Surgical Considerations for the UE - Red Flag Screening Flashcards
1
Q
On Post-Operative Patients what Systemic Measures shoule be taken?
A
- Temperature
- Blood Pressure
- Heart Rate
- Respiratory Rate
- Oxygen Saturation (SpO2)
2
Q
When doing Red-Flag Screenings, what Screening Tools can be used?
Outcome Measures
A
- Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome for Yellow Flags (OSPRO-YF)
- Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome-Review of Systems (OSPRO-ROS)
3
Q
Post-Operatively, what are Localized symptoms should we look out for?
A
- Infection (One of the biggest risks after surgery)
-Looking for Fever, redness, erythema, discharge from incision - Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) - Mostly in LE
- Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
