Volume 49 - Issue 4 - April, 2003 Supplement
Column
Editorial
04/01/2003
W ound-related pain is an important component of patient-centered concerns that is often undervalued by healthcare professionals. In the late 1990s, the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) led the way to changing this attitude with...
W ound-related pain is an important component of patient-centered concerns that is often undervalued by healthcare professionals. In the late 1990s, the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) led the way to changing this attitude with...
W ound-related pain is an...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
04/01/2003
T he perception of pain involves a stimulus, which may be physical (eg, electrical current, pressure) or chemical (eg, inflammatory proteins), detection of the stimulus by receptors called nociceptors, transmission of the stimulus via of the...
T he perception of pain involves a stimulus, which may be physical (eg, electrical current, pressure) or chemical (eg, inflammatory proteins), detection of the stimulus by receptors called nociceptors, transmission of the stimulus via of the...
T he perception of pain involves...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2003
Treat the Cause Venous disease may progress to ulcer formation. Ulcers are often serpiginous and seen around the ankle or lower calf region (gaiter area). Lipodermatosclerosis often precedes the development of venous ulcers but is not always...
Treat the Cause Venous disease may progress to ulcer formation. Ulcers are often serpiginous and seen around the ankle or lower calf region (gaiter area). Lipodermatosclerosis often precedes the development of venous ulcers but is not always...
Treat the Cause Venous disease...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2003
Managing the Cause Local wound care for a person with a diabetic foot ulcer should occur only after assessment of the patient as a whole (see Figure 1). The patient's general health should include a review of symptoms, especially the major...
Managing the Cause Local wound care for a person with a diabetic foot ulcer should occur only after assessment of the patient as a whole (see Figure 1). The patient's general health should include a review of symptoms, especially the major...
Managing the Cause Local wound...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Empirical Studies
04/01/2003
Managing the Cause of Pressure Ulcer Pain Case vignette. Ms. B is an 83-year-old female who has had a right ischial tuberosity pressure ulcer for the past 3 years that currently measures 2 cm x 3 cm x 1 cm. She lives alone, but her daughter...
Managing the Cause of Pressure Ulcer Pain Case vignette. Ms. B is an 83-year-old female who has had a right ischial tuberosity pressure ulcer for the past 3 years that currently measures 2 cm x 3 cm x 1 cm. She lives alone, but her daughter...
Managing the Cause of Pressure...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Department
04/01/2003
CME Education Information Release Date: April 30, 2003 Expiration Date: April 30, 2004 Completion Time: The estimated time to completion for this activity is 1 hour. Target Audience: This CME, CPME, and CE activity is intended for...
CME Education Information Release Date: April 30, 2003 Expiration Date: April 30, 2004 Completion Time: The estimated time to completion for this activity is 1 hour. Target Audience: This CME, CPME, and CE activity is intended for...
CME Education Information...
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Wound Management & Prevention
