DIABETIC FOOT CARE

Course overview

PROPER DIABETIC FOOT CARE IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF LIMB PRESERVATION. PATIENTS WITH DIABETES ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR FOOT ULCERATION SECONDARY TO NEUROPATHY, MICROVASCULAR DISEASE, AND BIOMECHANICAL/ANATOMICAL CHANGES. THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF PERFORMING A PROPER DIABETIC FOOT EXAM, FREQUENCY OF VISITS, ANATOMICAL CHANGES OF THE DIABETIC FOOT, SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED, UNIQUE DISEASE PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETIC FOOT, AND THE DIFFERENCE HEALTHCARE SPECIALTIES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING CARE.