The most important step in the prevention of foot ulceration is to encourage doctors and health care professionals to remove their patients' shoes and socks and inspect their feet whenever the patient attends the clinic.
An Easy Alternative would be for the CNA who is taking the vitals takes a picture of the feet 4 views
top, bottom,inside,outside
Treat all diabetic patients as if they have Neuropathy and Vasculopathy
If we fail to remove our patients' shoes and socks and examine the feet when they attend us perhaps once every 3 months, can we honestly expect those patients with risk factors to inspect their feet on at least a daily basis?
but this fails most of the time as Primary care physicians are hard pressed for time
An Easy Alternative would be for the CNA who is taking the vitals takes a picture of the feet 4 views
Treat all diabetic patients as if they have Neuropathy and Vasculopathy
If we fail to remove our patients' shoes and socks and examine the feet when they attend us perhaps once every 3 months, can we honestly expect those patients with risk factors to inspect their feet on at least a daily basis?
but this fails most of the time as Primary care physicians are hard pressed for time
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