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Articles Tagged With: wound

  • Management of Problem Wounds in the Emergency Department

    Most acute wounds will heal with good topical care. However, some wounds, especially chronic ones occurring in impaired hosts, are more problematic. To properly manage these types of wounds and optimize healing, there should be an evidence-based approach to wound care in the emergency department.

  • Penetrating Torso Trauma

    Penetrating trauma is a common presenting complaint with the potential for devastating consequences. The diagnostic and therapeutic management of penetrating injuries to the chest and abdomen has undergone substantial evolution. The authors discuss the advances in the care of patients with penetrating chest and abdominal trauma.

  • Envenomations

    Envenomations can occur from a variety of species. They can cause symptoms that range from minor skin irritation to systemic signs and symptoms, organ failure, and even death. Knowing the signs and symptoms of envenomation are important for management and disposition.

  • Mammalian Bites

    Bites, whether dog, cat, or human, are a common reason for emergency department visits.This article reviews the complexities of different types of bites ED providers may encounter and issues regarding closure and antibiotic prophylaxis, in addition to vaccination concerns.

  • Wound Care Management

    Primary care physicians usually can care for minor wounds in their offices. This article highlights key elements in first-line management.

  • Wound Care Review

    Traumatic lacerations are a common ED presentation. Although managing most ED lacerations is routine, some cases are complex, requiring physician judgment for effective treatment. This review will discuss the principles of laceration management, incorporating recent research in wound care.

  • What Do You Know About Wound Care?

    This article will summarize the salient features of wound care, including demographics of a changing population, fundamental phases of wound healing, advances in therapeutic modalities, and steps family physicians can take to become recognized as certified wound care physicians.

  • Evaluation and Management of Abscesses in the Emergency Department

    This article reviews the current management options for simple cutaneous abscesses in patients, including review of the epidemiology, differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, and changing practice of wound cultures and antibiotic therapy.

  • Infectious Disease Alert Updates

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    A Rare Cause of Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis;

    Look, Ma! I Hooked My Thumb

  • Peripheral Neuropathy and the Diabetic Foot

    This issue discusses the principles of assessing and treating patients with diabetic neuropathy so that problems can be identified and appropriately managed to prevent limb loss.