the genitals of the patient and will often affect men more than women. if the toxins are released into the blood‚ the condition will be life threatening. how to treat gangrene usually‚ the main treatment will be involve antibiotics. and generally amputation must occur to prevent further infection. however there are other therapies such as maggot therapy. maggot therapy involves putting maggots onto the affected area and consuming all the dead tissue. if not treated
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1. What is the disease? • Gangrene is a term that describes dead or dying body tissue(s) that occur because the local blood supply to the tissue is either lost or is inadequate to keep the tissue alive. Gangrene refers to dead or dying body tissue(s) that occur because of inadequate blood supply. • There are two major types of gangrene‚ wet gangrene and dry gangrene. http://www.onhealth.com/gangrene/article.htm Gangrene is the destruction of tissue in your body. It develops when the blood supply
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nop Synopsis of Tort Cases Myrtis Davis‚ Gloria Pettis‚ Yolanda Williams‚ Kareemot Olorunoje Business 415 10/18/2011 Karl Triebel Synopsis of Tort Cases As stated by the text a tort is a wrong that either intentional or unintentional (Cheeseman‚ 2010). The following are four scenarios each compiled of circumstances that exhibit various torts. Team B will identify the torts of each scenario while addressing the reasoning behind our selections and the parties that could potentially file
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treated properly and not being taken care of‚ like changing socks and keeping the feet dry. The symptoms would include the feet slowly going numb and the skin changing to dark or red colors while also rotting off toes and leaving holes in the feet. Amputation was the only treatment for trench foot‚ it was the only way to rid the body of the fungus. During 1914-1915‚ over 20‚000 men were diagnosed with trench foot. The only way for the men to fight the fungus was to change socks multiple times a day.
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Running head: THE BENEFITS OF ASSIGNING CASE MANAGERS The Benefits of Assigning Case Managers to Individuals with Diabetes Denise White Florida Atlantic University Teresa Barret‚ MSN‚ ARNP NUR3160 April 15‚ 2009 There are many illnesses and diseases causing people to have a poor quality of life. Diseases such as diabetes (type I and II)‚ are increasing in alarming numbers due to poor management by both healthcare teams and patients. According to Wikipedia (2009)‚ the role of case
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The life of a soldier during the Civil War was tedious and horrendous. They had to get accustomed to awful conditions. Soldiers during the Civil War had to endure so much and take the risks of getting killed. The life of a soldier was bad‚ but it was worse to be held as a prisoner. Most soldiers‚ after the Civil War‚ went back home with missing limbs‚ wounds and infections. Unfortunately‚ they will have a hard time getting back into their lives. Most soldiers at home have someone to prepare their
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In 2002 approximately $132 billion was spent on diabetes and $174 billion in 2007 (Darrell Lynn Grace‚ 2011). Diabetes can cause kidney disease‚ heart disease‚ blindness and foot problems that can lead to amputations. Diabetes will cause damage to capillary endothelial cells of the retina‚ mesangial cells of glomeruli in the kidneys‚ and neurons and Schwann cells of peripheral nerves. Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Diabetes
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Since the arrival of Columbus in 1492‚ American Indians have been in a continuous struggle with diseases. It may not be small pox anymore‚ but illnesses are still haunting the native population. According to statistics‚ Native Americans have much higher rates of disease than the overall population. This includes a higher death rate from alcoholism‚ tuberculosis‚ and diabetes than any other racial or ethnic group. Recent studies by Indian health experts show that diabetes among Indian youth ages
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Leeches in medicine Leeches belong to the phylum Annelida‚ class Hirudinea. They are exoparasites‚ meaning that they are located on the skin surface. Leeches feed on blood‚ they use suckers to attach on their hosts skin. They are dorso-ventrally flattened‚ have segmented bodies = each leech has a fixed number of segments – 34. 2 suckers are located at each end of the body (posterior and anterior). Leeches are hermaphrodites. Leaches are bilaterally symmetrical‚ with thick muscular segmented bodies
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in an achievable outcome for the patient and improved practice for the nurse in the healthcare field. Evidence based practice was the focus on educating people with diabetes about foot care in order to help reduce the risk of foot ulcers and amputations? When knowledge is increased‚ the result should be a reduction of foot infections. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in 2008 the number of People with Diabetes Increased to 24 Million. Approximately 15% of these patients have foot
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