Neale's Common Foot Disorders: Diagnosis and ManagementThis text is designed as a reference for students and professionals within podiatry and chiropody. Suitable for undergraduates, the book aims to help them pass exams and provides them with an overview of the scope of podiatry practice - the pathology and presenting features of the common conditions encountered, their diagnosis and management, and related therapeutics. The structure of the book makes it suitable for use both as a reference book and as a revision text. |
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Page 174
... blood constituents : Red blood cells become ' stiffer ' and cannot flow easily through the capillaries ; oxygen is not given up so readily by the haemoglobin Abnormal white cells which are not so effective in phagocytosing and ...
... blood constituents : Red blood cells become ' stiffer ' and cannot flow easily through the capillaries ; oxygen is not given up so readily by the haemoglobin Abnormal white cells which are not so effective in phagocytosing and ...
Page 269
... blood pressure of hypertension . Hypertension is a common disease state . Unfortunately , in the majority of hypertensives there is no clinical pointer as to the cause of the elevated blood pressure ( primary essen- tial hypertension ) ...
... blood pressure of hypertension . Hypertension is a common disease state . Unfortunately , in the majority of hypertensives there is no clinical pointer as to the cause of the elevated blood pressure ( primary essen- tial hypertension ) ...
Page 270
... blood vessels Directly acting vasodilator drugs produce their thera- peutic effect by causing a widening of the diameter of the blood vessels through which the blood is passing , and so reducing the pressure in the arteries . This group ...
... blood vessels Directly acting vasodilator drugs produce their thera- peutic effect by causing a widening of the diameter of the blood vessels through which the blood is passing , and so reducing the pressure in the arteries . This group ...
Contents
Examination and assessment | 15 |
Radiological assessment for podiatrists | 33 |
The growing foot | 53 |
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abduction abnormal acid anaesthetic angle ankle applied arterial associated axis biomechanical blood bone bursa calcaneus cause cells chronic clinical condition deformity diabetes diagnosis disease disinfection disorders distal dorsal dorsiflexion dressing drugs effect exostosis feet Figure fluid foot footwear forefoot fracture function gait hallux valgus healing heel heloma hindfoot hyperhidrosis increased infection injury interphalangeal joint knee lateral lesions ligaments medial ment metatarsal head metatarsalgia metatarsophalangeal joint midtarsal joint Morton's neuroma movement muscle nail plate nerve neuropathy normal occur onychocryptosis orthoses padding pain patient phalanx plane plantar plantar fascia plantarflexed plantarflexion podiatrist Podiatry position postoperative practitioner present pressure produce pronation radiographic rearfoot reduce result rheumatoid arthritis rotation sesamoid shoe silicone skin soft tissue strapping stress structures subtalar joint supination surface surgery surgical symptoms syndrome talus tarsal techniques tendon therapy tibial tion transverse trauma treatment triceps surae ulceration usually valgus varus vascular verruca weight-bearing wound