Apla Diagnosis Form PDF Details

For many individuals living with HIV or AIDS in Los Angeles County, navigating their healthcare journey is complex and often requires detailed documentation to ensure they receive the appropriate care and support. The APLA Diagnosis Form serves as a crucial piece of this intricate puzzle. Designed to be completed by a licensed, practicing physician, this form captures a comprehensive snapshot of a patient's health status, spanning from initial diagnosis, symptomatology, to relevant lab data and necessary care assessments. Patients' basic identification details are meticulously recorded alongside critical diagnostic information, such as the date of HIV or AIDS diagnosis, symptom presence, opportunistic infections, and key lab data like CD4 cell counts and HIV viral load. Additionally, the form delves into other illness considerations that could impact patient care, the Karnofsky Scale Assessment for determining patient capability, and queries on skilled nursing care requirements, dental health, and tuberculosis screening. Ensuring each question is approached with the utmost care, physicians contribute significantly to the care continuum of individuals grappling with HIV/AIDS, providing a well-rounded view of their medical needs to Aids Project Los Angeles. This organization leverages such detailed forms to channel the right support and resources, ultimately fostering better health outcomes for affected persons in the community.

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Form NameApla Diagnosis Form
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PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS FORM

PHYSICIANS: A licensed, practicing physician in Los Angeles County should complete as much of this form as possible. If you do not respond to a question, we will assume that you do not have an answer to that particular question. Return to the AIDS Project Los Angeles Registrar by fax at 213.201.1392 or mail to: AIDS Project Los Angeles, The David Geffen Center, 611 South Kingsley Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90005.

Last Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

First Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Middle Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Birth

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Social Security No.

_

 

 

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DATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIAGNOSIS:

❏ HIV+ Asymptomatic (No Symptoms)

 

 

❏ HIV+ Symptomatic

 

 

(Choose only one)

 

 

 

 

 

❏ AIDS Asymptomatic (No Symptoms)

 

 

❏ AIDS Symptomatic

What was the date of this diagnosis?

 

 

 

Year of first positive test for HIV: ___________

 

 

 

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

Symptoms that substantiate this diagnosis:

❏ Diarrhea

❏ Fevers

❏ Fatigue

Opportunistic infections that substantiate this diagnosis:

❏CD4 < 200/14%

DATE

❏PCP

DATE

❏Other _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

❏KS

DATE

❏Other

DATE

Current symptoms related to HIV disease or treatment include: ___________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

LAB DATA:

CD4 cell count _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ;

CD4 percentage _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ % as of

 

 

 

 

 

 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE

 

 

HIV viral load

as of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neutrophil count _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

 

 

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cells/mm3 as of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ILLNESSES: Is there any other illness we need to be aware of?

❏ Yes

❏ No

If yes, please describe:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

KARNOFSKY SCALE ASSESSMENT:

(Please check the appropriate numerical value)

 

 

❏ 100 =

Stage I

❏

80 =

Stage I

❏

60 =

Stage II

❏

40 =

Stage III

❏

20 =

Stage III

❏ 90 =

Stage I

❏

70 =

Stage II

❏

50 =

Stage II

❏

30 =

Stage III

❏

10 =

Stage IV

SKILLED NURSING CARE:

Does this patient meet the nursing facility level of care?

❏ Yes

❏ No

DENTAL:

Is this patient medically able to receive routine dental care and/or oral procedures?

❏ Yes

❏ No

TUBERCULOSIS:

Has this patient been screened for TB?

❏ Yes

❏ No

 

TB skin test date

 

 

 

 

 

.......................

❏ Positive

❏ Negative

 

TB chest X-ray date

 

 

 

 

.......................

❏ Positive

❏ Negative

 

This patient is currently . . .

❏ Receiving preventative TB treatment

❏ Not receiving treatment

❏ Receiving treatment for active TB

❏ Non-compliant with recommended treatment

 

 

I am the physician responsible for the above patient’s HIV care. I certify that the above information is correct and based on a review of the patient’s HIV treatment needs.

_________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

Signature of Physician

 

Date Completed

 

 

_________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

Physician’s Name

 

CA License #

 

 

_________________________________________________

(

)

 

 

Address

 

Phone

 

 

_________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

City

 

State

Zip Code

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