Waubonsee Community College

Clinical care of the diabetic foot, David G. Armstrong and Lawrence A. Lavery, editors

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

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index present

non fiction

Clinical care of the diabetic foot

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David G. Armstrong and Lawrence A. Lavery, editors

The diabetic foot is a victim of nerve damage, micro- and macrovascular disease, and faulty healing, mechanisms that without proper care can lead to amputation. More than 80,000 diabetes-related amputations are performed in the United States each year, but non-specialist primary care providers, as well as residents, nurses, and diabetes educators, can help prevent this devastating, life-altering, and expensive complication. Health care professionals and students alike will find that this concise, easy-to-use, and updated guide offers practical advice on detecting and managing diabetes-related

Introduction : the role of systemic disease in diabetic foot complications / Peter Sheehan -- Pathogenesis of diabetic foot complications / Andrew J.M. Boulton -- The diabetic foot examination / Nalini Singh and John Giurini -- Foot risk classification and prevention / Edgar J.G. Peters and Karel Bakker -- Shoes and insoles for at-risk people with diabetes / Jan S. Ulbrecht and Peter R. Cavanagh -- Ulcer assessment and classification / Nicolaas C. Schaper -- Off-loading in the diabetic foot wound / David G. Armstrong and Stephanie Wu -- Debridement of the diabetic foot / Christopher Attinger -- Adjunctive wound therapies / Robert Kirsner and Paul E. Banwell -- The diabetic charcot foot : recognition, evaluation, and management / Lee J. Sanders and Robert G. Frykberg -- Infection in the diabetic foot / Anthony R. Berendt and Benjamin A. Lipsky -- Evaluation and management of peripheral arterial disease / Joseph L. Mills Sr