Veterian Key

9 Complicated Wounds Chapter Preview . Skin Lacerations with Skin Deficits or Degloving . Wounds Involving Muscle Damage . Wounds Involving Synovial Structures . Wounds with Exposed bone . Eyelid Injuries . Eye Injuries . Wounds Involving…

6 Basic Wound Management Chapter Preview . History . Restraint . Initial Examination . Wound Lavage . Bandages, Dressings and Dressing Techniques . Management of Wound Exudate . Management of Granulation Tissue After any emergency treatment, such…

3 The Pathophysiology of Wound Healing Chapter Preview . Healing . The Healing Process . Wound Contraction Healing Healing is a complex process that, for descriptive purposes, is arbitrarily divided into three temporally…

4 Factors that Delay Healing Chapter Preview . Infection/Infestation . Movement . Foreign Body . Necrotic Tissue . Altered Local pH . Paucity of Blood Supply . Poor (or Impaired) Oxygen Supply . Poor Nutritional and Health Status…

2 Definition of Wounds/Wound Types Chapter Preview . Graze/Abrasion/Erosion . Bruising . Hematoma . Contusion . Puncture Wound . Incised Wound . Laceration . Complicated Wound . Burns Although wounds are given specific classifications there are many that have…

7 Skin Grafting Chapter Preview . Classification of Grafts . Pedicle Graft . Free Grafts . Clinico-pathological Consequences of Grafting . Graft Take and Causes of Failure . Summary Grafting is an effective method for the…

8 Dealing with Scar Tissue Chapter Preview . Consequences of Scarring . Types of Scar . Limiting the Severity of Scarring . Management of Scar Tissue Scarring is an inevitable consequence of injury. Not…

5 General Principles of Wound Managment Chapter Preview . Owner Protocol for Wound Management . Protocol for Veterinary Attention . Minimizing the Potential Problems of a Wound Owner Protocol for Wound Management (Figure…