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DIABETIC FOOT (CARE PLAN (Inspect your feet daily, Bathe feet in lukewarm,…
DIABETIC FOOT
CARE PLAN
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Bathe feet in lukewarm, never hot, water
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CAUSES
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immune system issues, unable to clear away dead, damaged tissues and build new skin
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Is a lesion of all layers of the skin, necrosis or gangrene that occur in the soles of the feet in diabetic patients.
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There is development of vascular insufficiency, nerve damages headed by ulceration in lower extremity due to plantar pressures and foot deformity
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
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X-ray. imaging to assess changes in the alignment of the bones of the foot which can contribute to the ulcer
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