[Ryu, Ki-Sung]; Jun, JK[Jun, Jong Kwan]; Cho, YK[Cho, Yong Kyoon]; Chung, JY[Chung, Jae Yong]
- Issue Date
- May-2009
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Keywords
- Evaluation; Disability; Physical Impairment; Urogenital System
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, v.24, pp.S277 - S287
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
- Volume
- 24
- Start Page
- S277
- End Page
- S287
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/77974
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.S2.S277
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
- Abstract
- For the evaluation of the kidney impairment, serum creatinine concentrations or glomerular filtration rates are mainly used, and the conditions of solitary or transplanted kidney and chronic dialysis are also taken into the considerations. Some symptoms and signs of the chronic renal disability in spite of adequate treatment add one additional grade. For evaluating bladder and urethral impairment, the criteria include voiding symptoms and signs. The patients with urinary diversions have impairment grades depending on the alteration of upper urinary tract function. For penile impairment, the degrees are evaluated using the international index of erectile function, nocturnal penile tumescence and color doppler ultrasonography. For evaluating impairment of other male reproductive organs, functional and anatomical changes of these organs, analysis of the semen or hormones and the state of solitary testis are used as the criteria. For evaluating impairment of female reproductive organs, pregnancy potential, requirement of continuous treatment and the ability of sexual intercourse are used. Also, degree of impairment is modified according to the ages in evaluating female reproductive systems. We have tried to make this evaluation system objective, scientific, and convenient, but still find it leaving much to be desired.
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