Subcutaneous tissue

Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers are a chronic wound that attacks the skin. Pressure ulcers also known as bedsores. Risk facts The most common risk factor of pressure ulcers is immobility: Improper nutrition is also a risk factor of pressure ulcers. Alzheimer’s disease considered a risk factor because of impairment of mental status (Berman&Slon, 2012). Because of their mental status, patients are unaware of the prevention of pressure ulcers, which makes them more vulnerable to pressure ulcers.…

encompasses a variety of techniques that can depict a mechanical response or property of tissues(91). In ultrasound, its idea is built on two important facts: (a) that significant differences between mechanical properties of several tissue components exist and (b) that the information contained in the coherent scattering, or speckle (speckle is the basis of the texture displayed in ultrasound images of solid tissues which gives it its characteristic grainy appearance), is sufficient to depict…

Today I am going to be writing to you about the Integumentary system. Integumentary system is the organ system that protects the body from damage. The system includes skin, nails, skin derivatives hair and glands. The integument is the largest system of the body. It includes 16% of our body weight. It is made up of two parts cutaneous membrane and accessory structures. The accessory structures include hair, nails and exocrine glands. Cutaneous membrane is the epidermis and papillary layer of the…

swollen and blistered. Second degree burns are when the skin touching the oven element or boiling hot water. Third degree burns are full thickness burns because they destroy the epidermis and dermis and may go into the subcutaneous tissue. The third degree burns damage the nerves and tissue in the skin. Third degree burns are open fire and electrical burns causes’ skin to look white or…

Ultrasound can alter adipose tissue with both micromechanical disruption and cavitation. Cavitation in ultrasound is a construction and collapse of millions of minute bubbles in a liquid; an alternation of frequencies causes cavitation. The frequency used in this specific type of ultrasound is called resonance frequency which is reliant on the tissue and its surrounding environment (Zoccali, Cinque, Orsini, Palumbo, Scandura, Miconi, La Torre…

Introduction Necrotizing Fasciitis is known as a “flesh-eating” bacterium that can destroy skin, fat, and the tissue covering a person’s muscles. Studies have shown that there are many different factors that come into play for contracting this disease and multiple risks that can put someone at a higher chance for getting it. In addition, there are various treatment options depending on the severity of the condition and different outcomes. This infection, although rare, can be extremely helpful…

Burns: The Anatomic Effects Burns have a very dramatic effect on the body. Even the slightest of burns causes profound events to occur that most of us are completely unaware of. We know that they hurt, but in minor cases, such as slight sunburns or scalds, we never stop and think about what is happening to the largest organ of the human body. To gain a better understanding of what happens to the skin in the case of a burn, we must look at the depth of the injury. The skin is the human body’s…

Loiasis is called the African eye worm. It is caused by the parasitic worm Loa loa. This disease is transmitted by horseflies breeding in the forests of West and Central Africa. Loiasis gets its name from the well-known sign which is the visible passing of the Loa loa worm through the eye. Day to day the disease has receives little to no attention. Loiasis considered as a barrier to other disease control efforts. This is so because individuals with a large amount of Loa loa larvae in the blood…

Burn injuries are among the most catastrophic. An individual who suffers such injuries will often be forced to endure skin grafts, extensive physical therapy, extensive psychological trauma, and sometimes death. In the event a person, entity or product is responsible for these injuries, they need to be held responsible in a court of law and provide fair compensation for the injured party. Porter Nordby Howe LLP represents injured parties in these cases and works to protect their rights. Many…

normally changed once a day at time can be more or less depending on the ulcer. When a pressure ulcer has progressed into a Stage 3 or 4 there may need be a debridement which is where a doctor will go in and remove the excess slough, eschar and tissue that can be causing the wound from drying out. (Qaseem, Humphrey, Forciea, Starkey &Denberg, 2015,p.371) After a debridement a wound vac may be applied or a traditional wound or dressing care may be implemented. Wound vac are continually on…