Table
of Contents
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Preface |
vii |
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Acknowledgments |
x |
PART I |
MASTERING SKIN AND WOUND CARE |
1 |
1 |
Skin care
and wound prevention strategies |
2 |
2 |
Assessing
and documenting chronic wounds |
15 |
3 |
Understanding
and managing chronic wounds |
38 |
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Color
illustrations and following page |
54 |
4 |
Best
practices for managing the effects of lymphedema |
83 |
5 |
Laboratory
values in chronic wound management |
109 |
6 |
Harnessing
technology: EMR checklists for clinical and operational compliance |
119 |
PART II |
SKIN AND WOUND CARE PRODUCTS |
137 |
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Overview |
739 |
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Skin care products |
140 |
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Dressings and devices |
148 |
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Alginates |
150 |
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Antimicrobials |
168 |
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Collagens |
245 |
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Composites |
258 |
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Contact
layers |
276 |
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Foams |
293 |
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Hydrocolloids |
364 |
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Hydrogels |
405 |
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Negative
pressure wound therapy |
454 |
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Specialty absorptives |
488 |
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Surgical
supplies, miscellaneous |
499 |
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Transparent
films |
502 |
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Wound
fillers |
512 |
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Other
products |
518 |
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Drugs |
556 |
PART III |
ADDITIONAL
DRESSINGS AND PRODUCTS |
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Overview |
563 |
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Abdominal
dressing holders or binders |
563 |
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Compression
bandage systems |
564 |
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Conforming
bandages |
566 |
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Elastic
bandage rolls |
567 |
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Gauze,
impregnated with other than water, normal saline, or hydrogel,
without adhesive border |
568 |
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Gauze,
impregnated with water or normal saline, without adhesive border |
569 |
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Gauze, nonimpregnated, with adhesive border |
569 |
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Gauze, nonimpregnated, without adhesive border |
570 |
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Tapes |
571 |
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Wound
cleansers |
572 |
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APPENDICES
AND INDEX |
575 |
A |
Body mass index |
576 |
B |
Wagner ulcer grade classification |
578 |
C |
Laboratory tests to rule out atypical
causes of leg ulcers |
579 |
D |
Braden scale |
580 |
E |
Clinical pathways integrated with
evidence-based decisions |
582 |
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Diabetic
etiology evidence-based treatment pathway |
584 |
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Venous
etiology evidence-based treatment pathway |
586 |
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Pressure
ulcer evidence-based treatment pathway |
588 |
F |
Ankle-brachial index use in patients
with diabetes |
590 |
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Manufacturer resource guide |
592 |
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Selected references |
593 |
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Index |
596 |
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