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Foot Care, Common F oot P roblems and Examination of the Diabetic Foot

Learn about common foot issues in diabetes, such as callous, corns, and infections. Discover how to identify, manage, and prevent these problems for optimal foot health. Seek professional care when needed.

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Foot Care, Common F oot P roblems and Examination of the Diabetic Foot

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  1. Foot Care, Common Foot Problems and Examination of the Diabetic Foot

  2. Look for any of the following foot problems: • Callous • Corns • Plantar warts • Deformity • Tineapedis • Splits in the skin • Blisters • Nail problems • And other wounds or problems with the legs

  3. look closely for infection, slow healing, or breakdown of surrounding tissue: • Redness • Heat • Swelling • The presence of pus or exudate • Bleeding into the surrounding skin • And pain may also be present

  4. Attending to Foot Problems • Foot problems are notoriously slow to heal. • If a serious foot problem is identified or if there are signs of infection present, a review by a primary care provider or podiatrist will be needed.

  5. Common Foot Problems • Corns/ Callous • Foot Deformities • Infections • Ingrown toenails

  6. CALLOUS

  7. CALLOUS

  8. Cracked heels pre & post scalpel debridement

  9. Debrided callous

  10. Pre-ulcerous callous

  11. Corns

  12. CORNS

  13. A “soft” corn

  14. CORNS

  15. Common Nail Problems • Nail overgrowth • Onychomycosis/Fungal toenails • Ingrown nails

  16. Overgrown nails and Callouses

  17. Ingrown toenail

  18. Pincer toenail causing ingrowth

  19. INFECTIONS

  20. ONYCHOMYCOSIS

  21. Plantar warts

  22. PLANTAR WART

  23. PLANTAR WART

  24. Tineapedis or athlete’s feet

  25. TINEA PEDIS

  26. TINEA PEDIS

  27. TINEA PEDIS

  28. TINEA PEDIS

  29. BONY DEFORMITIES

  30. Bunions

  31. BUNION

  32. BUNION

  33. Bunion

  34. Hammer Toes

  35. HAMMER TOES

  36. LEG PROBLEMS

  37. Venous stasis

  38. VENOUS STASIS

  39. Diabetes and the Feet

  40. Social Systems Important to Diabetic Foot Health

  41. Body Systems important to Diabetic foot health • Skin • Immune System • Neurologic • Musculoskeletal • Vascular

  42. Steps to DM Plantar ulcer • Plantar pressure • Callous formation • Tissue damage • Infection • Osteomyelitis

  43. Pathogenesis of DM Foot Ulcer

  44. Diabetic Foot Exam

  45. Model good shoes

  46. Initial ulcer

  47. Same toe after six weeks

  48. Same toe after two months

  49. Autoamputationcomplete

  50. Basic Foot Care

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