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When a patient is partially sitting up in bed, skin may stick to the sheet, making the skin susceptible to shearing in case underlying tissues move downward with the body toward the foot of the bed. This may also be possible on a patient who slides down while sitting in a chair. Moisture is also a common pressure ulcer culprit. Sweat, urine ...
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 ...
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (aphthosis, canker sores, recurrent oral aphthae) Recurrent intraoral herpes simplex infection; Smooth tongue (atrophic glossitis, bald tongue, hunter glossitis, moeller) Stomatitis nicotina (nicotine stomatitis, smoker's keratosis, smoker's patches) Torus palatinus; Trumpeter's wart; Vestibular papillomatosis
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Denmark’s prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to rejoice in the throne ...
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Old habits are hard to break, including making the bed first thing in the morning. But when it comes to the health of your bedding, mattress, and overall sleep situation, putting off this early ...
Where available, ICD-10 codes are listed. When codes are available both as a sign/symptom (R code) and as an underlying condition, the code for the sign is used. When there is no symptoms for a disease that a patient has, the patient is said to be asymptomatic.