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Leg Ulcers

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2002
Skin ulcers of the lower extremities have a chronic, relapsing course and often are difficult to manage. Leg ulcers remain a significant management challenge to health care professionals. This article focuses on the various causes of leg ulcers, with an emphasis on venous disease.
Dana, Paquette, Vincent, Falanga
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Leg ulcers

Nursing Older People, 2007
This article aims to explain the difference between venous and arterial leg ulcers, methods of treatment and prevention for each kind of ulcer, and the social and emotional impact of venous ulcers.
Pat, Morris, Ruth, Sander
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Leg ulcers: uncommon presentations

Clinics in Dermatology, 2005
Uncommon presentations like vasculitis or other immunologic causes and malignancy account for about 1% to 2% of patients suffering from leg ulcers. We focus on such uncommon leg ulcers including: cutaneous vasculitis causing cutaneous ulceration, other immunologic or metabolic cutaneous lesions such as pyoderma gangrenosum and necrobiosis lipoidica ...
Gottrup, Finn, Karlsmark, T.
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Venous Leg Ulcers

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2016
This issue provides a clinical overview of venous leg ulcers, focusing on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and practice improvement. The content of In the Clinic is drawn from the clinical information and education resources of the American College of Physicians (ACP), including MKSAP (Medical Knowledge and Self-Assessment Program). Annals of Internal
Alejandra, Vivas   +2 more
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Leg ulcers

British Journal of Nursing, 2006
This article considers the law which applies to the standard of care when patients are being treated in the community for persistent ulcers. It considers the importance of expert opinion in determining the reasonable standard of care and the significance of the guidelines of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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Managing Leg Ulcers

Journal of Wound Care, 1997
Thorough, systematic and accurate assessment of the patient, identification of the underlying cause of ulcer and any local problems at the wound site are prerequisites to planning appropriate care and to preventing avoidable delays in healing1. On the following pages two decision-making algorithms are illustrated; one for use in differential diagnosis
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Leg Ulcer Clinics

Journal of Wound Care, 1997
The Crown report on nurse prescribing estimates that the treatment of leg ulcers costs the NHS £300-£600 million per year1. The bulk of this expenditure falls on the community nurses who care for these patients2.
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Assessing leg ulcers

Nursing Standard, 2007
N EI L O ’C O N N O R Maina Pedersen has become more confident in assessing leg ulcers after reading a learning zone article in Nursing Standard. This practice profile is based on NS403 Anderson I (2007) Use of Doppler ultrasound in assessing leg ulcers. Nursing Standard. 21, 47, 50-56.
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Nonhealing Leg Ulcer

Archives of Dermatology, 1996
REPORT OF A CASE A 40-year-old Chinese-American man was in good health until 4 years before presentation, when a tender, enlarging ulcer developed on his right knee. A biopsy was performed at another institution, and a diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum was made.
I A, Pion, M R, Buchness, H W, Lim
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