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Arterial leg ulcers

Janice Cameron Senior Nurse/Clinical Nurse Specialist for leg ulcers, Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford

This CE article is the second of two looking at the management of leg ulcers. This week, we concentrate on arterial (ischaemic) leg ulcers. It relates to UKCC Professional Development Category: care enhancement

Aim and intended learning outcomes

The aim of this article is to help the reader to recognise arterial impairment, when to refer patients and how to treat them conservatively.

After reading this article the nurse should be able to:

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Describe the causes of arterial disease

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Discuss how to assess a patient and when to refer for a vascular opinion

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Understand the conditions associated with arterial leg ulcers

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Explain how to manage arterial leg ulcers

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Discuss what advice to give to patients.

Nursing Standard. 10, 26, 50-56. doi: 10.7748/ns.10.26.50.s51

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20 March 1996 / Vol 10 issue 26

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DIGITAL EDITION