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Wound Healing

On Wound Care and Diets

December 12, 2019
Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN While I was providing foot care to a patient, one of my coworkers overheard me advising the patient that she will need a lot more protein to heal her wound, and ...

Open Communication and Goal Setting: Keystones of Wound Care

January 9, 2013
By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS The new year has begun. Many of us have made resolutions with the best of intentions. Exercise more, lose weight, eat healthy foods, keep blood sugar in a he...

Phases of Wound Healing: The Breakdown

December 1, 2016
By Martin D. Vera, LVN, CWS It is no surprise to coworkers, colleagues and even my patients that I am a huge advocate for education and of course, the building of a strong foundation. My personal e...

Product Technology Overview: BloodSTOP™ iX Hemostat by LifeScience Plus, Inc.

February 25, 2015
By Emily Keeter and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc BloodSTOP iX is an absorbable, bioresorbable, lipophilic, animal-free hemostat, which resembles and is designed to handle like gauze. BloodST...

Promoting Wound Reepithelialization

February 27, 2020
Wound reepithelialization is key in the goal of wound closure. Reepithelialization is a coordinated multifactorial systemic process that involves formation of new epithelium and skin appendages. The e...

Protein, Arginine and Micronutrient Supplement Use in Wound Management

May 5, 2016
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Several nutrients, such as arginine, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin C, play a key role in wound healing and preserving tissue viability. However, w...

Providing Hope to Patients with Wounds

September 7, 2017
By Aletha Tippett MD I have written about so many things over the past years… Maybe now is a good time to announce that I am writing a book called Hear Our Cry, an autobiographical story about 20 y...

Recognizing and Treating Wounds Caused by Pyoderma Gangrenosum

December 11, 2012
By Aletha Tippett MD If you care for wounds and have never encountered pyoderma gangrenosum, count yourself lucky. Drawing from my years of experience and the nearly 20,000 wounds I’ve cared for, p...
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