The client, Todd, who weighs 120 kilogram and stands at a height of 185 centimetres has a BMI of 35.06. The normal adult BMI is between 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2 so this makes him belong to obesity class II. Pairing this information with his 120 cm waist circumference for an android body shape puts him at a very high disease risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, if not yet diagnosed as having one. He may need to lose at least 34 kilograms to reach a BMI of 25 kg/m2. His age at 67 years old and existing foot wound may affect the way he would be recommended lose weight with higher risk for falls. and reduced muscle mass may omit strenuous exercise from his regimen. A behavioural lifestyle change of decreasing his
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Determining the microbial nature of the wound would dictate the kind of antibiotic that will best treat the infection. A severe infection such as Todd’s means there is a presence of a multi-pathogen infection growth in the affected area. He may have received several antibiotic cycles in the past that may have lead to an anti-biotic resistant state of his infection. Interventions for serious diabetic foot infections may to surgery to remove a finger or reach the extent of amputation of the limb to prevent the spread of necrosis. But these are all preventable if a diabetic patient has an access to a drug that in the firs place targets the prevention of bacterial accumulation on a skin break. It may be a drug that not only regulates the blood glucose level in the bloodstream, but also speeds up the macrophage action in cells at a moment of skin injury. A mechanism that allows faster elimination of bacterial infection and faster closure of the injury. Therefore minimizing the chances of a bacterial growth, much less a multi-pathogenic infection such as in the case of a severely infected diabetic wound. A drug with a prophylactic action, if we may, to skin integrity disturbance despite being sustained by a hyperglycemic bloodstream, that improves the immune function at a cellular
Determining the microbial nature of the wound would dictate the kind of antibiotic that will best treat the infection. A severe infection such as Todd’s means there is a presence of a multi-pathogen infection growth in the affected area. He may have received several antibiotic cycles in the past that may have lead to an anti-biotic resistant state of his infection. Interventions for serious diabetic foot infections may to surgery to remove a finger or reach the extent of amputation of the limb to prevent the spread of necrosis. But these are all preventable if a diabetic patient has an access to a drug that in the firs place targets the prevention of bacterial accumulation on a skin break. It may be a drug that not only regulates the blood glucose level in the bloodstream, but also speeds up the macrophage action in cells at a moment of skin injury. A mechanism that allows faster elimination of bacterial infection and faster closure of the injury. Therefore minimizing the chances of a bacterial growth, much less a multi-pathogenic infection such as in the case of a severely infected diabetic wound. A drug with a prophylactic action, if we may, to skin integrity disturbance despite being sustained by a hyperglycemic bloodstream, that improves the immune function at a cellular