Wound management: principles and practice
Betsy A. Myers has an up-to-date wound management learning resource for clinicians and students. It first reviews the basic science of wound care, including normal tissue anatomy, wound healing, and factors that adversely affect healing. Next, it covers examinations and interventions for patients with open wounds, including holistic patient management. It then focuses on specific wound types, including arterial and venous insufficiency ulcers, pressure ulcers, neuropathic ulcers, and burns. Ped…
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- Full title :Wound management : principles and practice / Betsy A. Myers.
Summary
Betsy A. Myers has an up-to-date wound management learning resource for clinicians and students. It first reviews the basic science of wound care, including normal tissue anatomy, wound healing, and factors that adversely affect healing. Next, it covers examinations and interventions for patients with open wounds, including holistic patient management. It then focuses on specific wound types, including arterial and venous insufficiency ulcers, pressure ulcers, neuropathic ulcers, and burns. Pedagogical tools include: key terms, chapter objectives, tables, figures, photographs, checkpoint and review questions, extensive documentation practice, and detailed case studies. This edition is extensively updated for current research and practice, and adds new coverage of lymphedema and billing/documentation.
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- Publication Date:©2012.
- Edition:3rd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Pearson
- Place of Publication:Upper Saddle River, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiv, 490 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 26 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780131395244, 0131395246
- oclc:ocn693512892
- LC Classification:RD93
- Dewey Decimal:617.1
Table of Contents
Integumentary anatomy -- Wound healing -- Factors affecting wound healing -- Examination of patients with open wounds -- Debridement -- Management of infection -- Dressing selection and bandaging -- Electrotherapeutic modalities, physical agents, and mechanical modalities -- Holistic management of patients with wounds -- Arterial insufficiency ulcers -- Venous insufficiency ulcers -- Pressure ulcers -- Neuropathic ulcers -- Burns -- Lymphedema -- Miscellaneous wounds -- Basic dermatology / Heather Hettrick.
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