Footcare Flashcards
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Symptoms
Verrucas
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- Flattened lesions that are caused by HPV on the ball of the foot
- Small blaack dots may be visible caused by bleeding of small blood vessels
- Tender when squeezed and causes discomfort when walking
2
Q
Treatment Verrucas
Freeze treatment
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- For stubbon cases
- Shold disappear in 14 days after treatment
- EndWarts freeze
3
Q
Treatment for verrucas
Formic acid
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- Biodegradeable organic compound that has dehydrating effects on warts
- Apply once a week
- EndWarts pen
4
Q
Treatment verrucas
Salicyclic acid
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- Remove outer dead layers of skin by triggering immune system to clear virus
- Takes 12 weeks to work
- Bazuka gel
5
Q
Symptoms
Athlete’s foot
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- Usually between fourth and fifth toe
- Skin appears red and itchy then it becomes white inflammed and weepy
- Can spred to toenail they become discoloured thick and brittle
6
Q
Treatment options Athlete’s foot
Fungal cream
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- Wash with soap and dry thoroghly and antifungal treatment can be applied
- Fungistatic and fungicidal treatment
- Terbinfine kills fungus and is usually applied once or twice a week
7
Q
Treatment options for Athlete’s foot
Clotrimazole and bifonazole
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- Slow down rate at wich fungus grows
- Apply 2-3 times a day for 2-4 weeks
- Carry on treatment after infection has cleared to stop returning
8
Q
Treatment options for Athlete’s foot
Hydrocortisone cream
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- Treatment for inflammation when having Athelete’s foot
- Canesten Hydrocortisone cream and Dactacort Hydrocortisone
9
Q
Symptoms
Corns
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- Hard and soft corns
- Hard corns are layers of dead skin that build up on the tops of toes and on the outside of the little toe
- Base of corn is on skin surface causing pain when rubbing
- Soft corns are between toes which are white and feel rubbery in texture
10
Q
Symptoms
Calluses
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- No central point and less sharply defined
- Commonly appear on the ball of the foot outside big toe
- Hard tough yellowish in colour and painful
11
Q
Treatment
Corns and Calluses
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- Salicyclic acid which removes the layers of hard skin use a foot file or a pumice stone
- Cushioning products can be used to relieve pressure use moisturising cream
- Scholl 2 in 1 corn express pen
12
Q
Symptoms
Plantar Fasciitis
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- Pain is worse when walking or after resting
- Pain feels better after exercise but its difficult to raise foot off the floor
13
Q
Treatment
Planter fasciitis
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- Eased at home by resting foot on a stool and placing an ice pack in a towel on the painful area for up to 20 mins every 2 to 3 hours
- Wear wide comfortable shoes with low heel and do exercise that does not put pressure on the feet such as swimming
- Paracetamol can be used as pain relief with soft insoles or heel pads that can be placed in the shoes
14
Q
Cracked heels and dry skin
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- Dry skin at the heel thickens and it is hard and less flexible
- High pressure put on the heel skin streches if the skin is too infexible then it cracks
15
Q
Symptoms
Cracked heels and dry skin
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- Dry scaly area of skin and verticle cracks that split the heel
- Cracks may bleed and become inflammed and can get infected
