chapter 36 vidlec part 2 Flashcards
patient education is a major nursing need for a patient undergoing ________
outpatient surgery
a thick hardened area of the skin that develops in the response of repetitive friction or pressure
callus
treatment for callus
moisturizer
exfoliation
foot file
avoid use of tight shoes
foot specialist
podiatrist
small thick hardened area usually found in the toes and top of feet because of friction and pressure
corn
thick hardened area with central core
corn
there is a deformity in the toe area in which middle joint bends downward causing a toe as a resemble of hammer
hammer toe
bend downward in the middle joint
hammer toe
it is called ingrown nail
onychocryptosis
there is an ingrown nail in the surrounding skin; growth of the nailfold inward into the nailbed
onychocryptosis
it is called as the claw foot
pes cavus
foot abnormally high causing the toe curl downwards like a claw
pes cavus / clawfoot
pain is in the arc of the foot
pes cavus / clawfoot
also called as BUNION
hallux valgus
bony bump that form in the site of big toe causing toe deviate inward towards the other one
hallux valgus
benign growth of nerve tissue that occurs between the third and fourth toe that causes pain and discomfort
morton neuroma
the arcs of feet collapse or abnormally low causing the entire sole to make contact to the ground
flatfoot/pes planus
it is called flat foot
pes planus
arcs of feet collapse or abnormally low causing the entire sole to make contact to the ground
pes planus
Inflammation in the plantar fascia
Plantar fasciitis
Thick of tissue under the bottom of the feet from the heels to toe
Plantar fasciitis
- Sharp pain in the heel particularly in the morning
Plantar fasciitis
