Red Flags Flashcards
1
Q
PT/OT consults - who should they be written by in order to make them valid
A
Physician
PA (can write, physician needs to approve)
2
Q
Activity level - orders should be made from appropriate medical group
A
Bed rest OOB to BSC, OOB to chair BR with bathroom privileges Activity as tolerated WB orders ROM restrictions
3
Q
Line/Tube based orders
A
Chest tube ICP drain External pacer wires Intra-aortic balloon pump Epidural
4
Q
Spinal precautions
A
log roll
bracing orders
5
Q
Immediate holds (first 9)
A
Doppler to ro DVT Xray, MRI, CT CT to head to ro bleed CPK, troponins Echocardiogram to ro thrombus V/Q scan to ro PE Spiral CT to ro PE Bone scan to ro fracture MRI to ro compression
6
Q
Immediate holds cont (8)
A
CT to ro bleed No stated Cspine clearance in trauma pts No WB Need of a brace Transfer to more intensive care CSF leak xray to ro pneumothorax s/p lumbar puncture, cardiac cath, biopsy
7
Q
Cardiac patient precautions
A
sp cardiac cath sp cardiac surgery sp pacemaker LVAD Heart transplant EF less than 20%
8
Q
General surgical patient precautions
A
abdominal surgery
post skin graft
amputee
9
Q
LTAC - long term care hospital
A
certified as acute care hospital
focus on patients who need to stay up to 25 days
more individualized and resource intensive care than a SNF, nursing home or acute rehab facility
