Bedsore
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| Pressure ulcer: Unstageable | |
| ICD-10 | L89. |
| ICD-9 | 707.0 |
| DiseasesDB | 10606 |
| MeSH | D003668 |
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Editor-in-Chief: Angela Botts, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Geriatric Medicine [1]
Synonyms and keywords: Pressure sores; decubitus ulcer
Overview
Historical Perspective
Pathophysiology
Differentiating Bedsore from other Conditions
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | X Ray | MRI | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary prevention | Secondary prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
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Geriatrics | |
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| Health in Geriatrics | Physical activity in the elderly • Nutrition and diet in the elderly • Hypertension in the elderly • Sexual function in the elderly • Cardiovascular disease prevention in the elderly • Respiratory disease and flu prevention in the elderly • Cancer screening in the elderly • Endocrine function and metabolism in the elderly • Longevity • Rejuvenation • Anti-aging • Nursing in the elderly • Physical therapy and rehabilitation • Myocardial infarction in the elderly • Bladder control problems • Encopresis • Bening prostatic hypertrophy • Pressure ulcers |
| Psychiatric conditions | Dementia • Delirium • Depression • Sleep disorders in the elderly • Memory loss • |
| Palliative care | Hearing impairment • Visual impairment • |
| Cardiovascular system | Hypertension • Syncope • Coronary artery disease • Myocardial infarction • Peripheral arterial disease • Carotid bruit • Heart murmurs • Chest pain • Syncope in the elderly |
| Respiratory system | Dyspnea • Orthopnoea • Stridor • Wheeze • Hyperventilation • Mouth breathing • Hiccup • Bradypnea • Hypoventilation • Asphyxia • Pleurisy • Respiratory arrest • Sputum • Rales • |
| Oncology related issues | Hyperplasia • Cyst • Pseudocyst • Hamartoma • Benign tumor • Colorectal cancer • Dysplasia • Carcinoma in situ • Cancer • Metastasis • Oral • Head/Neck • Nasopharyngeal • Staging/grading • Carcinogenesis • Carcinogen • Research • Paraneoplastic syndrome
Digestive system: (Esophagus • Stomach • Small intestine • Colon/rectum • Appendix • Anus) • glands (Liver • Bile duct • Gallbladder • Pancreas) Respiratory system: Larynx • Lung • Bone, articular cartilage, skin, and connective tissue: Bone • (Tailbone) • Skin • Blood Urogenital: Breast and female genital organs (Breast • Vagina • Cervix, Uterus • Endometrium • Ovaries) Male genital organs (Penis • Prostate • Testicles) • urinary organs (Kidney • Bladder) Nervous system: Eye • (Uvea) • Brain • (Choroid plexus) Endocrine system: Thyroid (Papillary • Follicular, Medullary • Anaplastic) • Adrenal tumor • (Adrenocortical carcinoma • Pheochromocytoma) • Pituitary |
| Neurological system | Alzheimer disease • Parkinson's disease • Stroke • |
| Rheumatologic and Musculosceletal system | Difficulty walking • Falls and Injuries • Arthritis • Sarcopenia • |
| Hepatic and Gastrointestinal system | Difficulty swallowing • Malnutrition • |
| Endocrine system and metabolism | Diabetes mellitus • Thyroid disease • Osteoporosis • |
Health Science · Medicine · Medical specialities · Intensive care medicine / Critical care medicine and Critical care nursing | |||||||
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| General terms | Intensive care unit (ICU) · Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) · Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) · Coronary care unit (CCU) · Critical illness insurance | ||||||
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| Diagnosis | Arterial blood gas · Arterial catheter · Blood cultures · Central venous catheter · Pulmonary artery catheter · Screening cultures | ||||||
| Life supporting treatments | Airway management · Chest tube · Dialysis · Enteral feeding · Goal-directed therapy · Induced coma · Mechanical ventilation · Therapeutic hypothermia · Total parenteral nutrition | ||||||
| Drugs | Analgesics · Antibiotics · Antithrombotics · Inotropes · Intravenous fluids · Neuromuscular-blocking drugs · Recombinant activated protein C · Sedatives · Stress ulcer prevention drugs · Vasopressors | ||||||
| ICU scoring systems | APACHE II · Glasgow Coma Scale · PIM2 · SAPS II · SAPS III · SOFA | ||||||
| Organisations | Society of Critical Care Medicine · Surviving Sepsis Campaign | ||||||
| Related specialties | Anesthesia · Cardiology · Internal medicine · Neurology · Pediatrics · Pulmonology · Surgery · Traumatology | ||||||
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de:Dekubitushr:Dekubitus
it:Lesione da decubito
he:פצע לחץ
nl:Decubitusno:Trykksårsk:Preležanina
fi:Makuuhaava
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