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| Waterlow Scale for Stratification of Pressure Sore Risk |
The MedCalc 3000 module Waterlow Scale for Stratification of Pressure Sore Risk is available in MedCalc 3000 Complete Edition.
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:
- Sex
- Age
- Physical Build / Weight
- Continence
- Atrophic, tissue paer like
- Dry
- Edemetous
- Clammy
- discolored
- Breakdown present
- Mobility
- Appetite
- Terminal Cachexia
- Cardiac Failure
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Anemia
- Smoker
- Diabetic Neurologic Deficit
- Multiple Sclerosis Neurologic Deficit
- CVA Neurologic Deficit
- Motor Sensory Neurologic Deficit
- Paraplegic Neurologic Deficit
- Recent Orthopedic Surgery Below Waist
- Recent Spinal Anesthetic (over 2 hours table time)
- On Cytotoxic Medications
- On High Dose Corticosteroid
- On Anti-inflamatory Medications
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