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Pressure ulcer
Introduction: Pressure ulcer
Description of Pressure ulcer
Pressure ulcer (medical condition): Bed sores result from pressure on the skin, typically in patients during hospital recovery or whose mobility is limited in bed (e.g. paraplegics or quadraplegics). They are also called "pressure sores" ...more
Pressure ulcer: See also Bedsores:
»Introduction: Bedsores
»Symptoms of Bedsores
Pressure ulcer: SYN: decubitus ulcer.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Pressure ulcer: An ulceration caused by prolonged pressure on the SKIN and TISSUES when one stay in one position for a long period of time, such as lying in bed. The bony areas of the body are the most frequently affected sites which become ischemic (ISCHEMIA) under sustained and constant pressure.
Source: MeSH 2007
Pressure ulcer as a Disease
Pressure ulcer: Another name for Bedsores (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Bedsores
»Symptoms of Bedsores
Pressure ulcer: Pressure ulcer is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Ulcer
Symptoms of Pressure ulcer (Bedsores)
Some of the symptoms of Pressure ulcer incude:
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Source - MeSH 2007
Broader terms for Pressure ulcer
Source - MeSH 2007
The following terms can be used for Pressure ulcer
Source: CRISP
Hierarchical classifications of Pressure ulcer
The following list attempts to classify Pressure ulcer into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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