Lymphoedema care / Mary Woods.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woods, Mary, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lymphedema.

Lymphedema--Treatment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Includes Web resources.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611309152

9781281309150

128130915X

9780470692158

0470692154

9780470691434

0470691433

OCLC:

437218536