The Abstractor
April 24, 2017
CARO: Carotid Stenosis
What are the Special Characteristics of the Stenosis?
Stenosis Characteristics: Check all that apply.
Symptomatic
Asymptomatic
Concentric Calcification
Stenosis below C6
Multiple OR tandem stenosis
Presence of contralateral occlusion
Stenosis above C3
None
Above is a the list of identifying characteristics for the patient's carotid stenosis. We need enough information in the description to be able to answer that important question.
Below is a sample of the treatment section of the CARO form. Notice that we need to be able to answer each of those "Yes/No" questions.