Healing wounds, healthy skin [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide for patients with chronic wounds / / Madhuri Reddy, Rebecca Cottrill ; illustrations by Victoria Cansino

• Autore: Reddy Madhuri
• Pubblicazione: New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.1/06
• Soggetto topico: Wound healing; Wounds and injuries - Treatment; Skin - Care and hygiene
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CottrillRebecca
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Healing Wounds, Healthy Skin -- Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Healing Your Wound: The Top Ten Myths Dispelled -- Preface -- Part One: When You Have A Wound That Won't Heal -- 1. How Wounds Heal -- 2. Recognizing Your Fears -- 3. Creating Your Health-Care Team: It Takes A Village -- 4. Your Initial Visit With The Wound Team -- Part Two: Pressure Sores -- 5. Why Do Pressure Sores Happen? -- 6. Prevention Is Always Best -- 7. Beds And Cushions: Expensive Is Not Always Best -- Part Three: Foot Wounds: Diabetes And Beyond -- 8. The Foot Wound That Doesn't Hurt -- 9. Shoes And Socks: When What You Wear Can Be The Best Medicine -- Part Four: Blood Circulation: Essential For Healing -- 10. Venous Wounds: Dealing With Foot And Leg Wounds If Your Circulation Is Good -- 11. Arterial Wounds: Dealing With Foot And Leg Wounds If Your Circulation Is Poor -- 12. Swelling: What Your Achy Feet Are Telling You -- Part Five: Acute Wounds -- 13. Healing After Surgery -- 14. Traumatic Wounds: Burns, Cuts, And More -- Part Six: Nonhealing Wounds -- 15. Infected Wounds -- 16. Unusual Wounds -- 17. Still Not Healing ... What Are We Missing? -- Part Seven: Wound Treatments: Let The Healing Begin -- 18. What Do I Put On This Wound? -- 19. Growth Factors And Engineered Skin: The Future Is Here -- 20. Adjunctive And Alternative Therapies -- 21. Surgery For Chronic Wound Treatment: When Cutting Can Heal -- Part Eight: Wounds In Specific Populations And Conditions -- 22. Nervous System Damage: Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida, and Multiple Sclerosis -- 23. Healing Challenges and The Older Person -- 24. Children And Teenagers -- 25. Wounds In Dark Skin -- 26. Wounds And Excess Weight -- 27. Solutions To Stoma Struggles -- 28. Living With An Amputation -- 29. The Wounds Of War -- 30. Wounds And Cancer -- 31. Wounds In The Dying: When Comfort Comes First -- Part Nine: Beyond The Wound -- 32. Eating Well: The Healing Potential Of Food -- 33. Exercise For Wound Healing -- 34. Pain: The Burden Of Suffering -- 35. Skin Problems That Coexist With Wounds -- 36. Emotional Aspects Of Wound Healing: When The Wound Is More Than Skin Deep -- 37. Care For The Caregiver: Beating The Burnout -- 38. Online Medical Resources: How To Separate Clever Advertising From Effective Medicine -- 39. Payment And Reimbursement Issues: Who's Picking Up The Check -- Glossary Of Terms -- Wound Cleansers And Dressings -- The Wound Patient's Bill Of Rights -- Additional Resources -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Seven 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Healing wounds, healthy skin
• ISBN: 1-299-46377-0; 0-300-17172-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463098103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Yale University Press health & wellness.