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Wound Management : Principles and Practice

ISBN: 9780130407764 | 0130407763
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback w/CD
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2004

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SummaryTable of Contents
For courses in Wound Healing/Care. This comprehensive text concisely presents students and clinicians with relevant information on the management of patients with open wounds, and addresses wounds not usually found in other textswounds due to burns, lymphedema, surgery, bites, radiation, and other types of trauma. Its clinically useful format emphasizes material that can be directly applied to the real world of patient care, and focuses on the patient rather than the wound. Also stressed throughout the book: 1) an interdisciplinary approach to ... MORE
Introductionix
Section I Basic Science1(36)
Integumentary Anatomy
1(8)
Epidermis
... MORE(2)
Dermis
4(1)
Subcutaneous Tissue
5(1)
Deeper Tissues
6(1)
Depth of Tissue Involvement
6(3)
Wound Healing
9(14)
Phases of Wound Healing
10(4)
Maturation and Remodeling
14(1)
Types of Wound Closure
15(2)
Abnormal Wound Healing
17(6)
Factors Affecting Wound Healing
23(14)
Wound Characteristics
24(3)
Local Factors
27(2)
Systemic Factors
29(3)
Inappropriate Wound Management
32(5)
Section II Wound Examination and Interventions37(164)
Examination of Patients With Open Wounds
37(28)
Examination
38(20)
Clinical Decision Making
58(7)
Debridement
65(23)
Role of Debridement in Wound Management
66(5)
Methods of Debridement
71(12)
Debridement as a Collaborative Effort
83(5)
Management of Infection
88(28)
Defining Infection
89(3)
Diagnosing Wound Infection
92(4)
Managing Wound Infection
96(12)
Preventing Infections
108(8)
Dressing Selection and Bandaging
116(36)
Moist Wound Healing
117(5)
The Continuum of Wound Dressings
122(12)
Moisturizers, Skin Sealants, and Moisture Barriers
134(2)
The Future of Wound Management
136(3)
Clinical Decision Making
139(5)
Bandaging Procedure
144(8)
Electrotherapeutic Modalities, Physical Agents, and Mechanical Modalities
152(32)
Modalities and Physical Agents to Enhance Wound Healing
153(24)
Clinical Decision Making
177(7)
Holistic Management of Patients with Wounds
184(17)
Nutrition and Wound Healing
185(8)
Patient Adherence
193(3)
Interdisciplinary Wound Management
196(5)
Section III Wound Types201(229)
Arterial Insufficiency Ulcers
201(28)
Arterial System Overview
202(1)
Etiology of Arterial Insufficiency and Arterial Insufficiency--Related Tissue Damage
203(3)
Risk Factors Contributing to Arterial Ulceration
206(2)
Physical Therapy Tests and Measures for Arterial Insufficiency
208(5)
Classification and Characteristics of Arterial Ulcers
213(3)
Physical Therapy Interventions
216(6)
Medical and Surgical Interventions
222(7)
Venous Insufficiency Ulcers
229(31)
Venous System Overview
230(2)
Etiology of Venous Insufficiency and Venous Insufficiency--Related Tissue Damage
232(2)
Risk Factors Contributing to Venous Ulceration
234(2)
Physical Therapy Tests and Measures for Venous Insufficiency
236(2)
Classification and Characteristics of Venous Ulcers
238(3)
Physical Therapy Interventions
241(14)
Medical and Surgical Interventions
255(5)
Pressure Ulcers
260(37)
Etiology of Pressure Ulcers
261(2)
Risk Factors Contributing to Pressure Ulcers
263(3)
Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
266(5)
Classification and Characteristics of Pressure Ulcers
271(7)
Pressure Ulcer Assessment Instruments and Wound Healing Prognosis
278(4)
Physical Therapy Interventions
282(8)
Medical and Surgical Interventions
290(7)
Neuropathic Ulcers
297(26)
Etiology
298(1)
Risk Factors Contributing to Neuropathic Ulceration and Delayed Wound Healing
299(5)
Physical Therapy Tests and Measures for Neuropathic Ulcers
304(2)
Classification and Characteristics of Neuropathic Ulcers
306(3)
Physical Therapy Interventions
309(7)
Medical and Surgical Interventions
316(7)
Burns
323(33)
Etiology of Burn Injuries
324(1)
Classification of Burn Injuries
325(6)
Pathophysiology of Burn Injuries
331(5)
Physical Therapy Interventions
336(12)
Medical and Surgical Interventions
348(8)
Miscellaneous Wounds
356(13)
Abrasions
357(1)
Skin Tears
358(1)
Surgical Wounds
358(2)
Other Types of Traumatic Wounds
360(1)
Bite Wounds
361(1)
Wounds Due to Lymphedema
362(4)
Radiation Burns
366(3)
Basic Dermatology
369(61)
Heather Hunter
Threats to Skin Integrity and the Aging Process
370(1)
Basic Dermatology
371(1)
Common Dermatological Conditions Encountered by Physical Therapists
371(22)
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Glossary
393(8)
Appendix B: Case Studies
401(4)
Appendix C: Answers to Checkpoint and Chapter Review Questions
405(19)
Appendix D: Total Contact Casting Procedure and Patient Instructions
424(3)
Appendix E: Internet Wound Care Resources
427(3)
Index430

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