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Diabetic Foot
The diabetic foot, with data from Saudi Arabia: why ulceration is among the commonest complications of diabetes, the five-year mortality that follows it, and how a comprehensive foot examination is actually performed.
What this lecture covers
- Definition and the scale of the problem
- Diabetic foot ulceration as a complication of diabetes
- Epidemiology in Saudi Arabia
- Five-year mortality associated with diabetic foot
- Footwear and its contribution
- Dermatological assessment
- Neurological assessment and screening for protective sensation
- Vascular assessment, classification and management
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