02719nam 22006014a 450 991081914790332120200520144314.01-281-30915-X97866113091520-470-69215-40-470-69143-3(CKB)1000000000409880(EBL)351255(OCoLC)437218536(SSID)ssj0000194952(PQKBManifestationID)11180208(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194952(PQKBWorkID)10242422(PQKB)10659106(MiAaPQ)EBC351255(Au-PeEL)EBL351255(CaPaEBR)ebr10233073(CaONFJC)MIL130915(EXLCZ)99100000000040988020070515d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLymphoedema care /Mary Woods1st ed.Oxford ;Malden, MA Blackwell Pub.20071 online resource (200 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-4628-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]) and index.Includes Web resources.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.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, compreLymphedemaLymphedemaTreatmentLymphedema.LymphedemaTreatment.616.4/2Woods Mary1957-885124MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819147903321Lymphoedema care1976214UNINA