Volume 17 - Issue 12 - December 2004
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12/03/2004
This is one of my editorials that will irritate the DPMs who equate being a podiatrist with canonization. You guys and gals might want to toss this issue aside or take an extra Paxil or Wellbutrin. Some of the decisions we make and the...
This is one of my editorials that will irritate the DPMs who equate being a podiatrist with canonization. You guys and gals might want to toss this issue aside or take an extra Paxil or Wellbutrin. Some of the decisions we make and the...
This is one of my editorials...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Industry News
12/03/2004
Debriding For Successful Wound Healing
For the latest in debriding diabetic ulcers, turn to the newest variation on a tried and true papain urea formula. Gladase™-C is indicated for diabetic and decubitis ulcers, postoperative wounds,...
Debriding For Successful Wound Healing
For the latest in debriding diabetic ulcers, turn to the newest variation on a tried and true papain urea formula. Gladase™-C is indicated for diabetic and decubitis ulcers, postoperative wounds,...
Debriding For Successful Wound...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
12/03/2004
By Scott Neville, DPM, Peter Blume, DPM, and Jonathan Key, DPM
By Scott Neville, DPM, Peter Blume, D...
Although Charcot neuroarthropathy occurs in a small percentage (5 percent) of the diabetic population, the natural disease course is associated with severe morbidity including chronic ulcerations, infections and amputations.1 The medical...
Although Charcot neuroarthropathy occurs in a small percentage (5 percent) of the diabetic population, the natural disease course is associated with severe morbidity including chronic ulcerations, infections and amputations.1 The medical...
Although Charcot...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
12/03/2004
By Mark A. Caselli, DPM, and John Brummer, DPM
By Mark A. Caselli, DPM, and John Bru...
Fluid replacement is an important part of any athletic regimen, but proper hydration is one of the most neglected aspects of the athlete’s diet. Now that podiatrists are active members of the medical teams servicing many types of athletic...
Fluid replacement is an important part of any athletic regimen, but proper hydration is one of the most neglected aspects of the athlete’s diet. Now that podiatrists are active members of the medical teams servicing many types of athletic...
Fluid replacement is an...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
12/03/2004
As songwriter Henry Kaiser put it, “Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.” I can attest to this truth of this statement. As a podiatric medical assistant and consultant, I frequently lecture at meetings and speak to doctors and...
As songwriter Henry Kaiser put it, “Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.” I can attest to this truth of this statement. As a podiatric medical assistant and consultant, I frequently lecture at meetings and speak to doctors and...
As songwriter Henry Kaiser...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
12/03/2004
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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Methicillin resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) infections are on the rise around the world as infections pass between hospitals and the community. The infections are not only associated with morbidity and mortality but also pose a high...
Methicillin resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) infections are on the rise around the world as infections pass between hospitals and the community. The infections are not only associated with morbidity and mortality but also pose a high...
Methicillin resistant Staph...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
12/03/2004
I believe your recent editorial was inappropriate. (See “Emphasizing Accountability For Seniors On Election Day,” page 15, October issue.) You made some half-baked effort to try and present some kind of balance in your editorial but your...
I believe your recent editorial was inappropriate. (See “Emphasizing Accountability For Seniors On Election Day,” page 15, October issue.) You made some half-baked effort to try and present some kind of balance in your editorial but your...
I believe your recent...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
12/03/2004
By Allan B. Grossman, DPM and Matt Sowa, DPM
By Allan B. Grossman, DPM and Matt So...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common medical condition associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Undiagnosed and untreated VTE can put patients at an unacceptable risk for a pulmonary embolism,...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common medical condition associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Undiagnosed and untreated VTE can put patients at an unacceptable risk for a pulmonary embolism,...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE)...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
12/03/2004
Podiatrists have been treating tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) conservatively for decades although there is no clinical outcome study to document the effectiveness of orthotics for this syndrome. Most podiatrists rely on the anecdotal...
Podiatrists have been treating tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) conservatively for decades although there is no clinical outcome study to document the effectiveness of orthotics for this syndrome. Most podiatrists rely on the anecdotal...
Podiatrists have been...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
12/03/2004
By Gary L. Dockery, DPM, FACFAS
By Gary L. Dockery, DPM, FACFAS
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Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign inflammatory, self-limiting granulomatous dermatoses characterized by a variable clinical presentation of dermal and subcutaneous lesions. Although this condition may occur at any age, it is...
Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign inflammatory, self-limiting granulomatous dermatoses characterized by a variable clinical presentation of dermal and subcutaneous lesions. Although this condition may occur at any age, it is...
Granuloma annulare (GA) is a...
12/03/2004
Podiatry Today
