Patient education on pruritis/itching

in itching •  7 years ago  (edited)

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Since itching itself seem to be a small ignorable thing but sometimes it can have serious consequences and sometimes it might be a sign of a serious underlying disease.So finding the cause is very important.

  1. Find cause :

Dermatogy
Systemic Disease
Pregnancy
Drug induced
Neurological
Psychiatric
Psychosomatic
Mixed / overlap
Idiopathic

  1. If dry skin ...Warm bath followed by application of Vaseline

  2. Apply cold or cool agents like camphor

  3. Identify and avoid irritants that exacerbate pruritus

  4. Keep nail short .

  5. Leave pruritic area open to the air if possible

  6. Use non allergic mild soap and use limited .

  7. Provide distraction techniques such as music , television or massage etc.

Take care

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