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Denning Muriithi [Date] [Course title]
, Podiatry
1. -edema
what's
-discoloration
-positioning abnormal?
-is it vascular, HF, breakdown of small vessel dz?
2. -mycotic (fungal) toenail; most common and
mostly geriatric
what is this?
3. fungal infection
-thick nails. this pt in 40s. what is this?
what's often
-cause: trauma, older, immunocompromised
the cause?
4. fungal infection that was ignored (onychomycosis)
what is this the
-not a sign of poor health or hygiene - it's an
re- sult of?
inherited trait. pedicure passes this around
-typically not treated once past 70 yrs old or so. do you have
-oral: lamisal is a med but 10% incidence liver to treat?
damage (not good trade off) - takes 3 months,
needing monthly LFT, so not given much.
-topical: 6-9 mo course and have to be good
about applying it.
-encourage pt that fungal infections are ok to live
with.
, Podiatry
40 yo may be more self conscious.
-podiatrist can cut nails -CHECK
PEOPLE'S
5. ingrown toenail SHOE SIZE
6. large plate of nail that curves into he flesh of lateral
folds.
-skin inside the groove is thicker which protects
the toe as nail grows out
7. -ingrown toe nail is a foreign body reaction.
-onychocryptosis.
8. most give abs but NEED TO REMOVE THE
OFFEND- ING AGENT then maybe give topical
antibiotic
9. -ignore it and it gets worse
-most people wear wrong size shoes - lateral
pressure (squeezing of foot, pushes skin and nail
together)
10.-winnegrab procedure: took a piece of nail and
skin and distal phalanx and sow it up. very painful
for pt but worked great.
, Podiatry
what's an ingrown toenail?
what kind of re- action do you get with ingrown toe
nail?
-what's the formal name?
what's the tx for in- grown nail?
why do people get ingrown nails?
what is this show- ing?
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