Volume 54 - Issue 1 - January, 2008
Column
Guest Editorial
01/16/2008
As the specialty of caring for larger, heavier individuals evolves, it becomes increasingly important to recognize the need for an appropriate corresponding lexicon. The challenge to healthcare clinicians is to develop a vocabulary that...
As the specialty of caring for larger, heavier individuals evolves, it becomes increasingly important to recognize the need for an appropriate corresponding lexicon. The challenge to healthcare clinicians is to develop a vocabulary that...
As the specialty of caring for...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Department
01/16/2008
Odor is a problem in many aspects of wound care. Generally, foul smell relates to anaerobic colonization; the presence of aerobic organisms of gut origin and yeasts also can exacerbate unpleasant smells. Controlling odor or the perception...
Odor is a problem in many aspects of wound care. Generally, foul smell relates to anaerobic colonization; the presence of aerobic organisms of gut origin and yeasts also can exacerbate unpleasant smells. Controlling odor or the perception...
Odor is a problem in many...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Case Report
01/16/2008
A recent a random-digit telephone survey of US households by Sturm1 (N = approximately 250,000) reported that the prevalence of morbid obesity as indicated by body mass index (BMI) >40 and >50 rose by 50% and 75%, respectively,...
A recent a random-digit telephone survey of US households by Sturm1 (N = approximately 250,000) reported that the prevalence of morbid obesity as indicated by body mass index (BMI) >40 and >50 rose by 50% and 75%, respectively,...
A recent a random-digit...
01/16/2008
Wound Management & Prevention
