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Results 1 - 10 of 20 for Bedsores
  1. Pressure ulcers - what to ask your doctor 
    Pressure ulcers are also called bedsores, or pressure sores. They can form when your skin and soft tissue press against a harder surface, such as a chair ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000228.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Preventing pressure ulcers 
    Pressure ulcers are also called bedsores, or pressure sores. They can form when your skin and soft tissue press against a harder surface, such as a chair ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000147.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. How to care for pressure sores 
    ... when pressed. This is a sign that a pressure ulcer may be forming. The skin may be warm ... body fat in the ulcer. Stage IV: The pressure ulcer has become so deep that there is damage ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000740.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Skin care and incontinence 
    ... as redness, peeling, irritation, and yeast infections likely. Bedsores ( pressure sores ) may also develop if a person: ... Yang GP. Review of the current management of pressure ulcers. Advances in Wound Care (New Rochelle) . 2018;7( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003976.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Areas where bedsores occur (image) 
    Bedsores, also known as pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, are a breakdown and ulceration of tissue due ... heels of the feet, are most susceptible to bedsores. Non-mobile patients are vulnerable to the formation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19091.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Skin flaps and grafts - self-care 
    ... skin infection Surgery for skin cancer Venous ulcers , pressure ulcers , or diabetic ulcers that do not heal After ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000743.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Wound care centers 
    A wound care center, or clinic, is a medical facility for treating wounds that do not heal. You may have what is termed a non-healing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000739.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Stroke - discharge 
    ... times per hour during the day to prevent pressure ulcers. If you have problems with spasticity , learn what ... keep your muscles loose. Learn how to prevent pressure ulcers .
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000132.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Turning patients over in bed 
    ... This helps the skin stay healthy and prevents bedsores . Turning a patient is a good time to ... College of Physicians. Risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers: a clinical practice guideline from the American College ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000426.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Sepsis 
    ... drains, and sites of skin breakdown, known as bedsores or pressure ulcers . Sepsis commonly affects infants or older adults.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000666.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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