Goals and objectives
The purpose of this module is to help medical students develop a clinical approach to the evaluation and initial management of patients who present with stasis dermatitis and leg ulcers.
After completing this module, the learner should be able to: - Recognize the clinical presentation of stasis dermatitis.
- List treatment and preventive measures for stasis dermatitis.
- List the most frequent causes of leg ulcers and describe their presentations.
- Describe proper wound care and treatment of leg ulcers.
- Discuss when to refer a patient with leg ulcers to a specialist.
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