Comprehensive wound management / Glenn L. Irion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irion, Glenn, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Wounds and injuries.

Wound healing.

Wounds and Injuries--diagnosis.

Wounds and Injuries--therapy.

Wound Healing.

Medical Subjects:

Wounds and Injuries--diagnosis.

Wounds and Injuries--therapy.

Wound Healing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Thorofare, New Jersey : SLACK Inc., [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Take your wound management and treatment skills to the next level with Comprehensive Wound Management, Second Edition. Both physical therapy students and practicing clinicians of varying wound experience will be well prepared to identify and treat a variety of wounds beyond those covered in traditional textbooks such as pressure, neuropathic, venous, and arterial ulcers." "Comprehensive Wound Management, Second Edition by Dr. Glenn Irion is a unique text that covers the spectrum of acute and chronic wounds. This encompassing text includes full color images, as well as chapter discussions on each type of intervention, prevention strategies, and administrative concerns that impact the delivery of wound management services."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

Anatomy and physiology of skin

Normal wound healing

Abnormal wound healing

Nutrition

History taking and tests and measures

Physical examination

Etiologies of common wounds

Assessing wounds

Infection control

Pain control

Wound bed preparation

Dressings

Scar management

Adjunct interventions

Thermal injuries

Special cases

Documentation

Plan of care

Regulations, reimbursement, and psychosocial issues.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-04-014360-1

1-61711-444-8

1-61711-964-4