Articles Tagged With: diabetic
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Management of Problem Wounds in the Emergency Department
Most acute wounds will heal with good topical care. However, some wounds, especially chronic ones occurring in impaired hosts, are more problematic. To properly manage these types of wounds and optimize healing, there should be an evidence-based approach to wound care in the emergency department.
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What Do You Know About Wound Care?
This article will summarize the salient features of wound care, including demographics of a changing population, fundamental phases of wound healing, advances in therapeutic modalities, and steps family physicians can take to become recognized as certified wound care physicians.
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Capsaicin for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
An 8% capsaicin patch relieves pain and improves sleep in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
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Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy in the Diabetic Foot
Among the many types of peripheral neuropathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy is the most common in the U.S. population. Despite the cause, its progression leads to loss of protective sensation, skin ulcerations, and chronic wounds, which in turn cause soft tissue and bone infections requiring amputation. All of these scenarios depend on the type of glycemic control of the patient, and vary by severity. Prevention, ultimately by understanding the pathophysiology of neuropathy and understanding the biomechanics of gait in relation to the foot, has been proven to significantly decrease morbidity with this disease.
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Peripheral Neuropathy and the Diabetic Foot
This issue discusses the principles of assessing and treating patients with diabetic neuropathy so that problems can be identified and appropriately managed to prevent limb loss.
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Diabetic Emergencies
Diabetes is a global health problem. This article focuses on the major diabetic emergencies: diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar non-ketotic state, and hypoglycemia.