NCM one hundred fourteen - Care of the Older Person (MIDTERM)
Three main types of skin cancer:
Two. Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Common treatment includes:
Five. Immunotherapy/Targeted therapy
Pharmacologic Treatment Imiquimod (Aldara)
Fluorouracil (Efudex, five-FU)
Stages of Pressure Ulcer Stage one-Intact skin
Stage two-Partial-thickness skin loss
Stage four-Full thickness skin and tissue loss
Four. Antiseptics/Antimicrobials
OSTEOARTHRITIS and GOUTY ARTHRITIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OSTEOARTHRITIS
DICLOFENAC TOPICAL GEL - Provides local pain relief with less systemic exposure than oral NSAIDS
CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONS - May provide short-term pain relief for symptomatic joints.
NURSING MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GOUTY ARTHRITIS
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF GOUTY ARTHRITIS
THREE. URIC ACID-LOWERING
NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR GOUTY ARTHRITIS
OSTEOPOROSIS IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS
NON-PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT