Dermatology · UKMLA & AKT
Pressure sores
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Immobility - most important modifiable risk factor; prevents sensing or responding to pressure
- Risk assessment tools: Waterlow score (UK standard), Braden scale, PURPOSE T - incorporate build, skin type, age, nutrition, continence, mobility, neurological deficit
- Mechanical forces: pressure (capillary occlusion), shear (vessel kinking in deeper tissue), friction (epidermal abrasion)
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