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Heat\Warmth
Regulates Temp.
Absorption
Sensation
Appearance |
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Definition
| Older-becomes thinner (more fragile) bruises easier, wrinkles, dry, not adequate fluid intake, poor healing |
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Term
| Functional Patterns with skin |
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Definition
| Nutrition, Self concept, activity and exercise, |
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Term
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Definition
| Impaired skin\tissue, impaired wound healing, pain, altered comfort, risk for infection, knowledge deficit, imbalanced nutrition |
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Term
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Definition
| Balanced nutrition, improved wound healing |
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Term
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Definition
| Obesity, Diabetes, Age, Hygiene, PVD |
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Term
Bacterial
S and S
(Read 236) |
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Definition
Fever, tired, chills, pain, hot to touch, tender swollen lymph nodes, can have open sores
Shifts to left (produces more netrophiles) |
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Definition
Cellulitis (goes into subq)
Look at the comorbids\culture\and observation |
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Term
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Definition
| Pain pills, antibiotic, Bed rest |
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Term
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Definition
| Pain pills, bedrest except bthrm privledges, check site (did swelling redness go down?) Teach them about wound care, balanced nutrition, pain meds, moist heat, blood cultures (Is it septic) They need skid free socks |
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Term
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Definition
| Super infection-being given an antibiotic that the fungal can develop immunity to. Also not keeping up with hygiene can result in fungal development |
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Term
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Definition
| Candidiasis (Yeast infection) |
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Term
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Definition
| Yogurt, probiotics, Nisastatin - oral suspension (swish and spit) and KOH Prep (helps visualize fungal infections)Micolstatin (Swallow) |
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Term
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Definition
| importance to use full treatment, oral CARE! Proper sanitation! Contagious! |
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Term
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Definition
Shingles, cold sores, perineal, underlying chicken pox
stress fatigue immunocompromised |
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Term
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Definition
| painful local reaction, systemic symptoms, fever, |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
soothing compress, Zovirax and Famvir.
Tzanch test?
Fluid cells from vesicles examined |
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Term
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Definition
| Educate on risk for risk of viral and fungal infection. Teach her good hygiene, keep nails short. Keep in droplet isolation. |
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