Red and Yellow Flags for Physical Therapy – Flashcards
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Blood Sugar >300 or <50
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Red Flag
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Skin Graft
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Yellow Flag (depends on location of graft)
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Active Congestive Heart Failure
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Red Flag
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Red Flag
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Venous Doppler Ultrasound Ordered w/ no results available
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Red Flag
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Claudication (diminishes with rest)
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Yellow Flag
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D-Deimer Test w/ no results available
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Red Flag
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VQ Scan w/ no results available
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Red Flag
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Ischemic Skin w/ or w/out pallor
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Yellow Flag
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Cyanotic Skin
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Yellow Flag
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Gangrenous Tissue
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Yellow Flag
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Wound(s) on the toes
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Yellow Flag
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Dark Pigmentation in Skin
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Yellow Flag
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Dermatitis
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Yellow Flag
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Swelling in the Extremity
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Yellow Flag
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Varicosities (enlarged, superficial veins)
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Yellow Flag
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Wound(s) on the Malleoli
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Yellow Flag
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Absent or Diminished Pulse (New)
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Red Flag
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Absent or Diminished Pulse (Old)
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Yellow Flag
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Skin cool to the touch and/or distal is cooler than proximal (old)
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Yellow Flag
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Skin cool to the touch and/or distal is cooler than proximal (new)
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Red Flag
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Edema in Extremity (new)
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Red Flag
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Edema in Extremity (Old)
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Yellow Flag
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Positive Homan's Sign
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Red Flag!!!!!!
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pt is unable to tolerate the cuff test for a DVT
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Red Flag
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Red Flag
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An Indication that PT should be held
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Claudication (without resolution with rest)
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Red Flag
