How to Apply T.E.D. Hose
If you have poor circulation, due to diabetes or other medical conditions, or have recently undergone surgery, your doctor may advise you to wear special anti-embolism stockings, called T.E.D. hose....
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What Does TED Hose Stand For?
TED hose are medically prescribed, tight-fitting stockings. Their primary purpose is to aid in healthy blood flow and prevent blood from clotting after surgery or to help those with circulatory...
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How Do Ted Hose Prevent Swelling?
TED hose are among the many compression stockings available to help reduce leg swelling and prevent the formation of blood clots. The method by which TED hose work to reduce and prevent swelling is...
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How to easily put elastic (TED) hose on
Compression-hose stockings, such as the T.E.D. brand made by Kendall, can be very difficult to get on. If you're working in a hospital or nursing-home setting, you can have many patients that are...
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Easiest Way to Put on a TED Hose
Thrombo-embolic deterrent, or TED, hose are knee- or thigh-length compression stockings designed to prevent blood clots in the legs that could lead to painful deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or...
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How to Measure TED Hose
TED hoses are elastic stockings worn for the prevention of blood clots in the legs. The acronym TED stands for Thrombo Embolic Deterrent. Blood clots can occur in bed-bound patients or those who have...
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How Often Should a TED Hose Be Changed?
TED hose are anti-embolism stockings designed to prevent blood clots in those who are bedridden. They are typically used in hospital settings in patients who have had surgeries or other types of...
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Patients confined to bed might wear TED hose to treat circulation problems, reduce swelling or prevent a blood clot. People who are unable to easily walk around wear TED hose, unlike compression...
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Thrombo Embolic Deterrent hose, also known as T.E.D. hose or stockings, are anti-embolism stockings designed to prevent blood clots. The elastic fibers squeeze the legs to promote blood flow and are...
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How to Use SCDs on Top of TED Hose
Lower extremity edema (swelling) can occur as a side effect of many different medical conditions. This edema can lead to a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) which can in turn become a pulmonary embolism...
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Methods for Foot Impressions
Foot impressions are taken by podiatrists and certified pedorthists to obtain the axis of the foot's subtalar joint in a neutral, prone and supine position. The subtalar joint is primarily responsible...
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Easy Way to Detect a Fluid Imbalance
Fluid imbalance in the body can be caused by many diseases and conditions and is sometimes difficult to detect since the symptoms are often subtle and mimic those of the actual disease. Fluid can be...
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The Major Characteristics of Epithelia Tissue
The whole surface of the body is covered by epithelial tissue, which is made up of closely packed cell layers. The layers are so closely packed that there are virtually no intercellular spaces and...
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Different Kinds of Physical Handicaps
Physical disabilities are problems with the body that restrict what a person can do, which can be in terms of physical movement or the ability to interpret information. Often a physical disability...
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What Are the Causes of Increased Nuchal Translucency?
During in utero development, fluid -- known as nuchal translucency -- naturally accumulates at the back of a baby's neck. Measuring nuchal translucency when the fetus is 10 to 13 weeks old can help...
View ArticleIdentification of Shigella Sonnei
Shigella sonnei is a gram-negative bacterium in the Enterobacteriaceae family. This pathogen, which is closely related to Escherichia coli, causes a disease called shigellosis. Although three other...
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Normal Levels of Static Compliance
Lung compliance is a measurement of the relationship between changes in lung volume and lung pressure. Compliance is calculated according to a formula; lower levels of compliance make it harder for a...
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How to Make a Differential Diagnosis List
Differential diagnosis is one of the great procedural innovations of modern medicine. It essentially applies the process of elimination to diagnosing ambiguous conditions. Proper diagnosis is of the...
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Iron Sulfate's Reaction to Sugar
Iron sulfate and sugar are used together in microbiology, often in the field of enteric bacteria identification. Intestinal pathogens such as Salmonella and Shigella are commonly identified. Sugar...
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