| Description |
1 online resource (312 pages) |
| Contents |
Lower Extremity Wounds : A Problem-Based Learning Approach; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The Need for a Multiprofessional Approach in Wound Care; 2 Physiology of Wound Healing; 3 Skin Changes in the At-Risk Limb; 4 Infected Wounds; 5 Leg Ulcers; 6 Surgical Wounds; 7 Pressure Ulcers; 8 Diabetic Foot Ulcers; 9 Foot Ulceration in Rheumatoid Arthritis; 10 Nail Surgery Wounds; Editor and Author Biographies; Index |
| Summary |
Lower limb wounds are frequently observed in clinical practice and often present a real challenge for health care practitioners. Lower extremity wound care requires a multidisciplinary approach involving a number of different health care professionals in order to achieve optimum patient care. Nurses and podiatrists, in particular, are frequently involved in the assessment and management of lower extremity wounds, often working in partnership. Lower Extremity Wounds: A problem-based learning approach is the first wound care book that has been written as a joint venture by experienced nurses and |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Leg -- Wounds and injuries -- Treatment
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Leg -- Ulcers -- Treatment
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Wound healing.
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Wound Healing
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Wound healing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McIntosh, Caroline
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| ISBN |
9780470697900 |
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0470697903 |
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1282342207 |
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9781282342200 |
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