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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 22
CASE STUDY: Cellulitis Patient Profile W.B., a 72-year-old man, cut his lower arm on a kitchen knife. At the time of the injury he did not seek medical attention. On the third day following the injury he began to be concerned about the condition of the wound and the way he was feeling. Subjective Data
• States he has a fever and has had a general feeling of malaise
• Has pain in the area of the cut and the entire lower arm Objective Data
• 4-cm area around cut is hot, erythematous, and edematous with redness extending both up and down his arm
• Temp: 100.8°F (38.2°C)
-What care of the wound should W.B.have taken to prevent the occurrence of cellulitis?
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