Wound Cleansing and Dressing Selection
Wound Cleansing and Dressing Selection
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Arterial Ulcers<br />
� Location<br />
– Between toes or tips of toes<br />
– Over phalangeal heads<br />
– Around lateral malleolus<br />
– Areas subjected to trauma/rubbing footwear<br />
� Other skin characteristics<br />
– Thin, shiny, dry skin - cyanosis<br />
- Hairless - abnormal ABI<br />
– Thick toenails - poor/absent pulses<br />
– Dependent rubor - decreased skin temp<br />
– Pallor on elevation
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