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How to Assess a Patient with Chronic Wounds

Steps of a wound examination are detailed in the topic "Wound Assessment, Documentation and Photography" and summarized in Table 3 below. For a printable Quick ...

Arterial Ulcer - Introduction and Assessment

... See topic “Diabetic Foot Ulcer Associated with Ischemia - Management”

Quiz - Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)

This topic illustrates a new method to achieve effective seal of an open abdomen NPWT dressing on a highly exudative deepithelialized periwound lacking any dry ...

How to Perform An Ankle Brachial Index

See local coverage determinations (LCD) related to noninvasive arterial tests in topic "Medicare Coverage Determinations for Wound Care". Typically ...

Wound Care Series

... Review the topics below at your own pace

How to Determine Healability of a Chronic Wound

... This topic serves as a tool to help clinicians assess wound healability, that is, the ability of a wound to undergo functional healing

HBO and Wound Care Suite - Equipment

Blood glucose monitor , test lancets strips and test solution. 2. 1 - HBO and 1 – per wound care exam room. Stretcher (additional) for TCOMs and consults. 1.

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Introduction and Assessment

Ulcer/injury exam. Validated wound assessment tools may be used: Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) Tool [90]; Bates-Jensen ...

Venous Ulcers - Treatment and Prevention

... [72] Refer to topic "Medicare Coverage Determinations for Wound Care"

How to Collect a Wound Swab (Levine Technique) for Culture

... For more on diagnostic tests for osteomyelitis see section 'Diagnosis: Diabetic Foot Infection - Osteomyelitis' in topic “DFU Intro and

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