Diabetic Foot Care : Case Studies in Clinical Management
ISBN: 9780470998236 | 0470998237
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 4/11/2011
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This book uses illustrated patient case studies to demonstrate the multidisciplinary care of common and uncommon presentations of the diabetic foot. Every case has colour illustrations showing the foot presentation and progressing throughout treatment and long term follow-up. For every case, there are valuable lessons to be learned.
Diabetic Foot Care: Case Studies in Clinical Management uses a 100% illustrated patient case study format to demonstrate the multidisciplinary care and clinical management of pat... MORE
Diabetic Foot Care: Case Studies in Clinical Management uses a 100% illustrated patient case study format to demonstrate the multidisciplinary care and clinical management of pat... MORE
| Acknowledgements | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Neuropathic Case Studies | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Differing presentations of infection and complications of infection | p. 3 |
| Co-morbidities in addition to diabetes and neuropathy | p. 36 |
| Deformity, ulceration and infection treated by surgical debridement and reconstruction | p. 40 |
| Patients with neuropathic feet in whom psych... MORE | p. 48 |
| Long term patients followed in the Diabetic Foot Clinic with neuropathic foot problems | p. 57 |
| Ischaemic Case Studies | p. 83 |
| Introduction | p. 83 |
| Infection and its presentations | p. 86 |
| Patients with severe co-morbidities | p. 92 |
| Revascularisation | p. 105 |
| Wound care | p. 135 |
| Emboli | p. 140 |
| Complications | p. 144 |
| Pain in the neuroischaemic foot | p. 151 |
| Conservative care | p. 153 |
| Charcot Case Studies | p. 157 |
| Introduction | p. 157 |
| Early diagnosis | p. 160 |
| Different presentations | p. 172 |
| Surgery | p. 195 |
| Conservative care | p. 214 |
| Renal Case Studies | p. 217 |
| Introduction | p. 217 |
| Patients with normal serum creatinine who develop low creatinine clearance with infection | p. 219 |
| Low creatinine clearance and complications | p. 225 |
| Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and complications | p. 238 |
| Haemodialysis and complications | p. 246 |
| Renal transplant and complications | p. 250 |
| Revascularisation in renal patients | p. 255 |
| Index | p. 261 |
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Alethea Foster, former Honarary Consultant Podiatrist, King's College Hospital Diabetic Foot Clinic. Ali, who has recently retired, was a nationally and internationally recognised leading podiatrist, and one of the first Consultant Podiatrists in the UK. She has authored many books and is on several journal editorial boards. In May 2003, Ali was the first podiatrist to be awarded the International Diabetic Foot Award, which is only awarded every four years to an indvidual who has played a pivotal role in developing diabetic foot care
Dr Michael Edmonds, Consultant Physician, The Diabetic Foot Clinic, King's College. Mike is a leading Consultant on the foot, with national and international recognition. He has written many books and journal articles.
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