Ebook: Managing the Diabetic Foot, Second Edition

Written by the BMA award-winning author team of Mike Edmonds and Alethea Foster

Aimed at podiatrists, nurses, physicians, surgeons, orthotists and all other members of the multidisciplinary diabetic foot team, Managing the Diabetic Foot, Second Edition, remains a "must-have" for all those interested in diabetes and the diabetic foot.

New features of this Second Edition include:

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• Chapter on amputation has been expanded as has the overall surgical focus
  
• Metabolic control and all other aspects of management have also been extensively updated
  
• New introductory chapter which describes the assessment of the diabetic foot, incorporating an illustrated section on differential diagnosis
  
• Content aids the implementation of the NICE guidelines and the 'National Service Framework for Diabetes'

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–24):
Chapter 2 Managing Stage 1: The Normal Foot (pages 25–36):
Chapter 3 Managing Stage 2: The High?Risk Foot (pages 37–52):
Chapter 4 Managing Stage 3: The Ulcerated Foot (pages 53–94):
Chapter 5 Managing Stage 4: The Infected Foot (pages 95–122):
Chapter 6 Managing Stage 5: The Necrotic Foot (pages 123–140):
Chapter 7 Managing Stage 6: The Unsalvageable Foot (pages 141–144):
Chapter 8 Non?Ulcerative Pathologies (pages 145–154):