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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/assessment.html
December 01, 2017 - Periwound area (skin color, heat/redness, edema, and induration).
Granulation tissue. … Raise the tip of the applicator so it may be seen or felt on the surface of the skin. … Skin Color Surrounding Wound: Assess tissues within 4 cm of wound edge. … As healing occurs in dark-skinned persons, the new skin is pink and may never darken. … Nonpitting edema appears as skin that is shiny and taut.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-assessment.docx
April 08, 2016 - Raise the tip of the applicator so it may be seen or felt on the surface of the skin. … Skin Color Surrounding Wound: Assess tissues within 4 cm of wound edge. … Dark-skinned persons show the colors “bright red” and “dark red” as a deepening of normal ethnic skin … As healing occurs in dark-skinned persons, the new skin is pink and may never darken. … Nonpitting edema appears as skin that is shiny and taut.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-assessment.pdf
December 15, 2016 - Even with and/or elevated above skin surface
(e.g., hyperplasia).
3 = Deep crater with or without … Raise the tip of the applicator so it may be seen or felt on
the surface of the skin. … Skin Color Surrounding Wound: Assess tissues within 4 cm of wound edge. … As healing occurs in dark-skinned persons, the new skin is pink and may never darken.
10. … Nonpitting
edema appears as skin that is shiny and taut.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses – Slides … Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
1
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin … Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin … Welcome to the presentation titled, “Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin … and conditions in which antibiotics should be prescribed for skin abscesses.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses – Slides … Clindamycin versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for uncomplicated skin infections. … Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole versus placebo for uncomplicated skin abscess. … Tedizolid phosphate vs linezolid for treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections: … Tedizolid for 6 days versus linezolid for 10 days for acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Best … Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Acute Care … Discuss the role of antibiotic therapy for skin abscesses. … Trimethoprim-sulfametozazole versus placebo for uncomplicated skin abscess. … Tedizolid phosphate vs linezolid for treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections:
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … -0028-EF
November 2019
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis
and Skin … Commentary Slide Number and Slide
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and
Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin … This presentation will address best practices in the
diagnosis and treatment of cellulitis and skin … Describe empiric treatment options for cellulitis
Discuss the role of antibiotic therapy for skin
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/006-ss-preop-chlorhexidine.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Antisepsis
Chlorhexidine Gluconate or CHG
Cationic antiseptic that disrupts cell membranes
Binds to skin … antiseptic
4 percent rinse-off skin antiseptic
Chlorhexidine gluconate1
PubChem Identifier: CID 29089 … antiseptic cleanser to reduce the amount of bacteria naturally present on your skin. … surface9
Do not use other skin products after CHG
What to expect
May take a few minutes to fully dry … Differential effects of chlorhexidine skin cleansing methods on residual chlorhexidine skin concentrations
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/053-sample-script-iodophor.docx
April 01, 2025 - We can use CHG to clean our skin, but it isn't safe to use in the nose.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/allergies-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - complex deposition and complement activation
Manifest as—
Serum sickness
Vasculitis
Palpable purpura
Joint … pain
Urticaria
Lymphadenopathy
Fevers
Most commonly occur after several days of antibiotics
Uncommon … By 5 years, 50% of skin test-positive patients lose hypersensitivity
By 10 years, 80% of skin test-positive … Skin Prick Testing for the Diagnosis of Allergic Disease. Figure 3.2. … Evaluating penicillin allergies without skin testing.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=321
January 01, 2024 - Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic pruritic inflammatory skin disease with substantial morbidity and … Keywords: Skin Conditions, Chronic Conditions, Behavioral Health, Quality of Life, Children/Adolescents … Keywords: Data, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Skin Conditions
Ibrahim AM , Ghaferi AA , … A placebo-controlled trial of antibiotics for smaller skin abscesses. … Keywords: Antibiotics, Community-Acquired Infections, Skin Conditions
McAlearney AS , Hefner
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/workshop/osteoarthritis-pain_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2012 - associated with a lower risk of GI adverse effects but a higher risk of dermatologic adverse effects (dry skin
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www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool11b.html
September 01, 2020 - ___ Yes ___ No
Muscle and bone problems (weak muscles, pain in joints)
___ Yes ___ No
Skin … problems (acne, flaking skin, rashes, hives)
___ Yes ___ No
Seizures (shaking fits)
___ Yes … Breathing problems (cough, asthma)
___ Yes ___ No
Warts
___ Yes ___ No
Jaundice (yellow skin … In the first 2 months after birth , did the child have:
___ Jaundice (yellow skin)
___ Colic (
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/healthlittoolkit2-tool11b.docx
January 15, 2016 - growing)
☐ Yes ☐ No
Muscle and bone problems (weak muscles, pain in joints)
☐ Yes ☐ No
Skin … problems (acne, flaking skin, rashes, hives)
☐ Yes ☐ No
Seizures (shaking fits)
☐ Yes ☐ No … No
Breathing problems (cough, asthma)
☐ Yes ☐ No
Warts
☐ Yes ☐ No
Jaundice (yellow skin … In the first 2 months after birth, did the child have:
☐ Jaundice (yellow skin)
☐ Colic (upset stomach
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhosp-reports-slides.pptx
November 30, 2013 - Injury
Major injury
Minor injury
Non-Fall-Related Injury
Major injury
Minor injury
Musculoskeletal
Joint … pain/joint disorder
Weakness
Other Changes in Condition, Not Specified Elsewhere:
Abnormal lab results … tract infection
Endocrine/Nutritional/Metabolic
Dehydration
Malnutrition
Uncontrolled diabetes
Wound & Skin … Respiratory Mental/Psych/Neurological Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary Endocrine/Metabolic/Nutrition Wound & Skin … at Facility Congestive Heart
Failure Pneumonia Urinary Tract Infection Sepsis or Fever or Infection Skin
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=118
January 01, 2024 - Antibiotic regimens and associated outcomes in children hospitalized with staphylococcal scalded skin … regarding the optimal antibiotic regimen for use in hospitalized children with staphylococcal scalded skin … Antibiotic regimens and associated outcomes in children hospitalized with staphylococcal scalded skin … Children/Adolescents, Antibiotics, Medication, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Skin
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/allergies-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - They generally manifest as serum sickness or vasculitis and present with palpable purpura, joint pain … Penicillin is the only antibiotic with a commercially available skin test in the United States. … When done correctly, penicillin skin testing is highly predictive of serious anaphylactic reactions. … There is no skin testing available for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. … If someone reports a rash to a tetracycline, ask if it was only on sun-exposed parts of the skin.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereportguide.html
September 01, 2017 - Wound and Skin. … documented under "Musculoskeletal" on the Transfer Note , an "X" will display in this column:
Joint … pain/joint disorder. … Skin ulcers or cellulitis.
Dehydration or metabolic problems.
COPD.
Asthma. … Skin ulcers or cellulitis.
Dehydration or metabolic problems.
COPD.
Asthma.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/029-ss-review-ssi-prevention-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - MRSA and SSIs include the following: nasal decolonization, preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) skin … The preoperative clinic may be teaching patients about nasal and skin decolonization. … For skin decolonization, the preferred strategy is CHG bathing for 5 days before surgery, and again on … For skin decolonization, CHG remains the ideal agent. … In the Nasal Decolonization and Skin Preparation section (shown on the slide), the team noted that Mr
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/651.html
February 01, 2019 - drugs such as adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab and ustekinumab for treatment of inflammatory joint, skin