Wound Care Dr. Curtis Pedersen D.P.M.
What is Wound Care ?
Doctors Physical Therapist Nurses Nurse practitioners Dietitians Diabetic educators Counselors Social workers Multidisciplinary approach
Why Why is the ulceration present? Why is it not healing?
Simple approach to wound care Healing wounds is like growing a garden. What does it take to grow a garden?
Human Growth Factors
What are you looking at?
Types of wounds Diabetic neuropathic Venous stasis Ischemic Pressure Miscellaneous
Diabetic neuropathic ulcers Neuropathy is the loss of sensation due to the effects of the diabetes.
Methods of Treatment Offload the area of the ulceration. Removal of callus and debride the wounds. Prevention of new ulcerations.
Venous stasis ulcers Loss of the integrity of the venous system causes chronic swelling or edema in the legs.
Control the edema Massage therapy Prevent new ulcerations with compressive stockings. Methods of treatment
Ischemic ulcerations Peripheral Vascular Disease Usually a gradual process. Can also be from a sudden event.
Caused by a low-pressure over a long period of time. Tends to happen where there are sharp curvatures in bony structures. Pressure ulcers
Methods for treatment Offloading of the ulceration Good wound care as always
Connective tissue diseases Vasculitis Cancer Traumatic Miscellaneous ulcers
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