Diabetic foot resident survival guide
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ifrah Fatima, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
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Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. Diabetic foot superseded with the following may result in sepsis and death. [1]
- Infected diabetic foot
- Osteomyelitis
Common Causes
- Poor glycemic control
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Peripheral ischemia
- Improper footwear
- Foot deformities including Charcot arthropathy [1] [2] [3]
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pendsey SP (2010). "Understanding diabetic foot". Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries. 30 (2): 75–9. doi:10.4103/0973-3930.62596. PMC 2878694. PMID 20535310.
- ↑ Mishra SC, Chhatbar KC, Kashikar A, Mehndiratta A (2017). "Diabetic foot". BMJ. 359: j5064. doi:10.1136/bmj.j5064. PMC 5688746. PMID 29146579.
- ↑ Rathur HM, Boulton AJ (2007). "The diabetic foot". Clin Dermatol. 25 (1): 109–20. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.09.015. PMID 17276208.