Oxygen and other nutrients are needed by all cells. When continuous pressure occurs, without a change of position (e.g. elderly people who cannot change their position in bed) blood flow is significantly reduced or cut off, and then decubitus ulcers are more likely to occur.
Blood supply
Oxygen, due to poor blood supply.
blood circulation.
Oxygen
Nurses are more than capable of determining the stage of a decubitus ulcer.Skin integrity and maintenance is part of their training.NB: A decubitus ulcer, also known as a pressure sore.
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).
biopsy
Peptic ulcer
A histamine H2 antagonist used in the treatment of duodenal ulcers to reduce hydrochloric acid secretion. Therapy and treatment of duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, control gastric pH in critically ill patients, symptomatic relief in gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux, active benign ulcer, and pathological hypersecretory conditions
Blood supply
A decubitus ulcer results when skin cells are deprived of oxygen and nutrients. They often occur when blood flow is reduced or cut off, especially on older people that cannot change position in bed.
They are often called "pressure sores" or "pressure ulcers," and their medical name is "decubitus ulcers."
Nurses are more than capable of determining the stage of a decubitus ulcer.Skin integrity and maintenance is part of their training.NB: A decubitus ulcer, also known as a pressure sore.
decubitus ulcer
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Decubitus ulcer, pressure ulcermucous
A reddened area on the skin that, when pressed, does not turn white. This is a sign that a pressure ulcer is starting to develop.
Decubitus ulcer
it depends on where the decubitus ulcer is, how deep into the tissue and what stage it is, there are 4 stages. There are different ways to treat an ulcer, topical creams/ointments, patches applied-duoderms, machines that are applied, various methods of dressing treatments (wet to dry dressing changes)
Crural ulcer (due to venous insufficiency or other causes like decubitus ulcer,post DVT some prefer gentamicin for it's treatment... locally zinc hyaluronic acid can b used
Bedsores are also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers, or pressure sores