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Gangrene

Gangrene. BY: Dom L, Michelle B, & Sabrina B. Causes. When blood supply is lost in a part of the body, due to……. Injury Infection blood vessel disease Diabetes suppressed immune system surgery. Symptoms. Close to skin: discoloration foul-smelling discharge

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Gangrene

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  1. Gangrene BY: Dom L, Michelle B, & Sabrina B

  2. Causes When blood supply is lost in a part of the body, due to……. Injury Infection blood vessel disease Diabetes suppressed immune system surgery

  3. Symptoms Close to skin: discoloration foul-smelling discharge loss of feeling in diseased area Internal: Confusion fever ill feeling low blood pressure

  4. Treatment Amputation Surgery Antibiotics

  5. Prevention Get the right treatment fast!

  6. Cures The dead tissue needs to be removed completely from the body by: Amputation Surgery

  7. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangrene • http://www.riversideonline.com/employees/myhealthylifestyle/newsletter/diabetes-insulindependence.cfm?RenderForPrint=1 • http://www.advancedfoottexas.com/2010/01/gangrene/ • Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, Fourth Edition • http://www.orthosmoke.org/index.php/pt/Legs%20and%20Feet • http://www.drrapp.com/ • http://www.pennmedicine.org/encyclopedia/em_PrintArticle.aspx?gcid=000620&ptid=1 • http://catalog.nucleusinc.com/chooseexhibit.php?A=2&I=2&TL=5889&ExhibitKeywords=Gangrene • www.authoratory.com • "Gangrene: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 22 Mar. 2013. Web. 7 Oct. 2013. • Board, A.D.A.M. Editorial. "Gangrene." Gangrene. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 24 Aug. 2011. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. • Mandal, Ananya, Dr. "What Is Gangrene?" Gangrene - What Is Gangrene?N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2013. • Merrian Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary; pg , 11th edition., Volume 1. Springfield, Massachusetts: Encyclopedia Britannica.

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