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  2. Pressure ulcer - Wikipedia

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    Pressure ulcers can trigger other ailments, cause considerable suffering, and can be expensive to treat. Some complications include autonomic dysreflexia, bladder distension, bone infection, pyarthrosis, sepsis, amyloidosis, anemia, urethral fistula, gangrene and very rarely malignant transformation (Marjolin's ulcer – secondary carcinomas in chronic wounds).

  3. Transdermal continuous oxygen therapy - Wikipedia

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    Though early use focused on burns and surgical wounds, [1] wider use of wounds treated with TCOT have become more common in diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis and decubitus ulcers (pressure sores). TCOT involves inserting a thin tube which delivers the oxygen above the wound bed of a cleaned wound.

  4. Chronic wound - Wikipedia

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    Low level laser therapy has been repeatedly shown to significantly reduce the size and severity of diabetic ulcers as well as other pressure ulcers. Pressure wounds are often the result of local ischemia from the increased pressure. Increased pressure also plays a roles in many diabetic foot ulcerations as changes due to the disease causes the ...

  5. How to get rid of canker sores — and make them less painful

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    How to get rid of canker sores. Canker sores typically heal on their own within 10 to 14 days, says Kennedy. “Right around the 10-day mark, they will resolve rather quickly,” she says.

  6. Waterlow score - Wikipedia

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    A total Waterlow score ≥10 indicates risk for pressure ulcer. A high risk score is ≥15. A very high risk exists at scores ≥20. The reverse side of the Waterlow card lists examples of preventive aids and interventions. [2]

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    According to the New York Times, here's exactly how to play Strands: Find theme words to fill the board. Theme words stay highlighted in blue when found.

  8. Ulcer (dermatology) - Wikipedia

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    An ulcer is a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue. Ulcers can result in complete loss of the epidermis and often portions of the dermis and even subcutaneous fat. Ulcers are most common on the skin of the lower extremities and in the gastrointestinal tract. An ulcer that appears on the skin is ...

  9. A Lawsuit Threatens the Disability Protections I've Known My ...

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    If we’ve learned anything from the unlikely victory of the underdogs in the Section 504 Sit-In, it’s that marginalized groups survive when we show up for each other.