2011年7月29日 · Functional quadriplegia is the lack of ability to use one's limbs or to ambulate due to extreme debility, not due to spinal cord injury. . . Typically the patient requires "total care". The usual findings are: bedridden, inability to turn, unable to feed or groom self, urinary/fecal incontinence, may have contractures.

2010年11月18日 · Functional quadriplegia (code R53.2) is the lack of ability to use one's limbs or to ambulate due to extreme debility. It is not associated with neurologic deficit or injury, and code R53.2 should not be used for cases of neurologic quadriplegia. It should only be assigned if functional quadriplegia is specifically documented in the medical record.

2012年8月13日 · Functional quadriplegia: Functional quadriplegia (or quadriparesis) is defined as the complete inability to move due to severe disability or frailty caused by another medical condition without physical injury or damage to the brain or spinal cord.

2016年4月13日 · the Braden Scale, used by nursing to predict a patients risk for developing pressure ulcers could be helpful in supporting the diagnosis of functional quadriplegia, the two measures are mobility- completely immobile or very limited and Activity- bedfast (confined to bed) or chairfast (ability to walk severely limited or nonexistent. cannot bear own weight and/or …

2011年11月9日 · It is not really necessary for physicians to write "functional quadriplegia" for coders to code it as a diagnosis. The patient must meet the guidelines for someone who is functionally quadriplegic such as requiring total care, contractures all four limbs, total assist/bedbound, cognitively unable to participate in their care, or several other ...

2019年1月14日 · Functional quadriplegia (R53.2) is defined as “the inability to move due to severe disability or frailty caused by another condition without physical injury or damage to the brain or spinal cord,” describes Richard Pinson, MD.

2010年12月21日 · Functional quadriplegia is complex and Dr's are not familiar with this diagnosis (in general). I am limited by space on my queries and didn't want to spend a paragraph explaining it. It is my understanding that dementia is the most common cause but to qualify for functional quadriplegia I would still expect them to be immobile and likely have ...

2014年8月5日 · We have not been query for functional quadriplegia for these case. Please note that these are patients who have diagnosis of dementia, cerebral palsy, etc. These are not patient's with diagosis of CVA or traumatic brain injury. I am wondering how other CDI programs are handling these issues. Thanks for your help Debby Dallen,RN CCDS

2016年10月13日 · Patients who are functionally quadriplegic are dependent with ADL's such as communication, ambulation, transferring, dressing, eating, swallowing, toileting and bathing.

2021年4月19日 · The 1st link (above) defines functional quad as "Functional quadriplegia is the complete inability to move due to severe disability or frailty caused by another medical condition without physical injury or damage to the spinal cord. The 2nd link states the same and gives the below examples as common causes: