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== General Considerations ==
== General Considerations ==
* ADL - assess functional status during the '''first 24 hours''' after the patient has been "accepted" to medicine service by a medicine service attending physician.   
* [[:Category:ADL | ADL]] - assess functional status during the '''first 24 hours''' after the patient has been "accepted" to medicine service by a medicine service attending physician.   
* Where a non-independent ADL is induced solely by medical intervention, estimate the ADL without intervention.
* Where a non-independent ADL is induced solely by medical intervention, estimate the ADL without intervention.
* ADL assesses a patient ''"capability"'' to perform a certain activity if allowed. Patients who are ordered not to do a certain activity should '''not''' be assessed as requiring assistance. If patient ''would be able'' to perform the activity if allowed then they are to be assessed as '''"unassisted"'''.
* ADL assesses a patient ''"capability"'' to perform a certain activity if allowed. Patients who are ordered not to do a certain activity should '''not''' be assessed as requiring assistance. If patient ''would be able'' to perform the activity if allowed then they are to be assessed as '''"unassisted"'''.


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== Discussion ==
== Discussion ==
=== where to get the data===
=== where to get the data===