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Wounds above the ankle are to be directed to
Skin Integrity CNC (NOT PODIATRY)
the hand hygiene product of choice for all standardaseptic technique procedures including aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT)
alcohol based hand rub
Food ulcer in a person with diabetes mellitus
Diabetic Foot Ulcer
PAD stands for
Peripheral Artery Disease
Non pathological toenails, callus, corns that impact discharge, or diabetic foot assessments without current wound are which priority number for podiatrist referrals
Priority 4 (last)
imaging of blood vessels using contrast medium injected into the blood vessel to provide information about blood vessel abnormalities such as narrowing, blockage, inflammation, abnormal widening, and bleedin
Angiography
Test that determines the presence or absence of AAA but cannot determine if ruptured or unruptured
Ultrasound
The presence of symptoms or signs of nerve dysfunction in a person with (a history or) diabetes mellitus, after exclusion or other causes.
Diabetic Neuropathy
A break of the skin on the foot that includes minimally the epidermis and part of the dermis
Foot ulcer
term for enlarged or swollen lymph nodes, commonly caused by infections, immune responses, or, less frequently, serious conditions like cancer.
Lymphadenopathy
a medical procedure that opens narrowed or blocked blood vessels, usually arteries, to restore healthy blood flow
Angioplasty
A clinical assessment of the blood supply to the lower limbs using a hand held ultrasound device and sphygmomanometer to determine ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI)
Doppler Ultrasound
Surgery to repair AAA
REVAR (ruptured endovascular aneurysm repair)
Full-thickness defect of the skin that persists due to venous disease of the lower leg
Venous leg ulcer
Infection of the bone, with involvement of the bone marrow
Osteomyelitis
Manifest as an inability to detect temperature changes, vibration, proprioception, pressure, reduced range of motion, deformity, motor neuropathy and most seriously pain
Peripheral Neuropathy
Pre-hospital mortality rate of patients with ruptured AAA
50%
disease related to or caused by pathology or functional abnormality in the veins that leads to sluggish venous blood flow.
Venous disease
a key component in the management of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) as it reduces oedema and facilitates perfusion of the wound bed, to optimise wound healing
Lower limb compression therapy
Clinical syndrome characterised by abrupt decline in glomerular filtration with retention of metabolic waste products and inability to maintain electrolyte and acid-base balance.
Acute renal failure
Progressive reduction of functioning renal tissue so that the kidney is not able to maintain its function.
Chronic renal failure
This vascular assessment uses photoplethysmography, a non-invasive optical technique that measures blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of the toe
toe pressure
An advanced stage of venous disease that occurs over the long term
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
>80%