Your patient is a 65-year-old patient with a T1 spinal cord injury due to infarction of the spinal cord post open heart surgery. They are 2 years post injury and present to the hospital with a pressure injury on their right greater trochanter. QUESTION: Document the following pressure injury for this patient as you would in your SOAP note as it relates to the wound bed and periwound areas. Include staging if appropriate.
Read DetailsA patient has been referred to outpatient physical therapy for right upper extremity lymphedema management. She is status post right mastectomy with lymph node removal. She has no significant past medical history. QUESTION: This form of lymphedema is considered a _____________________ cause of lymphedema.
Read DetailsYour patient is a 65-year-old patient with a T1 spinal cord injury due to infarction of the spinal cord post open heart surgery. They are 2 years post injury and present to the hospital with a pressure injury on their right greater trochanter. QUESTION: What is the recommended pressure relief for a patient in a wheelchair?
Read DetailsA patient has been referred to outpatient physical therapy for right upper extremity lymphedema management. She is status post right mastectomy with lymph node removal. She has no significant past medical history. QUESTION: The patient’s level of lymphedema characterized by non-pitting edema that does not resolve with elevation, the skin has begun to toughen and fibrosis is present.
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