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How can a leprosy patient prevent foot ulcers?
Special kinds of footwear have been designed for patients with insensitive feet in order to prevent or minimize the progression of foot ulcers.
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.
How can duodenal obstruction be prevented?
Prompt and effective treatment of peptic ulcers will prevent chronic scarring and narrowing.
Why is it effective to rotate patients so that they wont get bed sores?
Patients (or animals) who are confined to beds for extended periods of time develop ulcers at the points of contact with the bedding. Friction, impaired circulation & the effects of gravity combine to begin the breakdown of skin tissue. Add in moisture, bacteria... and bed sores are the result. In other word, rotation of the body can counteract some of these forces to prevent and/or delay deterioration of skin & muscle at pressure points.
By what other names are bedsores known?
decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers, or pressure sores
What is term for bedsores?
Bedsores are also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers, or pressure sores
What are common sites for pressure ulcers?
The most common sites of pressure ulcers are the buttocks, hips, and heels
Why are patients in hospital beds rotated every 2 hours?
Patients that are sedentary and do not move around much may develop bed sores (or sores from sitting even in a chair!) from putting pressure on the tissue. By repositioning, it allows blood flow to return to the area that the person was laying on and helps to prevent the tissue from becoming necrotic. Bed sores can develop anywhere on the body but are commonly found on the head behind the ear, the heels, and the sacrum.
What is another word use for bedsores?
Bedsores are also called decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers, or pressure sores
What risks are involved with gastrectomy for peptic ulcers?
Surgery for peptic ulcer is effective, but it may result in a variety of postoperative complications. Following gastrectomy surgery, as many as 30% of patients have significant symptoms.
Why do nurses turn patients if they can't move themselves?
Patients who are on bed rest or bedbound and who cannot turn or move themselves are at risk for pressure ulcers (bed sores) caused by decreased blood flow to the area if pressure. Also, they are at risk for developing pneumonia and turning prevents accumulation of fluid in the lungs that can lead to pneumonia.
What is sucralfate medicine for?
Sucralfate is used to treat or prevent ulcers.
