Foot Pathology Flashcards
xerosis
dry flaky skin
what is xerosis due to
decrease in epidermal filaggrin
what does the decline in eccrine glands lead to
decrease in spontaneous sweating
why is there a decrease in skin moisturization in diabetics
autonomic dysfunction
xerosis in elderly is high likely to be due to
chronic athlete’s foot
what do you do if you think tinea pedis
KOH test
TOE CLYPT for thick yellow nails
trauma onychomycosis eczema circulatory problems lichen planus yellow nail syndrome psoriasis tumor
what is often the cause of onychocryptosis
improper nail trimming
trauma
heredity
systemic or local disease
most common pathogen of paronychia
s. aureus
how do you treat parnoychia
take out the nail part
soak in warm soapy water
betadine solution and bandaid
hyperkeratosis
thickened skin because of pressure over bones
why do bones become prominent
toe contractions and/or loss of fat padding on ball of foot
what is the only layer that can reproduce to form more padding
hard stratum corneum
how can you treat hyperkeratosis
debridement
padding show modifications
bunion
prminent medial aspect of 1st metatarsal head due to actual medial migratino of 1st metatarsal and lateral migration of big toe
what is a bunion usually the result of
tendon imbalance around the joint in a person with a flatfoot
how do you treat bunions
SAS shoes
bunion shield
toe separator
surgery
hummertoe
buckling of the toe at PIP and/or DIP of lesser toes
what is hammertoe caused by
tendon imbalance
what is hammertoe common in
flat and high arched feet
how do treat hammertoe
debridement of hyperkeratotic tissue
paddings to limit pressure
splints to passively plantarflex toe
SAS shoes
what causes flatfood
progressive ligamentous laxity of joints
how do you treat flatfoot
arch support
what female waist size coorlates to diabetes
35in
what male waist size coorlerates to diabetes
40 in
how do you treat diabetic foot
proper shoe
shoe inserts
regulate blood sugar
congestion of blood in veins leads to waht
hypoxia
what is the mmHG do we use for ted hose in elderly
20-30
numbness tingling, burning may suggest what
diabetes
B12 deficiency
thyroid disease
alcoholism
what percent of peripheral neuropathy do not have an identifiable etiology
40
what is the best drug for diabetic neuropathy
lyrica
