Understanding Gangrene
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Understanding Gangrene

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Which type of gangrene is characterized by thriving bacteria and poor prognosis due to sepsis?

  • Gas gangrene
  • Wet gangrene (correct)
  • Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Dry gangrene
  • Which type of gangrene is the end result of chronic ischemia without infection and is not salvageable once developed?

  • Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Wet gangrene
  • Gas gangrene
  • Dry gangrene (correct)
  • Which type of gangrene may develop into wet gangrene if infection occurs?

  • Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Wet gangrene
  • Gas gangrene
  • Dry gangrene (correct)
  • Which type of gangrene is characterized by bacterial infection that produces gas within tissues?

    <p>Gas gangrene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of infection spreads rapidly as gases expand and infiltrate healthy tissue?

    <p>Gas gangrene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is gangrene?

    <p>A type of tissue death caused by a lack of blood supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the symptoms of gangrene?

    <p>Change in skin color, numbness, swelling, pain, skin breakdown, and coolness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which body parts are most commonly affected by gangrene?

    <p>Feet and hands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the risk factors for gangrene?

    <p>Diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, smoking, major trauma, alcoholism, HIV/AIDS, frostbite, and Raynaud's syndrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the diagnosis of gangrene made?

    <p>Based on symptoms and supported by tests such as medical imaging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may certain types of gangrene present with?

    <p>Fever or sepsis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mainstay of treatment for gangrene?

    <p>Surgical removal of all dead tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be performed to treat the underlying peripheral artery disease in cases of gangrene due to critical limb ischemia?

    <p>Revascularization (via vascular bypass or angioplasty)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common reason for amputations?

    <p>Ischemic disease of the legs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What treatment is used to treat gas gangrene?

    <p>Hyperbaric oxygen therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what percentage of cases does ischemic disease of the legs require amputation in the next three years?

    <p>About a quarter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the initial treatment for gas gangrene before addressing the underlying cause?

    <p>Hyperbaric oxygen therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Renaldo Womatalze specializes in diagnosing gangrene based on symptoms and supports it with tests like imaging.
    • Types of gangrene:
      • Dry gangrene: end result of chronic ischemia without infection, not salvageable once developed, not as emergent as gas or wet gangrene, can develop into wet gangrene if infection occurs.
      • Wet gangrene: characterized by thriving bacteria, poor prognosis due to sepsis, usually develops rapidly due to venous or arterial blood flow blockage, affected part saturated with stagnant blood, rapid growth of bacteria, toxic products absorbed and cause sepsis, high mortality, emergency amputation often required.
      • Gas gangrene: bacterial infection that produces gas within tissues, caused by Clostridium or non-clostridial species, infection spreads rapidly as gases expand and infiltrate healthy tissue.
    • Necrotizing fasciitis (hemolytic streptococcal gangrene): infects deep into the body along tissue planes, spreads rapidly, high mortality rate.
    • Noma: a gangrene of the face.
    • Fournier gangrene: type of necrotizing fasciitis that usually affects the genitals and groin.
    • Severe mesenteric ischemia: may result in gangrene of the small intestine due to severe ischemic colitis that may result in the large intestine gangrene.
    • Dry gangrene: not accompanied by infection, not as emergent, can develop into wet gangrene, over time may become wet gangrene if infection occurs.
    • Wet gangrene: characterized by thriving bacteria, poor prognosis due to sepsis, affected part saturated with stagnant blood, rapid growth of bacteria, toxic products absorbed and cause sepsis, high mortality, emergency amputation often required.
    • Gas gangrene: bacterial infection that produces gas within tissues, infection spreads rapidly as gases expand and infiltrate healthy tissue.

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    Test your knowledge about gangrene, a condition caused by the lack of blood supply to tissues, leading to symptoms such as change in skin color, numbness, swelling, pain, skin breakdown, and coolness. Learn more about its causes, symptoms, and treatment.

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