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Medical Surgical Nursing
[A CASE STUDY OF A PATIENT WITH DIABETES RIGHT FOOT ULCER]
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3.1 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AND HISTORY OF THE PATIENT
Particular of a patient with diabetes mellitus foot ulcer
 Name Alhaja A.H
 Age 60years
 Sex female
 Ethnicity Yoruba
 State of origin Kwara state
 Folder number 01-31-49
 Local Government Area Ilorin South
 Address of patient 55, Eruda Area Ilorin
 Phone number 07062309332
 Occupation Trader
 Name of employer Self- employed
 Marital status Married
 Diagnosis Diabetes right foot ulcer
 Consultant/ physician Dr. Babaita
 Date of admission 28th march 2017
NEXT OF KIN
• Name Abdullahi Muritala
• Relationship Son
• Address Eruda, ile maikama
• Phone number 09096844685
3.2 SOURCE OF DATA
All information was obtained from the patient case file and history from the patient and relative
3.3 PATIENT FAMILY AND SOCIAL HISTORY
Alhaja A.H, happily married in a polygamous setting with five children. She does not smoke nor drink alcohol but take local herbs when she feel she is sick. Prior to the illness, patient was happy but now anxious about the prognosis of the disease
3.4 PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
Patient has once been admitted in General Hospital Ilorin for a case of malaria fever. patient has no history of surgery or any chronic illness before her current situation of health
3.5 PRESENT HISTORY OF ILLNESS
Patient was apparently well until she notice a boil on the right foot which was treated with a local ointment and later developed into an ulcer. She was brought to accident and emergency unit on 30th march 2017.
On examination, patient was conscious, alart and pulse wooing out from the ulcer. She was diagnosed having diabetes right foot ulcer
Temperature 36.5
Pulse rate 88b/m
Respiration 22c/m
Blood pressure 140/90mmHg
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTTitle page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of content  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Purpose of the study Significant of the study CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW OF DIABETES MELLITUS FOOT ULCER Definition of diabetic foot ulcer  Causes of diabetes foot ulcer Risk factor for diabetes foot ulcer Foot ulcer assessment and classification Pathophysiology of diabetes foot ulcer Clinical manifestation of diabetes foot ulcer Complication ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONE1.0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â INTRODUCTION1.1Â Â Â BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYThis case study was carried on Alhaja A.H, a 60years old trader who has right foot ulcer, patient was brought to accident and emergency unit on 30th march, 2017 with clinical diagnosis of right foot ulcer and later transfer to ward 2. Approximately 15 to 20 percent of estimated 16million persons in the united state with diabetes mellitus will be hospitalized with a foot complication and also estimated in Nigeria (Har ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW OF DIABETES MELLITUS FOOT ULCER2.0    INTRODUCTIONThis chapter reviewed related literatures of diabetic foot ulcer based on the following sub-heading   Definition of diabetic foot ulcer    Causes of diabetes foot ulcer    Risk factor of diabetic foot ulcer    Assessment and classification of Diabetic foot ulcer  ï‚§   Pathophysiology of Diabetic foot ulcer   Clinical manifestation of diabetic foot ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]CHAPTER FOURMANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH DIABETES MELLITUS4.0   PHYSICIAN SYSTEMIC REVIEW    The findings made on the patient based on systemic review are as follows    PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONPhysical examination of the extremity having a diabetic ulcer can be divided into 3broad categories    Examination of the ulcer and the general condition of the extremity    Assessment of the possibility of vascular insufficiency    Assessment for the possib ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVESUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION5.1   SUMMARY This care study was carried out on a 65years old woman Alhaja A.H who was admitted on 28th march 2017 in to the female medical ward (ward2) of the Kwara state general hospital Ilorin, with diagnosis of right foot ulcer secondary to diabetes mellitus    Different literature was reviewed based on the patient condition under the following headings:- definition of the diabetes mellitus, causes, incidence, anatomy and physiology ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCEMustapha, R.O (2010) Pharmacology for all health profession. 3rd Edition, Ilorin, Gorge Bullet LTDRoss, J.S & Wilson, K.W.J (2010). Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness. 9th edition, London,  Harrison, R.O (2011) Textbook for Medicine with Relevant Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd Edition, Bougary Suffolk, Chaucer press ... Continue reading---
