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Pressure Ulcer Staging
Stage 1 - Skin intact. Non-blanchable erythema
Stage 2 - Partial loss of dermis. Shallow
Pressure Ulcer Staging ... Stage 3 - Full thickness ... Stage 4 - Full thickness ... deeper tissue #Pressure
Pressure (Decubitus) Ulcer Staging
Stage I 
Presence ofa reddened area that fails to blanche with pressure, and
Pressure (Decubitus ... to blanche with pressure ... Partial-thickness ... skin, with full-thickness ... There is full-thickness
Decubitus Ulcer:Partial thickness skin breakdown (stage 2 pressure ulcer) is seen on left side.
Full thickness skin
Ulcer:Partial thickness ... breakdown (stage 2 pressure ... Full thickness skin ... center (stage 3 pressure ... Sacral #Decubitus #Pressure
Decubitus Ulcer Staging - Pressure Ulcer Stages help staff determine Degree of Harm to the patient.

Stage
Ulcer Staging - Pressure ... tissue damage if pressure ... • A partial thickness ... III • A full thickness ... IV • A full thickness
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
Pulmonary artery pressure ... increased RV wall thickness ... would suggest RV pressure ... useless for PA pressure
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
infection, full thickness ... • Indications: Pressure ... partial & full thickness ... wound pressure ... Contraindications: Stage I pressure
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
High-Altitude Sickness ... Decrease intracranial pressure ... pulmonary arterial pressure ... HighAltitude #Altitude #Sickness
Heart Pressures - Reference Cheat Sheet
Formula Review Guide for Heart pressure American Society of Echocardiography
Heart Pressures ... Guide for Heart pressure ... - Right Atrial Pressure ... Pulmonary Artery Pressure ... - Left Atrial Pressure
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
in compartment pressure ... proportional to the thickness
Acute Mountain Sickness 
Low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude 
• Stop ascent 
• Supportive
Acute Mountain Sickness ... Low partial pressure ... #Mountain #Sickness