Thursday, 22 July 2010

- Wagner Grading System for Diabetic Foot Infections.

Wagner Grading System for Diabetic Foot Infections
  • Grade 0 :- Intact Skin,but high risky foot.
  • Grade 1 :- Superficial ulcer of skin or subcutaneous tissue.
  • Grade 2 :- Deep Ulcers but no abscess nor bone involvement.
  • Grade 3 :- Deep ulcer with osteomyelitis, or abscess.
  • Grade 4 : -Gangrene of toes,heel or forefoot (localized).
  • Grade 5 :- Gangrene of whole foot.
 Dr Ibrahim
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Thursday, 15 July 2010

-Physiological loss of abdominal superficial reflexes.


Physiological Causes of loss of abdominal superficial reflexes:-
"Foams"

Faulty techniques.
Obesity.
Attentive patient,Ascites.
Multiparous.
Scar.

Dr Ibrahim Samaha

Thursday, 1 July 2010

-Variants(Types)of Scleroderma.

Variants(Types)of Scleroderma.
"Sold"
A)Systemic sclerosis without Scleroderma:-
i.e internal organ involvement without cutaneous scleroderma.
B)Overlap syndrome:-
scleroderma associated with other autoimmune disease.
C)localized scleroderma:-
scleroderma without internal organ involvement.
Charachterized by Morphoea which are local patches of scleroderma.
D)Limited scleroderma(CREST Syndrome):-
There is minimal visceral involvement, positive anticentromere antibodies and good prognosis.
Skin hardening is limited to face,feet and fingers.
(Calcinosis,Raynaud's phenomenon,Esophageal dysfunction,Sclerodactly,Telangectasia.)
E)Diffuse scleroderma:-
Diffuse thickening of trunk,proximal and distal limbs with internal organ development and damage so it is life threatening.

Dr Ibrahim