Diabetic Foot Examination

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What should be looked at during the general examination of a diabetic foot?

Color change of skin and hair loss

Which skin condition is characterized by small round plaques with raised borders in a linear fashion over the shin in diabetic patients?

Diabetic dermopathy

What is the term used for the central yellow area with a raised margin and telangiectasia at the margin in diabetic patients?

Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

What might be present if gangrene is observed on a diabetic patient's foot?

<p>Dry or wet gangrene</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the presence of Charcot joint indicate during the examination of a diabetic foot?

<p>Joint swelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

What might be lost due to the posterior column lesion called diabetic pseudotabes?

<p>Vibration and position sense</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be checked to evaluate if there is reduced or absent sensation in a diabetic patient's foot?

<p>Light, touch, pain, joint sense</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible indicator of proximal myopathy in a diabetic patient?

<p>Asymmetrical wasting of thigh muscles</p> Signup and view all the answers

What might be observed if a diabetic patient has necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum?

<p>Central yellow area with raised margin and telangiectasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

What could be a possible consequence of diabetic amyotrophy in the examination of a diabetic foot?

<p>Thigh wasting</p> Signup and view all the answers

What skin condition might be indicative of diabetes when observed in a linear fashion over the shin?

<p>Diabetic dermopathy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be assessed if a diabetic patient presents with reduced or absent sensation in the foot?

<p>Vibration and position sense</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which examination finding could suggest Charcot joint or joint swelling in a diabetic patient's foot?

<p>Palpation revealing soreness</p> Signup and view all the answers

What may be found in the case of gangrene on a diabetic patient's foot that indicates a dry condition?

<p>Clear demarcation line between healthy and unhealthy skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What might indicate proximal myopathy when conducting an examination of a diabetic patient's foot?

<p>Thigh wasting, atrophy or hypertrophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

क्रुद्धो गान् किमर्थम् कुरुते?

<p>श्वासादिकान्</p> Signup and view all the answers

प्राणविशेषोऽभिप्रवर्तते किमर्थम्?

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कुपितौ देहं किं भिन्द्युरसंशयम् कुरुते?

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का या पञ्च कुरुते?

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की आमपक्वाशयचरा भिन्ना?

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