OM and ABX
What’s your preference ? What does you hospital use? How long ? At what point do you amputate ?
Any related articles are greatly appreciated.
Here’s the IDSA guidelines. (Please keep in mind article from 2012 because that the only “free” article I could publish)
2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infectionsa
Abstract. Foot infections are a common and serious problem in persons with diabetes. Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) typically begin in a wo...
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DogSnoot Tags: Podiatric Residents & Physicians Source Type: forums
WAMC and School List: 511, 3.5 sGPA, URM
cGPA: 3.44
sGPA: 3.5
511(127/127/127/130)
Florida resident (ties to Chicago and NY, family in both)
URM
Florida top 5 public university
1100 clinical volunteer hours (500 at a medical diabetes camp for children and 500 at a school for kids with disabilities)
740 clinical hours paid as a MA
1100 hours (200 paid in one lab) over 3 years with poster at university research symposium
96 hours (75 being virtual covering most specialties)
800 Non-clinical...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Costcohotdogcombo Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
ChatGPT multiple choice question
A 52-year-old female patient is brought to the psychiatric emergency service with marked motor abnormalities. On examination, she displays mutism, staring, grimacing, echolalia, and echopraxia. The patient is on high doses of diazepam, and previous laboratory findings revealed elevated levels of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies. Her past medical history includes epilepsy and diabetes mellitus.
The patient's sister, who is her legal guardian and resides overseas, has instructed...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Styrene Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Re: Combination therapy for painful diabetic neuropathy is safe and effective
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - July 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Risk of diabetes with statins
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - June 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Benefits and harms of drug treatment for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes
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Source: BMJ Comments - June 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Risk of diabetes with statins
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Diabetic Shoes are Worthless
I talk a lot of crap on these forums so I wanted to make an actual post for a change. We love to complain about the job market and how ridiculous schooling is. I want to zero in on something else that is deserving of our scorn: diabetic shoes.
In a nutshell, I don’t believe diabetic shoes do anything. I know a lot of ink has been spilled on papers “proving” that they are effective in preventing ulcers, just like how there were some really well designed studies backing up the Cartiva...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Adam Smasher Tags: Podiatric Residents & Physicians Source Type: forums
Favorite OTC Orthotic
What are y’all’s go-to OTC insoles?
I generally go with the Spenco Orthotic Arch (green topcoat and poly shell) as my go-to...
Powersteps Maxx for PCFD/PTTD patients given deep heel cup and medial RF posting...
Spenco Diabetic + for my callus patients/fat pad atrophy (thick enough to cut a hole under the IPK area, etc.)...
Tread Labs for a good, solid orthotic when patients are looking for longevity. For those who do not know... this company has a lifetime warranty on their orthotics...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Shiyuan Tags: Podiatric Residents & Physicians Source Type: forums
I thought OMM would make me a rockstar at USMLE MSK questions. I was wrong.
It seems like a lot of my friends and I struggle with MSK on USMLE because it feels like the OPP COMAT writers purposely design OMM content to be non-overlapping with USMLE MSK content.
Here is a list of USMLE MSK content I can come up with that NEVER shows up on OPP COMAT:
SCFE
LCP
Charcot marie tooth syndrome
Metabolic/neurological causes of ataxia
Diabetic MSK foot changes
Developmental dysplasia of the hip
I also BARELY see questions about ankylosing spondylitis, lupus, RA, etc
And...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: HipiMochi Tags: Medical Students (DO) Source Type: forums
Answer for benefit-risk question for use of statins as a risk factor for developing diabetes reflects positivity- benefit still outweighs risk: dose, varying time and type of statin matters.
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - May 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
The rise in diabetes burden and the compelling importance of prevention: The imperative to focus on the ‘Pre-FOAD Hypothesis’
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Beverage consumption and mortality among adults with type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
