Understanding Diabetic Foot: A Comprehensive Guide For General Practitioners

Abdul Aziz Nather (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

368 Seiten

2023
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-12-6935-6 (ISBN)

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This book is written as a comprehensive and practical guide for General Practitioners who often manage patients with diabetic foot complications. Topics covered include Types of Diabetic Foot Complications, Basic Science involved, Examining a Diabetic Foot, Doing Investigations and Treating a Diabetic Foot, Endocrine Control, Nutritional Support, Choice of Wound Dressing and Choice of the appropriate Antibiotic. An important chapter, especially useful to the GPs is a practical guide on when to treat the patients in their clinics and when to send them to hospitals for management by Diabetic Foot Specialists. A special emphasis has also been given to guide GPs how to educate their patients on Care of Diabetes itself, Care of the Foot and Choice of Footwear. In addition, this Companion Book to GPs will also be useful to Nurses and Podiatrists who also provide care to Diabetic Foot patients. For the latter, a Supplement has been added. Relevant topics include Team Approach, Nursing a Diabetic Foot, Nutrition, Wound Dressings, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Maggot Debridement Therapy, Off-loading & Shoes, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Charcot Joint Disease and Rehabilitation.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.03.2023
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Diabetologie
ISBN-10	981-12-6935-1 / 9811269351
ISBN-13	978-981-12-6935-6 / 9789811269356
Zustand	Neuware