Nursing Library & Medical Articles
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Test Your Wound Care Knowledge
1. Moist wounds have a higher or lower chance of infection? 2. WIll a dry wound heal? yes/no 3. How do you know if a wound is infected? 4. Are all ...
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Wound dressing selection
The application of preparations or coverings to wounds has been in practice for thousands of years. Sesame oil was used in Babylon in 2250BC and honey and sugar in Egypt around ...
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Eczema
Medical Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR What is eczema? What are the causes of eczema? What are the symptoms of eczema? What ...
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Phototherapy
In phototherapy skin is exposed to an ultraviolet (UV) light source for a set amount of time to treat certain skin conditions. Ultraviolet lights are rays of light from the sun ...
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Stevens-Johnsons Syndrome
Stevens-Johnsons Syndrome, or Erythema multiforme, is a skin disorder resulting from an allergic reaction. h4. Causes, Incidence, and Risk Factors Erythema multiforme is a type of hypersensitivity (allergic) reaction that occurs ...
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Skin Sensitization - Contact Dermatitis and Contact Urticaria
h4. General Principles Of Contact Dermatitis Introduction Why are we interested in the skin's reaction to foreign chemicals? Perhaps because many of us have had blisters from poison ivy, rashes from ...