A 68-year-old diabetic male resident in a long term care facility is bedridden and has refused food and fluids for two days. He has a Stage 3 pressure ulcer in the coccyx and multiple venous ulceration in the left lower leg. The following questions will assist the nursing student in the assessment of a client with a skin breakdown. How will you assess for edema of the lower extremities? Describe the key features in pressure ulcer assessment. Describe a Stage III pressure ulcer. Differentiate an arterial ulcer from a venous ulcer.

A 68-year-old diabetic male resident in a long term care facility is bedridden and has refused food and fluids for two days. He has a Stage 3 pressure ulcer in the coccyx and multiple venous ulceration in the left lower leg. The following questions will assist the nursing student in the assessment of a client with a skin breakdown. How will you assess for edema of the lower extremities? Describe the key features in pressure ulcer assessment. Describe a Stage III pressure ulcer. Differentiate an arterial ulcer from a venous ulcer.

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

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Chapter9: Instrumentation In Blood Circulation

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