Question 1

do risk assessment tools prevent pressure sores?

Accepted Answer

No, they assess risk: They can be a good resource for planning care of a susceptible patient to avoid pressure sores, but the only way to prevent pressure sores is to avoid prolonged pressure, especially over bony prominences and to be hypervigilant in examining areas daily that are prone to these sores.

Question 2

do risk assessment tools really prevent pressure sores?

Accepted Answer

Only if implemented: At the risk of sounding facetious, that is similar to asking if red lights work. Only if people obey them. These tools work if people use them and implement measures to decrease the risks.

Question 3

what is the best assessment tool used by a therapist to evaluate the current status of a patient with paranoid schizophrenic.  ?

Accepted Answer

Know the patient: In my opinion the best way is know the patient's history and previous level of functioning on all levels and then to do a very good clinical followup evaluation.

Question 4

best nci national cancer institute breast cancer risk assessment tool?

Accepted Answer

Gail Risk Assessment: Gail breast cancer risk assessment tool.  See:
http://www.Cancer.Gov/bcrisktool/.

Question 5

what if a cortisone shot doesn't help a baker's cyst?

Accepted Answer

Surgery: A baker's cyst is often the result of the problem and not the cause of it, especially if it is relatively small. Make sure the problem is not an underlying arthritis. Surgery is an option if the cyst is the major issue.

Question 6

why didn't the ultrasound detect a bakers cyst? what else could it be?

Accepted Answer

Baker cyst: An ultrasound may not pick up a bakers cyst if a person has large knees or if the cyst is particularly small at the time.

Question 7

what's a baker cyst?

Accepted Answer

Cyst behind the knee: A baker's cyst is classically a fluid filled cyst behind the knee. The cyst usually communicates with the knee via a small hole in the capsule or via the base of a tear in a meniscus. The knee makes fluid normally, but osteoarthritis or a mensical tear can cause an increase in fluid production, thus increasing pressure. The pathway of least resistance is out the back of the knee where a cyst forms.

Question 8

what is a baker's cyst?

Accepted Answer

See below: It is a benign swelling of the popliteal  bursa located behind the knee!

Question 9

how to fix baker's cyst?

Accepted Answer

Variable: Live with it, meniscal debridement, aspiration or excision.

Question 10

is baker cyst inherited?

Accepted Answer

No: The risk factors for the development of popliteal cysts in adults include a history of trauma or a history of coexistent joint disease of the knee (rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative joint disease, or meniscal tear).

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