Integumentary: Ulcers: Pressure: Risk Factors Flashcards
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Risk Factors
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- Prolonged pressure
- Shear forces
- Friction
- Repetitive stress
2
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Risk Factors
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- Nutritional deficiency
3
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Risk Factors
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- Maceration (softening associated with excessive moisture)
4
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Risk Factors: Pressure ulcers common in
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- Elderly, debilitated or immobilized patients
- Decreased blood flow from hypotension or microvascular disease, diabetes, atherosclerosis
- Neurologically impaired skin due to decreased sensation.
- Patient with cognitive impairment.
