Clinical care of the diabetic foot
By: editors, David G. Armstrong, Lawrence A. Lavery
Contributors: American Diabetes Association
Edition: 3rd edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781580405706
Subjects: Foot; Surgery; Complications; Diseases; Diabetes
Description: "The third edition of Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot has been fully revised and updated, and continues to be the essential handbook on foot care and the treatment of the diabetic foot.The diabetic foot is typically the victim of nerve damage, micro- and macrovascular disease, and faulty healing, mechanisms that without proper care can lead to amputation. More than 80,000 diabetes-related amputations are performed in the United States each year, but non-specialist primary care providers, as well as residents, nurses, and diabetes educators, can help prevent this devastating, life-altering, and expensive complication. Healthcare professionals and medical students alike will find that this concise, well-indexed, and updated guide offers practical advice on detecting and managing diabetes-related foot complications"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Pathogenesis of diabetic foot complications / Andrew J.M. Boulton; title: The comprehensive diabetic foot examination and risk assessment / Andrew J.M. Boulton; title: Shoes and insoles for at-risk people with diabetes / Jan S. Ulbrecht and Peter R. Cavanagh; title: Ulcer assessment and classification / Nicolaas C. Schaper; title: Offloading the diabetic foot wound / Stephanie Wu and David G. Armstrong; title: Debridement of the diabetic foot / Andrew J. Meyr, John S. Steinberg, Paul Kim, and Christopher Attinger; title: Adjunctive wound therapies / Katherine Baquerizo Nole, Paul E. Banwell, Julia Escandon, and Robert Kirsner; title: Dressings and local wound care for people with diabetic food wounds / R. Gary Sibbald, James Elliott, and Elizabeth A. Ayello; title: The diabetic charcot foot: recognition, evaluation, and management / Lee C. Rogers, Robert G. Frykberg, and Lee J. Sanders; title: Infection in the diabetic foot /Edgar J. G. Peters and  Benjamin A. Lipsky; title: Evaluation and management of peripheral arterial disease / Joseph L. Mills; title: Interdisciplinary team approach to targeted diabetic food care / David G. Armstrong, Nicholas Giovinco, and Joseph L. Mills.