Assessment

• Perform baseline skin assessment prior to applying aloe to minor wounds, burns, and abrasions. Observe the size, character, and location of the affected area prior to the application of aloe

• Note topical response assessing for increased inflammation, drainage, pain, warmth, and/or pruritus

• Assess for abdominal distention, presence of bowel sounds, and usual pattern of elimination

• Assess color, consistency, and amount of stool produced

• Monitor serum potassium in patients with chronic use and CBC in patients who self medicate and experience bloody diarrhea or have ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and so forth

• Severe hemorrhagic diarrhea, kidney damage, and possible death from overdose may occur. Treat supportively

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