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Causes
Stages
Prevention
Treatment
Impact of pressure ulcers
100
Sliding a patient across sheets on bed during a transfer which pulls on the soft tissues
What is Shear injury? Slide 11
100
Ulcer with dark eschar and slough in base.
What is un-stagable ulcer? slide 16
100
A method of relieving pressure on the sacrum and ischia of a wheelchair user which should be done about every 20 minutes.
What is a wheelchair push-up? Slide 5
100
Basic methods of treatment of any stage pressure ulcer
What is relieve pressure, keep skin from moisture, improve nutrition, keep skin or ulcer clean. slides 17 & 18
100
This population is at higher risk for pressure ulcers because of changes in skin, poor nutrition, hemodynamic changes and multiple disease processes.
What is the elderly population?
200
Occiput, elbow, sacrum, heels, hips
What are the 5 most common sites of pressure ulcers? slide 5
200
Partial -thickness skin loss with exposed dermis
What is Stage 2 Pressure ulcer? slide 13
200
A nursing procedure that can prevent pressure ulcers on a patient who is unable to reposition themselves
What is turning a patient every 2 hours. Slide 5
200
Ultrasound, electromagnetic therapy, dextranomer paste
What are therapies that have not been found to be beneficial. Slide 21
200
Heterotopic ossification which can cause irregular or accelerated bone growth
What is a cause of deep tissue pressure injury? slide 16
300
A moist microclimate, immobility, loss of sensation,
What are common causes of pressure ulcers? slide 10-11
300
Skin is intact with persistent non-blanchable, deep red, maroon or purple discoloration
What is a Deep Tissue Pressure Injury? slide 16
300
This is a low cost and fairly effective method of preventing pressure ulcers in an immobilized patient.
What is a low air loss or alternating air mattress? Slide 21
300
Adjunctive treatments with medium/low levels of improvement in ulcer healing
What are radiant heat dressing, colloidal dressing, negative pressure dressing, surgery? slide 21
300
The cost of a pressure ulcer
What is $500-70,000
400
Poor nutrition, poor fluid intake, infection
What are some factors which increase the chances of a pressure ulcer developing? slides 9, 18
400
Non-blanchable erythema of intact skin
What is Stage 1? slide 12
400
These are methods to control the micro climate that can compromise skin and result in pressure ulcers
What are bowel and bladder incontinence control and use of fabrics that do not absorb fluids. slides 17-18
400
Best adjunctive therapy to improve pressure wound healing
What is electrical stimulation? Slide 20
400
Pressure sore that can lead to infection of other organs
What is Stage 4 Slide 15
500
Pressure on skin, soft tissue and/or muscle that can cause a pressure ulcer.
What is capillary filling pressure of about 30 mmHg. Slide 9
500
Ulceration through full thickness skin, through fascia into muscle and bone
What is Stage 4 pressure ulcer? slide 15
500
Daily Double Dr Fankhauser's specialty in addition to PM&R
What is Pediatrics
500
The most consistent treatment for increased healing of pressure ulcers
What is an air fluidized bed; Clinitron bed Slide 20 & 7
500
Pressure ulcers in patients with multiple disease issues such as diabetes and vascular disease can lead to what major disability
What is an amputation