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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819147903321

Autore

Woods Mary <1957->

Titolo

Lymphoedema care [[electronic resource] /] / Mary Woods

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-281-30915-X

9786611309152

0-470-69215-4

0-470-69143-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

616.4/2

Soggetti

Lymphedema

Lymphedema - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]) and index.

Includes Web resources.

Nota di contenuto

What is lymphoedema? -- Risk factors for the development of secondary lymphoedema -- Educating the patient at risk of lymphoedema -- Identifying secondary lymphoedema -- A framework for the assessment of a patient with lymphoedema -- Care of the skin -- Movement and exercise -- Lymphatic drainage -- The role of compression therapy in the management of lymphoedema -- Additional treatments used in the management of lymphoedema -- Living with lymphoedema -- Complications of lymphoedema.

Sommario/riassunto

Lymphoedema is managed most successfully when advice and treatment are provided at an early stage of its development. This book provides all the necessary knowledge and the skills required to identify risk factors for the development of the disease and to equip the health care professional in providing the best advice to the patient.As well as examining the physical signs and symptoms of lymphoedema, the book explores the different types of lymphoedema and reasons for its development. It includes a framework for the assessment of the person with lymphoedema, addresses skin care, compre