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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION 1: Foundations 1. Principles for Practice Development to Facilitate Outcomes and Productivity 2. Billing, Reimbursement, and Setting Up an Outpatient Clinic 3. Postacute Care Settings 4. Telehealth and Wound Management 5. Patient Engagement and Noncompliance SECTION 2: Assessment 6. Quality Tracking Across the Continuum 7. Anatomy and Physiology of Skin and Soft Tissue 8. Wound-Healing Physiology and Factors that Affect the Repair Process 9. Types of Skin Damage and Differential Diagnosis 10. Skin and Wound Inspection and Assessment SECTION 3: Pressure Injuries 11. Pressure Injuries 12. Pressure Redistribution Support Surfaces SECTION 4: Lower Extremity Wounds 13. Lower Extremity Assessment 14. Arterial Ulcers 15. Venous Leg Ulcerations 16. Lymphedema 17. Neuropathic Wounds: The Diabetic Wound 18. Foot and Nail Care SECTION 5: Wound Bed Preparation 19. Wound Infection and Bioburden: Detection and Management 20. Wound Debridement 21. Principles of Wound Healing and Topical Management SECTION 6: Biophysical and Biologic Agents 22. Cellular- and/or Tissue-Based Products for Wounds 23. Molecular and Cellular Regulators 24. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy 25. Hyperbaric Oxygenation 26. Electrical Stimulation 27. Ultraviolet Light and Ultrasound SECTION 7: Cofactors to Wound Healing 28. Wound Pain 29. Nutritional Assessment and Support 30. Medications and Phytotherapy: Impact on Wounds 31. Perfusion, Oxygenation, and Incision Care SECTION 8: Special Populations 32. Uncommon Wounds and Manifestations of Intrinsic Disease 33. Traumatic Wounds: Bullets, Blasts, and Vehicle Crashes 34. Burns 35. Reconstructive Surgery 36. Skin Care Needs of the Patient with Obesity 37. Unique Skin Care Needs of the Neonatal and Pediatric Patient 38. Managing Wounds in Palliative Care and End of Life 39. Management of Draining Wounds and Fistulas 40. Percutaneous Tube Management Appendix A: Examples of Tools to Support Skin and Wound Care Appendix B: Self-Assessment Answers Index
