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Pressure ulcers, also
known as
pressure sores, bed
sores or
pressure injuries, are
localised damage to the skin and/or
underlying tissue that
usually occur...
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illnesses such as osteomyelitis, tumors,
severe traumas and
intractable decubiti in, or around, the pelvis. By 2009, 66
cases had been
reported in medical...
- wounds, split-thickness
graft donor sites, Mohs
surgery defects,
refractory decubiti, and
chronic ulcers. They can also be
applied onto dry
wounds after normal...
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palpate the PMI. By
asking the
patient to lean to
their left (left
lateral decubitis position), the PMI can
become even more noticeable. Be
aware that in certain...
