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

• Autore: Woods Mary <1957->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.4/2
• Soggetto topico: Lymphedema; Lymphedema - Treatment
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Lymphoedema care
• ISBN: 1-281-30915-X; 9786611309152; 0-470-69215-4; 0-470-69143-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910145565403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II