WOUND CARE

Question 1

what are the top 5 podiatry consults?

Answer 1

gangrene
callus and ulceration
osteomyelitis
cellulitis
septic arthritis/tenosynovitis

Question 2

how many people are unaware they have diabetes?

Answer 2

5.2 million people

Question 3

how many people in the US have diabetes?

Answer 3

29 million people or 9.3% of the population

Question 4

there is a survival rate following what types of amputation?

Answer 4

single leg amputation

second leg amputation

Question 5

cost of diabetic foot?

Answer 5

1.4 billion dollars

Question 6

gatekeeper of diabetes mellitus?

Answer 6

podiatrist

Question 7

what are the chronic complications of diabetes?

Answer 7

blindness
kidney disease
nerve damage
amputation
CV disease
stroke 
heart attack
loss of circulation

Question 8

whats the triad of diabetes?

Answer 8

neuropathy
angiopathy
immunopathy

Question 9

what is the stairway to amputation?

Answer 9

diabetes
neuropathy
ulceration
vascular impairment
infection to amputation