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This book is written in an easy to understand fashion so that patients and care-givers will find the book readable and useful. It serves as a complete guide on the Management of Diabetes Foot Problems for general practitioners, medical students, nurses, patients and care-givers with contributions from a multi-disciplinary team of experts. The book pieces together a comprehensive curriculum on the topic. It starts with a section on the Overview of Diabetes including What is Diabetes and Complications of Diabetes and Management of Diabetes, followed by the Basic Science of the Diabetes Foot, namely Anatomy, Biomechanics and Pathogenesis: Diabetes Foot Triad. There is also a section on the Types of Clinical Presentation, followed by Clinical Investigations and Management of Diabetes Foot Problems, as well as a special section devoted to Operative Surgery, which will be useful to both undergraduate and postgraduate medical students. The section on Wound Care is specially written to benefit the nurses in addition to the medical students, patients and care-givers. The last section is written as a Patient and Care-giver Guide, which includes Education on Care of Diabetes, Healthy Lifestyle Modifications, Education on Footcare and Footwear, and Education on Care of the Wounds and Dressing of Wounds as well as the importance of annual Foot Screening. The book includes a glossary of medical terms so that readers can understand all the terms used.
List of contents
Overview on Diabetes: What is Diabetes?; Complications of Diabetes; Management of Diabetes; Basic Science: Anatomy of the Foot; Biomechanics of the Foot; Pathogenesis: Diabetic Foot Triad; Clinical Presentation: Types of Clinical Presentation; Classification; Clinical Examination; Necrotising Fasciitis; Charcot Joint Disease; Predictive Factors for Limb Loss; Renal Diabetics; Investigations/Special Tests: Investigations; Special Tests; Management: Role of Diabetic Foot Centre; Team Approach; Treatment of Diabetic Foot Problems; Choice of Antibiotics; Operative Surgery: Debridement/Ultrasonic Debridement; Surgery for Septic Arthritis; Split Thickness Skin Grafting; Minor Amputations; Major Amputations; Rehabilitation; Wound Care: Principles of Wound Healing; Types of Dressing; New Generation Dressings; Vaccum Assisted Closure; Patient and Caregiver Guide: Education on Care of Diabetes; Healthy Lifestyle Modifications; Education on Foot Care; Education on Foot Wear; Doing Your Own Dressing; Foot Screening.
