Prednisone
1 SA brand Schedule 5 ℹReduces inflammation — insomnia, mood changes, and blood sugar effects.
Brands: Prednisone
SA strengths: 5 mg tablet · 20 mg tablet
Typical SA dosing: Dose per treating clinician script and package insert.
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Pneumonia
Clinical description
Pneumonia. ICD-10: J18.9. Lung conditions — breathlessness affects physical and sometimes cognitive endurance.
ICD-10 classification1
Work & claim impact
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Document how symptoms limit material duties — attendance, stamina, cognition, safety, and reliability.
Claim note: Insurers test occupational incapacity — document how it blocks material duties , not the diagnosis label↗ alone.
Examples
- For Pneumonia: cannot perform [your core duty] because fatigue and reduced stamina.
- Use format: "Because of [symptom], I cannot [material duty]."
- Diagnosis (ICD-10) on a certificate does not replace proof that material duties are blocked.
- Duty link (cognitive): cannot perform client workshops because brain fog and poor concentration.
Category context
Lung conditions — breathlessness affects physical and sometimes cognitive endurance.
Common symptoms (story builder)
Hover for a plain-language explanation · + adds to your health story.
Fatigue
Reduced stamina
Dizziness
Relevant specialists & assessors
Treating and assessing roles commonly involved with this condition on SA income-protection claims — click a role to see what they do.†
General Practitioner (GP)
Primary care doctor — first point for sick notes, referrals, and ongoing treatment.
What they do →
Pulmonologist
Lung disease — asthma, COPD, post-COVID respiratory sequelae.
What they do →
Physiotherapist
Physical rehabilitation, pain management, and mobility — common for MSK claims.
What they do →
Independent Medical Examiner (IME)
Assessor
Insurer- or employer-appointed assessor — not treating doctor.
What they do →
Linked medications (SA)
Generic active ingredients, registered brand formulations, SA strengths, and typical dosing — cross-linked to medication pages.†
Methylprednisolone
1 SA brand Schedule 5 ℹReduces inflammation — insomnia, mood changes, and blood sugar effects.
Brands: Medrol (methylprednisolone)
SA strengths: 4 mg tablet
Typical SA dosing: Dose per treating clinician script and package insert.
Salbutamol
1 SA brand Schedule 5 ℹShort-acting beta-agonist reliever inhaler for bronchospasm.
Brands: Salbutamol inhaler
SA strengths: 100 mcg/actuation inhaler · 200 mcg/actuation inhaler
Typical SA dosing: 1–2 puffs PRN; seek review if using more than twice weekly.
Fluticasone + Salmeterol
1 SA brand Schedule 5 ℹICS/LABA inhaler for asthma maintenance — rinse mouth after use.
Brands: Seretide inhaler
SA strengths: 50/100 mcg inhaler · 125/250 mcg inhaler · 250/50 mcg inhaler
Typical SA dosing: One–two puffs BD per strength device (Seretide).
Linked therapy
Session-based referrals — not medicines. Separate from linked medications above; still evidence for functional capacity and recovery. Therapy directory → · Not scheduled →†
Physiotherapy (prescribed)
Physiotherapy Not scheduled ℹPrescribed rehabilitation for pain, injury, and mobility restoration.
Session formats: 30 min session · 45 min session · 60 min session
Typical plan: Usually 30–60 min sessions weekly to thrice weekly per referral.
Common causes or triggers
Typical precipitants seen in SA income-protection claims — hover labels for context; use ? for claim tips. †
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Environmental triggers
Environmental trigger
Claim tip
Safety-critical and site-visit roles need explicit breathlessness limits in functional reports.
Dust, cold air, smoke, or chemical exposure — map workplace triggers to absence patterns.
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Infection or exacerbation
Exacerbation
Claim tip
Waiting-period continuity may fail if intermittent returns to light duty are undocumented.
Viral illness or pollution spikes can destabilise asthma/COPD — document exacerbation dates separately from baseline.
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Multifactorial contributors
Multifactorial onset
Claim tip
Insurers still require proof that post-inception change meets the policy disability test.
Genetic, environmental, and work factors often combine — build a chronology rather than a single cause label.
Source: ClaimBuddy curated
Comorbidities or complicating factors
Conditions that often overlap and amplify functional limits — pair with specialist reports and your functional matrix. †
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Anxiety or panic
Breathlessness + panic
Claim tip
Pulmonologist and psychologist reports should each address occupational tests.
Breathlessness and panic amplify each other — differentiate asthma from anxiety in functional terms.
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Overlapping conditions
Comorbidity check
Claim tip
Clinical Atlas linked conditions and medication pages help map the full picture.
Check for mood, sleep, pain, or metabolic comorbidity that amplifies functional limits.
Source: ClaimBuddy curated
References for therapy
Guideline themes and evidence sources to pair with your treating plan — for claims context, not prescribing advice.†
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Asthma — personalised action plan
Reliever/preventer step-up, trigger avoidance, and peak-flow or symptom monitoring for occupational triggers.
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Long COVID — pacing and rehabilitation
Energy envelope / post-exertional symptom avoidance; insurers dispute full-time return without pacing evidence.
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Independent medical examination (IME) context
Assessor is not your treating doctor — prepare material duties, chronology, and treating specialist reports separately.
References & footnotes
- ICD-10 code and condition label follow WHO ICD-10 classification. WHO ICD-10
- Work-impact notes describe functional themes insurers probe — pair with material-duty mapping in your claim file. ClaimBuddy curated
- Condition–medication links are therapeutic associations common in SA income-protection claims, not mandatory treatment pathways. MIMS / SA package inserts; ClaimBuddy curated
- Specialist and assessor roles are typical for this condition in SA income-protection claims — not an exhaustive list of who may treat you. ClaimBuddy curated
- Linked therapies are common non-drug interventions — cross-referenced to atlas therapy pages; insurer funding may differ from clinical appropriateness. ClaimBuddy curated
- Therapy references summarise guideline themes for claims context — not prescribing advice; pair with your treating clinician's plan. MIMS / SA package inserts; ClaimBuddy curated
- Causes, triggers, and comorbidity notes are claims-context summaries — not diagnostic criteria; pair with treating records and specialist opinion. WHO ICD-10; ClaimBuddy curated
Where this data comes from
ClaimBuddy collates SA-market brand names and strengths for intake — always verify against your script and clinician.
- WHO ICD-10 — Condition names and ICD-10-CM codes in the condition index.
- SAHPRA — South African medicine registration context; brand products must be SAHPRA-registered to be dispensed.
- MIMS / SA package inserts — Registered strengths, formulations, and typical dosing ranges for SA market products.
- SA Essential Medicines List (EML) — Public-sector formulary context for commonly available strengths.
- ClaimBuddy curated — SA brand name collation from intake presets, claim-frequency mapping, and work-impact notes — not a substitute for prescribing information.