Wellbeing and concordance
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Case Reports Resources
Managing a patient with giant condylomata acuminata
Wounds International, Vol 1, Issue 5This report focuses on a 55-year-old man of Afro-Caribbean origin who presented to a tertiary teaching hospital with a 30-year history of progressively enlarging lesions in his groin. The presence of the lesions was affecting his physical, sexual, social...
- Leg ulcer management: how addressing a patient's pain can improve concordance VIEW PDF
This case report focuses on a patient who had experience repeated episodes of leg ulceration over a period of five years. It explores the way her experience of pain affected concordance with treatment.
- The role of nutrition in tissue viability VIEW PDF
Nutrition plays a vital role in the prevention and treatment of wounds and ulcers. The article outlines the role of nutrition in the prevention of wounds and the function of key nutrients in tissue viability. It describes how malnutrition can impair the healing...
- Understanding cellulitis of the lower limb VIEW PDF
Patients with leg ulceration are at risk of developing cellulitis, a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection of the skin. It is vital that the clinician can recognise the symptoms and differentiate them from other conditions of the lower limb. An...
- Psychosocial factors and quality of life VIEW PDF
This case report considers a 57 year old man with type 2 diabetes who presented with peripheral neuropathy, retinopathy, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. In this case a patient-centered aproach was adopted for improved quality of life.
- Diabetic foot ulceration: review of best practice VIEW PDF
As the number of people with diabetes increases, the economic impact on health services will be considerable. Diabetes can also significantly impact on quality of life, physical health and mortality rates for individuals diagnosed with the condition. Foot...
- Nutrition screening: to identify risk of malnutrition VIEW PDF
The role of the clinical dietitian is to assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems in individuals and at the public health level (British Dietetic Association [BDA], 2008). Nutritional assessment is therefore one of the most vital and basic skills...
- Weight loss in the surgical patient VIEW PDF
It is often easy to overlook malnutrition, but in surgical patients it can have an adverse effect on their outcome. Malnutrition can be exacerbated in this patient group by delays to surgery, being on a limited diet or a gastrointestinal disorder.
- Wound assessment: the patient and the wound VIEW PDF
Thorough assessment, correct diagnosis and effective documentation are essential to treat wounds effectively. Specific diagnosis of the underlying cause of the wound can be ascertained from clinical signs and appropriate investigations. Assessment should include...
