Chronic wounds raise depression and anxiety risk significantly. Learn the psychological impact of chronic wounds and how compassionate care improves healing. 

Dr. Marcus Gitterle shared presentations on calciphylaxis, diabetic foot ulcers, and emerging autologous blood-based wound-healing research. 

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Bedside debridement speeds wound healing across hospitals, LTACHs, rehab, and SNFs by removing OR delays, cutting infection risk and avoidable transfers. 

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Arterial ulcers come from poor blood supply; venous ulcers from poor blood drainage. Learn the signs of each leg ulcer type and why treatment differs. 

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Lymphedema raises infection risk and delays healing by limiting oxygen delivery to tissue. See the evidence on compression therapy and multidisciplinary care. 

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Up to 50% of diabetic foot ulcer patients have undiagnosed PAD at first evaluation. See why vascular assessment is essential to chronic wound healing. 

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Vitamin K activates matrix Gla protein to treat calciphylaxis, cutting mortality from 31% to 0% in a Mass General trial. See the dosing protocol. 

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is FDA-cleared to treat more than a dozen medical conditions, including diabetic foot ulcers that fail standard care, compromised skin grafts, and radiation injury — yet it remains chronically underused.

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Wound healing requires 1.25-1.5g protein/kg daily, more for severe wounds. Learn why protein speeds recovery and which foods deliver it. 

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Antibiotics are powerful, but they call for restraint. Prescribe one without a clear reason and the costs add up. It feeds antimicrobial resistance. It clouds the diagnostic picture. It makes the next infection harder to treat.

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Compression therapy improves venous leg ulcer healing by boosting circulation and reducing swelling. Learn how it works and who needs it.