Sedentary Work Exerting up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree. However, if the use of the arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Medium Work Exerting up to 50 (22.7 kg) pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds (11.3 kg) of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of forces constantly to move objects.

Heavy Work Exerting up to 100 pounds (45.4 kg) of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds (22.7 kg) of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of force constantly to move objects.

Very Heavy Work Exerting in excess of 100 pounds (45.4 kg) of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds (22.7 kg) of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of force constantly to move objects.

Job Classification

In most duration tables, five job classifications are displayed. These job classifications are based on the amount of physical effort required to perform the work. The classifications correspond to the Strength Factor classifications described in the United States Department of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles. The following definitions are quoted directly from that publication.

Sedentary Work Exerting up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree. However, if the use of the arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Medium Work Exerting up to 50 (22.7 kg) pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds (11.3 kg) of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of forces constantly to move objects.

Heavy Work Exerting up to 100 pounds (45.4 kg) of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds (22.7 kg) of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of force constantly to move objects.

Very Heavy Work Exerting in excess of 100 pounds (45.4 kg) of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds (22.7 kg) of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of force constantly to move objects.

Coronary Balloon Angioplasty


Related Terms

  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)

Specialists

  • Cardiovascular Internist
  • Thoracic Surgeon

Comorbid Conditions

Factors Influencing Duration

Age, procedural complications, job requirements, comorbid chronic illness, and coexistence of vascular disease elsewhere may affect the duration of disability. Duration depends on the underlying condition and any complications that arise.

Medical Codes

ICD-9-CM:
00.66 - Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty [PTCA] or Coronary Atherectomy; Balloon Angioplasty of Coronary Artery; Coronary Atherectomy; Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty NOS; PTCA NOS

Complications

Symptoms of coronary artery disease are relieved in about 80% of balloon angioplasties, but in 30% to 35% of cases, the balloon will have to be reinflated due to residual atherosclerotic plaque. Only about 25% of cases achieve a satisfactory widening of the artery (less than 20% stenosis) on the first balloon inflation (Popma 1425).

When access to the vessel was obtained surgically by arteriotomy or cut down, the most common serious, but usually nonfatal, complication of angioplasty was abrupt closure of the vessel at the site of balloon inflation. That now occurs less often with PCI. Abrupt vessel closure may occur in 5% to 8% of cases (Popma 1425). Myocardial infarction occurs in about 5% of cases. Stroke occurs in 0.5% of balloon angioplasties (Popma 1425). Emergent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is needed in less than 1% of cases (Teirstein). The intraprocedural or in-hospital mortality rate is less than 1% (Teirstein).

Other complications may include arrhythmias, kidney insufficiency, and perforation of a coronary artery (less than 1%). Complications at the artery access site may include hematoma, pseudoaneurysm, or arteriovenous fistula and occur in up to 5% of cases (Teirstein).

Source: Medical Disability Advisor






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