Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAANJeffrey M. Levine, MD, AGSF, CMD, CWSKimberly LeBlanc, MN, RN, CETN(C)Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD, RN Objectives After completing this chapter, you’ll be able…

Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, MAPWCA, FAAN 1.  What is the most likely diagnosis of this recently debrided ulcer on the plantar surface of the foot? A.  Pressure ulcer B.  Arterial…

Recurrence Rate High rates of pressure ulcer recurrence also have been reported, ranging from 21% to 79% regardless of treatment.16,17 Epidemiological studies have found that 36% to 50% of all…

Seating, Positioning, and Support Surfaces 11 David M. Brienza, PhDKaren Zulkowski, DNS, RN, CWSStephen Sprigle, PhD, PTMary Jo Geyer, PT, PhD, FCCWS, CLT-Lana, C.Ped Objectives After completing this chapter, you’ll…

Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD Objectives After completing this chapter, you’ll be able to: recognize the importance of identifying atypical wounds explain the need for wound biopsies in determining the…

  Practice Point The microbes that inhabit one body site may not be the same as found in another site on the same person. The skin is a mechanical barrier to…

R. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, MEd, FRCPC (Med)(Derm), MACP, FAAD, MAPWCASharon Baranoski, MSN, RN, CWCN, APN-CCNS, MAPWCA, FAAN The contribution of Janet E. Cuddigan PhD, RN, CWCN, in previous additions…

Ronald A. Kline, MD, FACS, FAHA   “Peripheral vascular disease” is a term commonly used in reference to an arterial problem, even though it includes diseases and conditions of the…

Ronald A. Kline, MD, FACS, FAHAR. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, MEd, FRCPC (Med Derm),MACP, FAAD, MAPWCA, D.Sc. (Hons)Gregory Ralph Weir, MBChB, MMed (Surg), CVS Objectives After completing this chapter, the…

Keith Harding, MB, ChB, FRCGP, FRCP, FRCSJoyce K. Stechmiller, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANGregory Schultz, PhD Objectives After completing this chapter, you’ll be able to: describe the physiology of normal and abnormal…