Lymphedema
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In this month’s column, Frank discusses chronic venous insufficiency, a condition that’s cited as a commonly encountered problem that many clinicians fail to treat effectively.
“The truth of the matter is that you always know the…
Quiz
Lymphedema is staged according to the amount and location of the swelling.
A. True
B. False
Compression Corner
Complete decongestive therapy (CDT) is the standard of care for the treatment of lymphedema. This includes skin and wound care, manual lymphatic drainage, remedial…
Compression Corner
Compression is an essential component for the acute treatment and long-term management of chronic edema conditions.1 However, clinically, it is not unusual that patients…
Compression Corner
What to do when the standard of care does not work?
Pearls for Practice
Introduction
In the wound care community, compression therapy is standard of care for edema control and wound healing for several conditions, including…
