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Bedsores occur from the friction of sheets against tender skin. Bones will rub against skin as well and cause these sores to develop.
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Gluteal abscess secondary to bedsore definition?
Something that started out as a bedsore turned into an infected hole in a buttcheek.
What is the English word for dekubitus?
Bedsore
What is a bedsore ulcer?
Bedsores are skin injuries cause by a body remaining immobile in contact with a surface for long periods of time, such as when a person is bedridden can cannot move. A bedsore ulcer is when the bedsore injury penetrates the skin leaving an open wound.
What is a bedsore?
Bedsores are caused when patients with a certain body weight exerts the pressure on the skin, close to bony areas which leads to restriction of the blood supply and tissue death. Or more simply put: a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it.
How long does it take to get bedsores?
How long does it take to get a bedsore in a hospital
The term bedsore is the common name for?
They are often called "pressure sores" or "pressure ulcers," and their medical name is "decubitus ulcers."
What happens when a bedsore reaches a the bone?
kangaroos jump out of your mouth. Maybe dragons if you're lucky!
Why are patients in a hospital bed rotated every two hours?
So they do not get bed sores. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedsore
To what other conditions can bedsores lead?
gangrene (tissue death); osteomyelitis (infection of the bone beneath the bedsore); sepsis (a poisoning of tissue or the whole body from bacterial infection); other localized or systemic infections
What conditions associated with bedsores warrant immediate medical attention?
skin turns black or becomes inflamed, tender, swollen, or warm to the touch; the patient develops a fever during treatment; a bedsore contains pus or has a foul-smelling discharge
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