NVI

Medical abbreviation · Patient Assessment

NVI
Stands forNeurovascularly intact
CategoriesMedical

NVI stands for Neurovascularly intact, a patient assessment abbreviation.

Exam finding stating that blood flow, sensation and movement distal to an injury, cast or surgical site are normal. It is charted in orthopedics, emergency medicine and after procedures near major nerves or vessels.

Example: Left wrist splinted; distal radial pulse 2+, NVI, cap refill brisk.

Usage notes

Often written "NV intact" or "distally NVI". Documenting the exam before and after reduction or splinting is essential, because a deficit found afterward must be compared with the baseline. It summarizes a CMS check in a single phrase.

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