3 Endocrine System

TABLE 3.1

(Percentage Whole Person Impairment)

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%DESCRIPTION OF LEVEL OF IMPAIRMENT

0 — ANY ONE of the following:

.thyroid disease adequately controlled with thyroxine replacement

.primary hyperparathyroidism; parathyroid adenoma removed; replacement therapy not indicated

.asymptomatic Paget's disease

.asymptomatic osteoporosis or other bone disease WITH OR WITHOUT treatment

5 — Diabetes mellitus satisfactorily controlled by diet and/or tablets

10 — ANY ONE of the following:

.thyroid disease which cannot be adequately treated with thyroxine

.primary hyperparathyroidism; parathyroidectomy; replacement therapy required

.symptomatic Paget's disease osteoporosis

.other bone disease WITH pain not completely controlled by continuous therapy

15 — Diabetes mellitus requiring dietary adjustment AND insulin

20 — Diabetes mellitus not satisfactorily controlled despite vigorous therapy

NOTE:          The effects of diabetes mellitus in other systems (for example, the vascular and visual systems) should be assessed from the appropriate tables and combined with values from the table above using the Combined Values Table (Table 16.1).