Chronic oedema and lymphoedema: what is the difference?
| Autor: | Garry Cooper-Stanton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Skin Cream 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Chronic oedema hemic and lymphatic diseases Edema Humans Medicine Intensive care medicine Aged Aged 80 and over Community and Home Care integumentary system 030504 nursing business.industry Lipedema General Medicine Middle Aged Chronic Disease Self care Female Symptom Assessment 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Community Nursing. 25:S31-S35 |
| ISSN: | 2052-2215 1462-4753 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.sup4.s31 |
| Popis: | Chronic oedema is a term that encompasses several causes that lead to oedema formation in any part of the body. This includes lymphoedema and its subcategories. Despite the assumption that these are different, there are more commonalities amongst them. This makes the transfer of knowledge and experience, from chronic oedema conditions to lymphoedema, and vice versa easier to achieve. However, this takes both time and support, to achieve the ultimate patient outcome of self-care, with generalist able to support this process and journey. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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