BKAbelow thekneeamputationOsteoporosisand fallsRiskfactorsfor hip fxEarlymobilizationdecreasesmortality rateafter orthopost opfascia can'texpand toincreasedpressuresomethingto reducerisk or hipfractureBuck'stractionRisk factorsforcompartmentsyndrometrauma,plaster cast,ortho postops,burns,infected limbPallorsign ofarterialinsufficiencybelow levelof injuryPainWorry if this isout proportionto injury - - notrelieved bymedsneurovascularassessmentfocus areas(5Ps)This tractionhas anexternal pindistal tostabilized areaout ofbedThis shouldhappen onpost op day0Paresthesiadecreasedsensation,hypersensation- result of nervecompressionfatparticleslodge invesselsurgicalfasciatomyParalysisLate sign ofprolongednervecompression ormusclenecrosis1-3 daysafter injury(usuallyfemur)when traumapt willtypicallydevelop fatembolismneurovascularassessmentassessingnerve functionand bloodflow to injuredextremityage, typeof fx,bonequalityfactorsconsideredfor hip fxtreatmentaspirin,SCDs,TED hoselovenoxDVTprophylaxis85%% of hipfractures inpeople olderthan 65Pulseuse adoppler ifyou can'tpalpate thisORIFopenreductioninternalfixationThis shouldnever beplaced underthe kneeafter TKABKAbelow thekneeamputationOsteoporosisand fallsRiskfactorsfor hip fxEarlymobilizationdecreasesmortality rateafter orthopost opfascia can'texpand toincreasedpressuresomethingto reducerisk or hipfractureBuck'stractionRisk factorsforcompartmentsyndrometrauma,plaster cast,ortho postops,burns,infected limbPallorsign ofarterialinsufficiencybelow levelof injuryPainWorry if this isout proportionto injury - - notrelieved bymedsneurovascularassessmentfocus areas(5Ps)This tractionhas anexternal pindistal tostabilized areaout ofbedThis shouldhappen onpost op day0Paresthesiadecreasedsensation,hypersensation- result of nervecompressionfatparticleslodge invesselsurgicalfasciatomyParalysisLate sign ofprolongednervecompression ormusclenecrosis1-3 daysafter injury(usuallyfemur)when traumapt willtypicallydevelop fatembolismneurovascularassessmentassessingnerve functionand bloodflow to injuredextremityage, typeof fx,bonequalityfactorsconsideredfor hip fxtreatmentaspirin,SCDs,TED hoselovenoxDVTprophylaxis85%% of hipfractures inpeople olderthan 65Pulseuse adoppler ifyou can'tpalpate thisORIFopenreductioninternalfixationThis shouldnever beplaced underthe kneeafter TKA

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