Managing the diabetic foot /

• Main Authors: Edmonds, M. E., (Author), Foster, Alethea V. M., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014.
• Edition: Third edition.
• Subjects: Diabetes > Complications.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.; MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.; MEDICAL > Diseases.; MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.; MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.; Diabetic Foot > therapy.; Diabetes mellitus.; Diabetic foot > Therapy.; Medicine.; Electronic books.
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Foot problems in diabetic patients are some of the most challenging complications to treat, due to an often quite late presentation of symptoms from the patient. Therefore visual recognition of presenting clinical signs is absolutely key for a successful diagnosis and subsequently, the right managem...

Table of Contents:

• Managing stage 1 : the normal foot
• Managing stage 2 : the high-risk foot
• Managing stage 3 : the ulcerated foot
• Managing stage 4 : the infected foot
• Managing stage 5 : the necrotic foot
• Managing stage 6 : the unsalvageable foot.