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Investigation and Analysis of the current situation for inpatients diabetic patients with

Qifang Ren

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Objective Clinical evaluation of the situation about the foot of diabetic patients.Methods The foot situation of 195 cases of diabetic patients were assessed and also,the patients were given a test about foot care knowledge.Results The skin of the foot in diabetic patients was in poor condition,the fungal infection of foot was the most common,accounting for 78.97%,followed by the incidence of the corpus callosity and clavus,accounting for 54.36%,dry or chapped skin accounted for 16.92%.Diabetic patients were on a serious lack of diabetic foot knowledge.Conclusion It is most important to enhance education about foot care knowledge and regularly foot screen.which is the crucial to prevent diabetic foot lesions.

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Objective Clinical evaluation of the situation about the foot of diabetic patients.Methods The foot situation of 195 cases of diabetic patients were assessed and also,the patients were given a test about foot care knowledge.Results The skin of the foot in diabetic patients was in poor condition,the fungal infection of foot was the most common,accounting for 78.97%,followed by the incidence of the corpus callosity and clavus,accounting for 54.36%,dry or chapped skin accounted for 16.92%.Diabetic patients were on a serious lack of diabetic foot knowledge.Conclusion It is most important to enhance education about foot care knowledge and regularly foot screen.which is the crucial to prevent diabetic foot lesions.

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Objective Clinical evaluation of the situation about the foot of diabetic patients.Methods The foot situation of 195 cases of diabetic patients were assessed and also,the patients were given a test about foot care knowledge.Results The skin of the foot in diabetic patients was in poor condition,the fungal infection of foot was the most common,accounting for 78.97%,followed by the incidence of the corpus callosity and clavus,accounting for 54.36%,dry or chapped skin accounted for 16.92%.Diabetic patients were on a serious lack of diabetic foot knowledge.Conclusion It is most important to enhance education about foot care knowledge and regularly foot screen.which is the crucial to prevent diabetic foot lesions.

Key concepts: Foot (prosody), Diabetic foot, Medicine, Foot care, Incidence (geometry), Diabetes mellitus, Physical therapy, Endocrinology

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