Scheme 14.1 The concept of advanced wound healing products Accelerating Wound Healing with Active Agents—New Therapeutic Trends to be Combined with Polymers Growth Factors and Cytokines Growth factors are naturally occurring…
Fig. 2.1 Classification of biodegradable natural polymers Fig. 2.2 Chemical structures of natural polymers Natural Polymers of Plant Origin Polysaccharide Based Polymers Cyclodextrins Cyclodextrins (CDs), also known as (cycloamyloses) are cyclic oligosaccharides…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Kevin Conrad (ed.)Absolute Hospital Medicine Review10.1007/978-3-319-23748-0_1 Inpatient Medicine Laura Bateman1 and Kevin Conrad2 (1) Internal Medicine Department, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1521 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, 70121, LA, USA (2) Department…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Kevin Conrad (ed.)Absolute Hospital Medicine Review10.1007/978-3-319-23748-0_2 Consultative and Comanagement Ashley Casey1 and Kevin Conrad2 (1) Department of Pharmacy, Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA (2) Department…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Kevin Conrad (ed.)Absolute Hospital Medicine Review10.1007/978-3-319-23748-0_1 Inpatient Medicine Laura Bateman1 and Kevin Conrad2 (1) Internal Medicine Department, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1521 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, 70121, LA, USA (2) Department…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Kevin Conrad (ed.)Absolute Hospital Medicine Review10.1007/978-3-319-23748-0_3 Hospital Systems Management Marianne Maumus1 and Kevin Conrad1, 2, 3 (1) Department of Hospital Medicine, Ochsner Health Systems, 1521 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121,…
Chapter 1 Atrial Fibrillation Key Points 1 Atrial fibrillation is an irregular supraventricular arrhythmia that may cause thromboembolism, hypotension, and cardiac ischemia or infarction. 2 Risk factors for thromboembolism include…
Chapter 3 Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Key Points 1 Unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction are usually caused by non-occluding thrombus forming on a ruptured plaque…
Chapter 4 Adrenal Insufficiency Key Points 1 The most common cause of adrenal insufficiency (AI) is exogenous glucocorticoid use in patients taking more than the equivalent of prednisone 5 mg…
Chapter 11 Cellulitis and Diabetic Foot Infections Key Points Cellulitis 1 Most cases of cellulitis are caused by gram-positive cocci (Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus). 2 Patients with unusual exposures…
