This shouldnever beplaced underthe kneeafter TKAneurovascularassessmentfocus areas(5Ps)out ofbedThis shouldhappen onpost op day0PainWorry if this isout proportionto injury - - notrelieved bymedsfatparticleslodge invesselsomethingto reducerisk or hipfractureEarlymobilizationdecreasesmortality rateafter orthopost opage, typeof fx,bonequalityfactorsconsideredfor hip fxtreatmentThis tractionhas anexternal pindistal tostabilized areaneurovascularassessmentassessingnerve functionand bloodflow to injuredextremityBuck'straction85%% of hipfractures inpeople olderthan 65Osteoporosisand fallsRiskfactorsfor hip fxParesthesiadecreasedsensation,hypersensation- result of nervecompressionRisk factorsforcompartmentsyndrometrauma,plaster cast,ortho postops,burns,infected limbfascia can'texpand toincreasedpressureBKAbelow thekneeamputationPulseuse adoppler ifyou can'tpalpate thisaspirin,SCDs,TED hoselovenoxDVTprophylaxisPallorsign ofarterialinsufficiencybelow levelof injurysurgicalfasciatomyParalysisLate sign ofprolongednervecompression ormusclenecrosisORIFopenreductioninternalfixation1-3 daysafter injury(usuallyfemur)when traumapt willtypicallydevelop fatembolismThis shouldnever beplaced underthe kneeafter TKAneurovascularassessmentfocus areas(5Ps)out ofbedThis shouldhappen onpost op day0PainWorry if this isout proportionto injury - - notrelieved bymedsfatparticleslodge invesselsomethingto reducerisk or hipfractureEarlymobilizationdecreasesmortality rateafter orthopost opage, typeof fx,bonequalityfactorsconsideredfor hip fxtreatmentThis tractionhas anexternal pindistal tostabilized areaneurovascularassessmentassessingnerve functionand bloodflow to injuredextremityBuck'straction85%% of hipfractures inpeople olderthan 65Osteoporosisand fallsRiskfactorsfor hip fxParesthesiadecreasedsensation,hypersensation- result of nervecompressionRisk factorsforcompartmentsyndrometrauma,plaster cast,ortho postops,burns,infected limbfascia can'texpand toincreasedpressureBKAbelow thekneeamputationPulseuse adoppler ifyou can'tpalpate thisaspirin,SCDs,TED hoselovenoxDVTprophylaxisPallorsign ofarterialinsufficiencybelow levelof injurysurgicalfasciatomyParalysisLate sign ofprolongednervecompression ormusclenecrosisORIFopenreductioninternalfixation1-3 daysafter injury(usuallyfemur)when traumapt willtypicallydevelop fatembolism

Neurovascular Bingo! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. G-This should never be placed under the knee after TKA
    G-
  2. I-neurovascular assessment focus areas (5Ps)
    I-
  3. O-This should happen on post op day 0
    O-out of bed
  4. N-Worry if this is out proportion to injury - - not relieved by meds
    N-Pain
  5. B-fat particles lodge in vessel
    B-
  6. O-something to reduce risk or hip fracture
    O-
  7. I-decreases mortality rate after ortho post op
    I-Early mobilization
  8. B-factors considered for hip fx treatment
    B-age, type of fx, bone quality
  9. N-This traction has an external pin distal to stabilized area
    N-
  10. O-assessing nerve function and blood flow to injured extremity
    O-neurovascular assessment
  11. G-Buck's traction
    G-
  12. N-% of hip fractures in people older than 65
    N-85%
  13. B-Risk factors for hip fx
    B-Osteoporosis and falls
  14. I-decreased sensation, hypersensation - result of nerve compression
    I-Paresthesia
  15. B-trauma, plaster cast, ortho postops, burns, infected limb
    B-Risk factors for compartment syndrome
  16. B-fascia can't expand to increased pressure
    B-
  17. I-below the knee amputation
    I-BKA
  18. G-use a doppler if you can't palpate this
    G-Pulse
  19. O-DVT prophylaxis
    O-aspirin, SCDs, TED hose lovenox
  20. G-sign of arterial insufficiency below level of injury
    G-Pallor
  21. O-surgical fasciatomy
    O-
  22. N-Late sign of prolonged nerve compression or muscle necrosis
    N-Paralysis
  23. I-open reduction internal fixation
    I-ORIF
  24. G-when trauma pt will typically develop fat embolism
    G-1-3 days after injury (usually femur)