NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Health & Fitness
Kemp is treating a patient with lymphedema who presents to physical therapy with a script for wound care. The patient’s chart describes the wound bed as shallow and irregular on the anteromedial lower leg. In addition, the peri-wound area is described as scaly, weepy, and warm with hemosiderin staining. Which wound type does the patient MOST likely have based on this clinical presentation?
A. Vascular venous
B. Arterial
C. Mixed
D. Inflammatory vasculitis
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