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

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    • Title:Healing wounds, healthy skin : a practical guide for patients with chronic wounds / Madhuri Reddy, Rebecca Cottrill ; illustrations by Victoria Cansino.
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    • Author/Creator:Reddy, Madhuri, 1972-
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Cottrill, Rebecca.
    • Published/Created:New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2011.

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Wound healing.
      Wounds and injuries--Treatment.
      Skin--Care and hygiene.
    • Medical Subjects: Wound Healing.
    • Description:xxii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
    • Series:Yale University Press health & wellness.
    • Summary:The first comprehensive, accessible, authoritative guide on chronic wounds and how best to treat them.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780300140361 (hardback)
      0300140363 (hardback)
      9780300171006 (pbk.)
      0300171005 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. 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
      pt. TWO Pressure Sores
      5. Why Do Pressure Sores Happen?
      6. Prevention Is Always Best
      7. Beds and Cushions: Expensive Is Not Always Best
      pt. THREE Foot Wounds: Diabetes and Beyond
      8. Foot Wound That Doesn't Hurt
      9. Shoes and Socks: When What You Wear Can Be the Best Medicine
      pt. 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
      pt. FIVE Acute Wounds
      13. Healing After Surgery
      14. Traumatic Wounds: Burns, Cuts, and More
      pt. SIX Nonhealing Wounds
      15. Infected Wounds
      16. Unusual Wounds
      17. Still Not Healing ... What Are We Missing?
      pt. 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
      pt. 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. Wounds of War
      30. Wounds and Cancer
      31. Wounds in the Dying: When Comfort Comes First
      pt. 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.
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