take home message

Question 1

outline education you would provide a patient with Diabetes

Answer 1

Neuro:
- daily foot check
- neuropathy
- shoe wear check
- signs of ingfection
- HbA1c
-DASA services
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vascular:
- vascular disease
- home care
-when to seek medical assistance
-BGL checking
- benefits of exercise and weight loss

Question 2

what is the blue sheet thing that you wrap the instruments in at steri

Answer 2

kim guard

Question 3

what is the difference between fleecy web, wool felt and swanfoam

Answer 3

fleecy web: pink. 2-3mm
wool felt: white. 2,3,5 &10mm
swanfoam: is the other one that isn’t fluffy

Question 4

outline paget’s disease of bone

Answer 4

• causes bone to grow big and weak. disorganised bone remodelling
• potentially inherited. infection may be trigger
• more common in men and people over 50
• new bone formed is highly vascularised

Question 5

bisphosphonates use? e.g. zoledronic acid

Answer 5

osteoporosis (OP): rx. and prevention, paget’s disease of bone

Question 6

what complications from paget’s disease are specific to the foot?

Answer 6

HK, HD, maybe soft tissue damage from deformity
areas affected are often warmer
neuropathies possible if spine is affected (emollients cos no sweat)
potential LLD
footwear will need to be accomodative, paddings,
wound management