The staging of lymphoedema and accompanying symptoms.
Community nurses are recognized as potentially having a much greater role to play in identifying, referring and helping in the long-term management of lymphoedema. This will require knowledge of all stages of the diagnostic and treatment process. In this article, the author discusses staging, or the assessment of the severity of the disease. Staging can be useful not only in deciding the best course of treatment for the individual, but also in measuring the progress of treatment.
Honnor
Amanda
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LOROS Hospice, Leicester. AmandaHonnor@loros.co.uk
D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome