Hospital Flashcards
Blue Tag
M7, I7, 7N, 7S
Green Tag
M8, 8N
Inpatient Rehab
Brown Tag
M6 I6
Gray tag
psychiatric
6N, 6S
Orange Tag
M5, Buc 5, I5, WP5, KCI
White Tag
I4, Buc 4
Fuchsia Tag
ICU, KPCCU
Pink Tag
NICU, Peds, PICU
Yellow Tag with Yellow Paper
Podiatry, ortho, 8069
7x week frequency
Red Tag
CITCU
7 x a week frequency
Making tags
-what to do
PT consults from the printer or the yellow folder
Name, floor of patient, frequency, date
WBC
normal
critical
what that means
4,000-10,000
critical value: >10,000
feverish, sign of infection
HCT
normal
critical
what that means
Normal Value: 34.0-43.0
Critical Value: <34
low value can indicate significant blood loss or over hydration
Hgb
normal
critical
what that means
11.6-14.4
critical value <7
if critically low patient will have difficulty maintaining adequate blood oxygen and may be anemic. patient unsafe to get out of bed due to risk of fainting. patient likely to need transfusion
platelets
normal
critical
what that means
100,000-450,000
critical value: 450,000
if low patient at risk for bleeding
if high patient at risk of blood clot
INR
normal
critical
what that means
international normalized ratio
when a patient is not on blood thinner normal is 1.0
if on Coumadin INR must be between 2-3 FOR THERAPY. if above 4 then no exercise or oob activities
if INR is too low then patient at risk of blood clot
if INR is too high then patient at risk of bleeding out
fasting glucose
normal
critical
what that means
normal: 55-00
critical value: 110
if hyperglycemic the patient may have excessive thirst, headaches, difficulty concentrating, blurred vision, or fatigue
if hypoglycemic patient may experience nausea, cold and clammy skin, irritable, jittery, confused, tachycardiac, fatigue, headache
O2 saturation
normal
critical
what that means
normal value: >95%
critical value: <92% alarm will sound on monitors
patient may experience dizziness, lightheadedness, fatigue, SOB, headache, irritability
Heart Rate Blood Pressure
Normal Value: 60-80bpm,
110/70 mmHg
Critical Value:
Heart Rate >110
if cardiac patient stop exercise >130
if regular exercise stop exercise 200/90 no exercise
What to Look at on Chart Review
- Diagnosis
- PMH-sx to note
- Meds–note side effects
- Last PT session for WB status, level of assist needed, exercise performed, pt tp;erance of therapy session
- Critical Lab Values: WBC, HCT, Hgb, Platelets, INR, Fasting glucose, O2sat, HR and BP
- Radiology report
what are the critical lab values (8)
WBC HCT Platelets INR Fasting Glucose O2 Sat HR BP
critical WBC
> 10
critical platelets
450,000
critical INR
1 if not on a bld thinner
if on coumadin: >4