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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.
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∙ 8y agoA bedsore is a lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, such as frequently occurs on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.
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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
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).
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.
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
Why does bedsore occurs?
Bedsores occur from the friction of sheets against tender skin. Bones will rub against skin as well and cause these sores to develop.
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
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 some seven letter words with 3rd letter D and 6th letter R and 7th letter E?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern --D--RE. That is, seven letter words with 3rd letter D and 6th letter R and 7th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: bedsore redware
