PPT-Pressure ulcer prevention

Melissa Beer Tissue viability nurse Why prevention is so important Patients safety Quality of life Cost implications Category 2 6000ulcer Category 4 14000ulcer Source Department of Health 2010. The Pledge Wall – Pledge Eleven. 11 focus stakeholder groups with direct or indirect influence on patient care, each with stakeholder specific pledges. Commit to Act – Stop the Pressure. www.stopthepressure.com . Content Validated, Evidence Based “Guideline of Pressure Ulcer Guidelines”. Using the AAWC Pressure Ulcer (PU) Guidelines to Manage Pressure Ulcers. 3 Steps to manage a PU patient:. Assess and document patient, skin & PU. Tissue Viability Team. ABUHB. Brief functions of the skin. What is a pressure ulcer?. Why do they happen?. What we can do to prevent pressure ulcers?. The way forward. Focus of Presentation. Why do Pressure Ulcers matter?. By: Alex and Arjun. What is Peptic Ulcer Disease?. Open sores in the digestive tract . Two types. Gastric ulcers. Forms in lining of stomach. Duodenal ulcers. Forms in lining of duodenum (upper part of small intestine). By Dr. Zahoor. 1. Dyspepsia. What is Dyspepsia ?. . Dyspepsia is used to describe number of upper abdominal symptoms such as . . - Heart burn . . - Acidity. . - Pain or discomfort . . - Nausea . (SCI-PUMT). Gail Powell-Cope PhD, ARNP, FAAN. Acting Director, HSR&D/RR&D Center of Excellence. Tampa, FL. Gail.powell-cope@va.gov. Monitoring . Pressure Ulcer Healing in Persons with Spinal Cord . Compiled and Presented for TAHIMA Meetin. g on 16 April 2015. Charlene Haslam, CPC, RHIT. Pneumonia Documentation. Compiled and Presented by. Charlene Haslam CPC, RHIT. February 4, 2015. Terminology. AAWCGuidelineA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENTA Synthesis of Pressure Ulcer GuidelinesContent Validated StandardsEvidence-based ReferencesBySue Girolami RN BSN CWOCNL Assist.lect. .. Shaymaa. . Hasan. Abbas. Desired Outcomes. The goals of PUD therapy are to: . (1) resolve symptoms. (2) reduce acid secretion. (3) promote epithelial healing. (4) prevent ulcer-related complications . Assistant Professor. Department of Nutrition Science. School of Health Science. CSJM University, . K. anpur. Peptic ulcers are open sores that develop on the inside lining of your stomach and the upper portion of your small intestine. The most common symptom of a peptic ulcer is stomach pain.. Persistent or . recurrent pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen. . Not all . patients with dyspepsia have peptic . ulcer. . The most . common causes . of dyspepsia are . -. non-ulcer . or functional . SENARIO:. Here is a 48 years old female patient hospitalized for. 10days.. CHIEF COMPLAINTS:. Ulcer over right foot since 2 months. C/o pain on sole of right foot. Loss of sensation over sole of both feet.. Community information sheet What is Buruli ulcer? Buruli ulcer (also known as Bairnsdale ulcer) is an infection of skin and soft tissue caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans . The toxin Content Validated, Evidence Based “Guideline of Venous Ulcer Guidelines”. Using the AAWC Venous Ulcer (VU) Guidelines to Manage Venous Ulcers. 3 Steps to manage a VU patient:. Assess and document patient, skin & VU.