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What are five areas of the body to be examined for decubitus ulcers?
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∙ 12y ago
Decubitus ulcers are bedsores, and a sign of inexcusably bad nursing.
They are mostly to be found on areas where there is little fat covering a bony prominence, such as:
heels
elbows
sacrum
hips
I have never seen them in any other place.
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What is another name for a decubitus ulcer?
Decubitus ulcers (also called pressure sores or bed sores) are chronic wounds ranging from mild inflammed patches to deep ulcers that can harbor infection) caused by prolonged pressure on them (or when the skin of the weight bearing part of the body is squeezed between the bone and with another part of the body or hard object).
What are bed sores and how do you get them?
Bedsores, more properly known as pressure ulcersor decubitus ulcers, are lesions caused by many factors such as: unrelievedpressure; friction; humidity; shearing forces; temperature; age; continence and medication; to any part of the body, especially portions overbony or cartilaginous areas such as sacrum, elbows, knees, and ankles
What is an arterial ulcer?
Answer An arterial ulser is an ulser on an artery. Nothing to play with for sure. -The above answer is not entirely correct. An arterial ulcer refers to an ulcer that may have developed from but is prohibited from healing by arterial insufficiency. These ulcers tend to be at the distal (farthest away from the body) part of the feet. These contrast to Venous ulcers (due to lack of the bodies ability to return fluid away from the legs), neurotrophic (diabetic) and pressure ulcers (decubitus ulcers).
What causes ulcers on?
Ulcers in the tongue are caused by having less vitamins in the body.
What causes ulcers on the body?
Ulcer in the generic means a hole. All types of disease processes cause or may cause ulcers. Stomach ulcers, a subset, are typically promoted by bacteria.
Is there a cure for Ulcers?
Yes, there is cure to mouth ulcers.mouth ulcers are formed when excess of heat is formed in our body. Therefore by drinking more amount of water,eating curd,having tender coconut and other substances which cools the heat in our body . Therefore mouth ulcers can be cured by these methods.remember icecreams only increase the heat in the body and doesn't cool our body.
What are the signs and symptoms of an ulcer and how can I prevent and treat them?
There are two common types of ulcers: Stomach ulcers and pressure ulcers (bed sores). Stomach ulcers usually consist of stomach pain that gets worse after eating. These can be commonly treated with over the counter antacids. Pressure ulcers are most commonly found in people who spend multiple days in bed at a time. They are caused from putting pressure on bony areas for prolonged periods. These can be prevented by moving patients in a bed so that they do not put too much pressure on one area of their body for too long.
Pain in joints ulcers inside the mouth bruises on body?
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What are the release dates for Healthy Body Healthy Mind - 2003 Pressure Ulcers 4-4?
Healthy Body Healthy Mind - 2003 Pressure Ulcers 4-4 was released on: USA: 29 June 2005
Can you give me a sentence with the word lifeless?
Police examined the lifeless body.
Does yeast infections have anything to do with lupus?
Yes but not directly. It's more of an indirect potential side effect.Any wounds or skin ulcers caused as a side effect by lupus create areas at risk of yeast infection.Basically candida (yeast) is present on and in the body already. Any area of the body that can breed fungus can turn into a yeast infection.Lupus and its many side effects may create areas of the body that need extra cleaning (skin lesions, open sores, rash spots, skin ulcers, etc) any of these that are not kept clean will be left at additional risk of yeast infection.
Can you get diabetic ulcers on other parts of your body besides feet?
yes they can also be in the ankles
