LEADER 05642nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910822381403321 005 20240418010406.0 010 $a1-299-46377-0 010 $a0-300-17172-2 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300171723 035 $a(CKB)2670000000335051 035 $a(OCoLC)842892271 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10687921 035 $a(DE-B1597)485668 035 $a(OCoLC)848918229 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300171723 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421169 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10687921 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL477627 035 $a(OCoLC)923602865 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421169 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000335051 100 $a20110316d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHealing wounds, healthy skin$b[electronic resource] $ea practical guide for patients with chronic wounds /$fMadhuri Reddy, Rebecca Cottrill ; illustrations by Victoria Cansino 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven [Conn.] $cYale University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (333 p.) 225 1 $aYale University Press health & wellness 311 0 $a0-300-17100-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tHealing Wounds, Healthy Skin --$tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tHealing Your Wound: The Top Ten Myths Dispelled --$tPreface --$tPart One: When You Have A Wound That Won't Heal --$t1. How Wounds Heal --$t2. Recognizing Your Fears --$t3. Creating Your Health-Care Team: It Takes A Village --$t4. Your Initial Visit With The Wound Team --$tPart Two: Pressure Sores --$t5. Why Do Pressure Sores Happen? --$t6. Prevention Is Always Best --$t7. Beds And Cushions: Expensive Is Not Always Best --$tPart Three: Foot Wounds: Diabetes And Beyond --$t8. The Foot Wound That Doesn't Hurt --$t9. Shoes And Socks: When What You Wear Can Be The Best Medicine --$tPart Four: Blood Circulation: Essential For Healing --$t10. Venous Wounds: Dealing With Foot And Leg Wounds If Your Circulation Is Good --$t11. Arterial Wounds: Dealing With Foot And Leg Wounds If Your Circulation Is Poor --$t12. Swelling: What Your Achy Feet Are Telling You --$tPart Five: Acute Wounds --$t13. Healing After Surgery --$t14. Traumatic Wounds: Burns, Cuts, And More --$tPart Six: Nonhealing Wounds --$t15. Infected Wounds --$t16. Unusual Wounds --$t17. Still Not Healing ... What Are We Missing? --$tPart Seven: Wound Treatments: Let The Healing Begin --$t18. What Do I Put On This Wound? --$t19. Growth Factors And Engineered Skin: The Future Is Here --$t20. Adjunctive And Alternative Therapies --$t21. Surgery For Chronic Wound Treatment: When Cutting Can Heal --$tPart Eight: Wounds In Specific Populations And Conditions --$t22. Nervous System Damage: Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida, and Multiple Sclerosis --$t23. Healing Challenges and The Older Person --$t24. Children And Teenagers --$t25. Wounds In Dark Skin --$t26. Wounds And Excess Weight --$t27. Solutions To Stoma Struggles --$t28. Living With An Amputation --$t29. The Wounds Of War --$t30. Wounds And Cancer --$t31. Wounds In The Dying: When Comfort Comes First --$tPart Nine: Beyond The Wound --$t32. Eating Well: The Healing Potential Of Food --$t33. Exercise For Wound Healing --$t34. Pain: The Burden Of Suffering --$t35. Skin Problems That Coexist With Wounds --$t36. Emotional Aspects Of Wound Healing: When The Wound Is More Than Skin Deep --$t37. Care For The Caregiver: Beating The Burnout --$t38. Online Medical Resources: How To Separate Clever Advertising From Effective Medicine --$t39. Payment And Reimbursement Issues: Who's Picking Up The Check --$tGlossary Of Terms --$tWound Cleansers And Dressings --$tThe Wound Patient's Bill Of Rights --$tAdditional Resources --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aSeven million Americans suffer from chronic or slow-healing wounds-this number includes people with diabetes, dementia, paralysis, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and poor circulation, as well as the elderly and those with reduced mobility. Healing Wounds, Healthy Skin provides patients and caregivers with everything they need to know on the subject, including: Why chronic wounds develop and who is at risk of developing them What "normal healing" is What the different types of wounds are, including those associated with chronic disease How to find appropriate care and get a correct diagnosis What role exercise and nutrition play in treatment and prevention What treatment options are available, from surgery to alternative therapies Also covered are the patients' psychological and emotional experiences, myths about wounds and wound healing, steps to take in an emergency, and a wound patient's bill of rights. With up-to-date information, insightful patient case histories, and a wealth of essential resources, this is the book that chronic wound patients and their caregivers can turn to with confidence. 410 0$aYale University Press health & wellness. 606 $aWound healing 606 $aWounds and injuries$xTreatment 606 $aSkin$xCare and hygiene 615 0$aWound healing. 615 0$aWounds and injuries$xTreatment. 615 0$aSkin$xCare and hygiene. 676 $a617.1/06 686 $aHEA039130$aHEA028000$2bisacsh 700 $aReddy$b Madhuri$01671501 701 $aCottrill$b Rebecca$01671502 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822381403321 996 $aHealing wounds, healthy skin$94034125 997 $aUNINA