Main description:

A unique combination foundational textbook and full-color atlas of wound healing - offering the benefits of both type of reference
Text and Atlas of Wound Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition delivers outstanding visual guidance and clear, step-by-step instruction on caring for patients with wounds. Utilizing more than 700 full-color illustrations and easy-to-follow, concise text, this unique learning text also includes complete discussion of evidence-based concepts of wound treatment, making it perfect for board preparation.
Each chapter follows a similar design with consistent headings; brief bulleted text; and numerous, high-quality illustrations. Learning aids include case studies, chapter objectives, assessment guidelines, chapter references, chapter summaries, end-of-chapter board-style review questions.
Entry-level students in all medical professions (doctors, podiatrists, physician assistants, nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists) will find this an essential text for understanding the multi-disciplinary approach to caring for patients with wounds.
*Extremely detailed captions accompany each illustration*Unique foundational textbook approach enhanced by outstanding full-color illustrations*NEW! NPTE-style review questions at the end of each chapter and case studies

Contents:

Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One Integumentary Basics
1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Integumentary System
2. Healing Response in Acute and Chronic Wounds
3. Examination and Evaluation of the Patient with a Wound
Part Two Wound Diagnosis
4. Vascular Wounds
5. Lymphedema
6. Pressure Injuries and Ulcers
7. Diabetes and the Diabetic Foot
8. Atypical Wounds
9. Flaps and Skin Grafts
10. Burn Wound Management
11. Factors That Impede Wound Healing
Part Three Wound Bed Preparation
12. Wound Debridement
13. Wound Dressings
Part Four Biophysical Technologies
14. Electrical Stimulation
15. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
16. Ultrasound
17. Pulsed Lavage with Suction
18. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
19. Ultraviolet C
20. Low-Level Laser Therapy
Index