Replaces the generic one-line-per-component format with a step-level
checklist. Each exam component now contains 3–13 discrete steps, each
with its own Normal/Abnormal/Skip toggle and optional abnormal note.
Physician ticks the exam off step-by-step; report generation
summarises at the component level but knows exactly which steps were
performed.
Example — previously the adolescent "Cranial nerves (II–XII)" was a
single row: "How to perform: Full formal adult-pattern exam. Expected:
All cranial nerves intact." That's unhelpful. Now it's 14 discrete
steps: CN I, CN II acuity, CN II fields, CN II fundoscopy, CN II/III
pupils, CN III/IV/VI EOM, CN V sensation V1/V2/V3, CN V motor, CN V
corneal, CN VII forehead/eye-close/smile/puff, CN VIII, CN IX/X, CN
XI, CN XII — each with specific method and expected finding. Same
depth for MSK: scoliosis = 5 discrete steps (standing inspection,
Adam forward-bend, rib-hump check, scoliometer, plumb-line), joint
stability = 8 named tests (Lachman, anterior drawer, varus/valgus,
McMurray, apprehension, Neer/Hawkins, anterior drawer ankle, talar
tilt), Beighton = 5 per-joint measurements, etc.
Sources cited in code header: Bates' Guide 13th ed, Nelson Textbook
22nd ed, Hutchison's Clinical Methods 25th ed, Fenichel Clinical
Pediatric Neurology 8th ed.
Backend route accepts the flat step array (grouped by component on
the server), passes structured text to the AI with methods and
expected findings per step. Prompts updated to summarise at the
component level rather than step-by-step, so output is clinically
readable.
Scope: MSK + Neuro × 6 age groups (newborn, infant, toddler, preschool,
school-age, adolescent). More systems follow the same pattern —
append to PE_DATA.
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