Lessons
- Why Won’t This Wound Heal?
- Objectives
- Why is it important to understand wound healing?
- The 4 Phases of Wound Healing
- Hemostatic Phase
- Inflammatory Phase
- Proliferative Phase
- Remodeling Phase
- Acute versus Chronic Wounds
- Chronic Wounds
- Pathophysiology
- Diseases That Impair Wound Healing
- Venous Insufficiency
- Venous Wounds
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Arterial Wounds
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetic Wounds
- Osteomyelitis
- Diagnostic Work-Up
- Laboratory Work-up
- Nutritional Labs
- Vascular Studies
- Other Studies
- Treatment and Management
- Summary
- Compassion and Empathy
- Thank You!
- References