Integumentary System Essentials for the Physical Therapist Assistant (eBook)

Janice Lwin (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
McGraw Hill LLC (Verlag)
978-1-264-55077-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Based on the APTA's Advanced Proficiency Pathways-visual guidance and step-by-step instructions for delivering wound care safely and effectivelyThe American Physical Therapy Association s (APTA) Advanced Proficiency Pathways is medicine s premier program for increasing a physical therapy assistant's knowledge and skill in a chosen area of the field. Based on Rose Hamm s acclaimed Text and Atlas of Wound Diagnosis and Treatment, this illustrated resource aligns with APTA s program, providing clear, concise instructions on providing effective wound care.Wound Care Principles for the Physical Therapist Assistant combines high-quality color photos and engagingly written foundational concepts to help students and practitioners master this important PTA task. Each chapter includes consistent headings, brief bulleted text, and numerous high-quality illustrations, and learning aids include case studies, chapter objectives, assessment guidelines, chapter references, and chapter summaries.Wound Care Principles for the Physical Therapist Assistant covers every topic you need to know, including:Anatomy and physiology of the integumentary systemTissue healing responseArterial and venous woundsLymphedemaPressure injuries and ulcersDiabetes and the diabetic footBurn woundsWound dressingsElectrical stimulationNegative pressure wound therapyUltrasoundPulsed lavage with suctionHyperbaric oxygen therapy

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.10.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie
• ISBN-10: 1-264-55077-4 / 1264550774
• ISBN-13: 978-1-264-55077-7 / 9781264550777