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How wounds heal, why some do not, and what specialist care looks like.
Hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling: what each stage of wound healing does, how long it should take, and the warning signs that healing has stalled.
5 min read · Lisa J. Rivera, MSN, FNP-C, WCC
How to tell a normally healing wound from a stalled one, the infection signs that should never wait, and what happens at a wound clinic evaluation.
4 min read · Lisa J. Rivera, MSN, FNP-C, WCC
How hyperbaric oxygen therapy works, which hard-to-heal wounds it is used for, what a treatment session feels like, and how it fits into a complete wound care plan.
5 min read · Lisa J. Rivera, MSN, FNP-C, WCC
Two leg wounds can look similar and need opposite treatments. How clinicians tell venous from arterial ulcers, and why compression helps one and harms the other.
5 min read · Lisa J. Rivera, MSN, FNP-C, WCC
Most amputations from diabetic foot ulcers begin with preventable small wounds. The limb preservation approach: early evaluation, circulation testing, offloading, and team-based care.
5 min read · Lisa J. Rivera, MSN, FNP-C, WCC