Minor Foot Disorders And Warts

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What are some risk factors for minor foot disorders and warts?

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Congenital malformations, rapid growth in adolescent, work, athletic activity

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What are the cause of corn and where are they located?

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Hyperkeratosis on the knuckles of your toes. Friction from tight fitting shoes. The hyperkeratosis lesions has a central core

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What are the different type of corns?

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Hard- shiny, dry and polished with a central core
Soft- Whitish thickening of skin with a rubbery texture

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Callus

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yellowish lesions 
with irregular margins and 
diffuse thickening of the 
skin

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How do you prevent or treat corns or callus's

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You prevent this by eliminating pressure and friction and you treat this with removing it or preventing it

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NonRX treatment of corns and callus?

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Soak feet daily in warm water for 5 minutes
• Mild debridement
• Cushion insoles
• Silicone sleeves with mineral oil (corns)
• Metatarsal pads (calluses)

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Rx treatment of corns and callus

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Use salicylic acid 0.5-40% plaster vehicles/collodion-like vehicles.

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When to refer for corns and callus

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• Diabetes, peripheral circulatory disease, rheumatoid 
arthritis 
• Extensive, painful, or debilitating corns/calluses
• Lesions hemorrhaging or oozing purulent material
• Proper but unsuccessful self‐treatment
• Anatomic defects or fault in body weight distribution
• Impairment causing difficulty in following product 
instructions

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What kind of infection is plantar warts?

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Viral Infection

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Etiology to plantar warts? How is it transmitted?

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HPV. Person to person or Indirect exposure to fomites

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What are the exclusions to self treatment of warts?

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• Face, nail, anus/genitalia involvement
• Painful or extensive wart
• Chronic diseases or immunocompromised

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NonRX treatment of warts

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-wash hands
-don't poke
-don't walk barefoot

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RX treatment of warts

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SA acid: plaster vehicles, etc
cryotherapy

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SA acid therapy for warts dosing

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Vehicles:
1. Plaster (12‐40%): apply every 48 hours
2. Collodion (5‐17%): apply every 12 hours
3. Karaya gum‐glycol plaster: apply QHS, leave for 8 
hours and remove in the morning

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When do you expect improvement of SA?

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1-2 weeks. Wart should be removed in 6-12 weeks

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Cryotherapy dosage

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Place applicator tip on wart and freeze tissue for 20  seconds. A blister will form under the wart and will fall  off in ~10 days
–
May repeat treatment every 10 days up to 3x

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Occlusion Therapy dosage

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Apply duct tape for 6 days, then take it off and soack in warm water for 5 minutes and debride

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When do you refer for occlusion therapy?

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If therapy doesn't work within 2 months

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When should you follow up for treatment of warts?

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After every 6 weeks

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In general, when should you refer for warts?

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Diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, or poor blood 
circulation
• Painful or extensive warts at one body site
• Children < 4 years old
• Physical or mental impairments causing difficulty in 
following product instructions
• Unsuccessful but proper self‐medication with:
– Salicylic acid after 12 weeks
– Cyrotherapy after 3 attempts

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NonRX treatment for bunions?

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Wear proper footwear, ice, pads and cushions

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Rx treatment for bunions?

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NSAIDS

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How long can bunion pads be worn?

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3 months

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Within how many weeks of treatment should you follow up for bunions?

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2-3 weeks

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Etiology of heel spurs

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calcium deposits are formed where the plantar fascia is attached to the heel

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Etiology of plantar fasciitis

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• Inflammation  of the connective tissue that runs 
from the heel bone to the ball of the foot

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NonRx treatment of plantar fasciitis

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Select proper footwear +/‐shoe inserts, 
partial insoles, heel cup/cushions
• Stretching the foot
• Compression stockings
• Weight reduction
• Apply ice

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Rx Treatment of of plantar fasciitis or heel spurs

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• Short‐term NSAIDs
• Epsom salt baths

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When should you follow up for heel spurs?

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Follow up after 1 week

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When should you refer for heel spurs?

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after 1 week if symptoms persist

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When should you follow up for ingrown toe-nails?

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follow up after 3-4 weeks

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When to refer for ingrown toe-nails?

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If there is still pain after follow-up

 patients with peripheral 
circulatory disease, diabetes, 
and arthritis