Geriatric foot

Question 1

What leads to Xerosis?

“Dry skin”

Answer 1

Decrease in epidermal filaggrin leading to keratin binding into macrofibrils

Question 2

Why are hydrophobic substances better absoarbed in geriatric patients than hydrophillic?

Answer 2

Eccrine glands have declined by 15% leading to a decrease in spontaneous sweating.

Question 3

Autonomic dysfunction in diabetics often leads to what skin issue?

Answer 3

Decreased skin moisturization.

Question 4

Persisting Xerosis in patients is highly indicitive of what?

Answer 4

Chronic atheletes foot (tinea pedis)

Determined by KOH test

Question 5

Bag balm has what active ingredient?

Answer 5

Lanolin

Question 6

aquaphilic has what active ingredient?

Answer 6

Water with petrolatum

Question 7

carmol 10/20 has what active ingredient?

Answer 7

Urea

Question 8

AmLactin has what active ingredient?

Answer 8

12% lactic acid

Question 9

Aveeno has what active ingredient?

Answer 9

Natural oatmeal

Question 10

Adding what ingredient to moisturized will aid in cracked inflammatory skin treatment?

Answer 10

1% hydrocortisone.

Question 11

What is the most common bacterial infection involved with onychocryptosis?

Answer 11

Methycillin sensitive staph aureus

Question 12

What HbA1C score should you be aiming to maintain?

Blood sugar levels?

Question 13

What causes chronic venous insufficiency?

Answer 13

damage to blood valves leading to a pulling of blood.

Question 14

How much pressure is supplied by pressure stockings?

Answer 14

20-30 mmHg with 20 in thigh and 30 in the legs.

Question 15

What are the “Big four” causes of neurological disorders in the lower limb?

Answer 15

Diabetes
B12 deficiency
Thyroid disease
Alcoholism

Question 16

What percentage of peripheral neuropathy doe not have an identifiable etioloy?

Answer 16

40% of cases!