Endocrine - Therapeutic Interventions Flashcards
Patient education
Daily foot inspection
Need for the heels to toes and in between
- use a mirror or family member for assistance
Patient education
Screening sensation
screen monthly at home using LEAP protocol
Patient education
Checking the feet
- checking shoes daily
- wash feet daily in warm water while making sure to dry completely and apply moisturizer to feet
- cut the toenails while asking the podiatrists or foot care specialists
Patient education
What is recommended to wear?
- white cotton or synthetic, soft moisture wicking socks
- wear properly constructed shoes (allowing 1/2 between toes and front of shoe)
Patient education
What do we suggest to avoid?
- walking barefoot
- use of hot water or heating pads on feet that can cause burns
What is the lower extremity amputation prevention (LEAP)?
A comprehensive program that can aide to decrease risk factors to prevent amputation in people with loss of protective sensation
What are the components of LEAP?
- Annual foot screening
- Patient education
- daily foot inspection
- footwear selection
- management of simple foot problems
What is the primary goal to help in wound healing?
Pressure offloading to relieve abnormal pressures that is applied to an ulcer
What is the total contact casting?
Molded plaster cast = helps pressure to be equally distributed to the entire LE
What is suggested to off-load the pressure over the surface of the ulcer?
Modified shoes and application of dressing
When does charcot foot occur?
With severe peripheral neuropathy and repeated trauma
What is the sx of charcot foot?
- loss of protective sensation = abnormal response to repeated injury and severe destruction
- unilateral observation = red, hot, swollen, flat and profound deformity
Charcot Foot - Stages of Development
Stage 0
inflammatory period
- onset of warmth, swelling, pain
Charcot Foot - Stages of Development
Stage 1
destruction period
- ligaments are weak
- joints sublux and/or dislocation
Charcot Foot - Stages of Development
Stage 2
Formation of bone callus
consolidation of fractures