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Factors that affect on pressure sore development?
Pressure sores can develop from a range of factors such as age, being in one position for too long, a person's skin integrity, dehydration, and many more. It is not only the elderly and disabled that develop pressure sores, young fit people in orthopaedic wards and patients in intensive care units regardless of age can develop them too!
What is the medical term meaning pressure sore?
Decubitus ulcer, pressure ulcermucous
What is the color of a pressure sore?
black, green, and pink.
What is the beginning of a pressure sore?
A reddened area of skin.
What is the beginning sign of pressure sore?
A reddened area of skin.
What is the beginning sign of a pressure sore?
A reddened area of skin.
What would cause both palm muscles to be sore and stay sore for two weeks at a time with no injury?
stress on the musles, like pressure
Why do I get a sore throat and feel sick after pushing my self on treadmill?
maybe environmental factors. What is in the room with your tredmill?
Can you transmit a sore throat by breathing on someone?
Most people who get a sore throat have other factors besides the sore throat leaving your window open at night going out when your hair is wet they may have had the common cold or dry throat might cause it but i don't think you could get sore throat by breathing on someone.
Can hypothyroidsm cause sore throat?
No, but hypERthyroidism can cause a sore throat.
What is pressure sore?
A pressure sore - is an area of skin that has become inflamed because someone has remained in the same position for long periods of time. Although we sleep for eight hours - we move around... this prevents pressure sores. However - a patient that is immobilised in a hospital bed - cannot move naturally, and thus is prone to developing pressure sores. Nursing staff can move the patient carefully to minimise the risk.
How does a pressure sore start?
Pressure sore begins when a person stays in the same position for long periods of time.This result in decrease blood flow to the area which is important for healthy tissue. The area of the skin that has the most pressure becomes inflamed and the epidermis starts to peel away or strip until the erosion reaches the second layer of the skin which is the dermis
