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Risks And Benefits Of Continuing Metformin During Hospitalization, Joel Speir, Sean Shearan, Kevin Trappett, Elizabeth Uba, Kenneth Krell
Risks And Benefits Of Continuing Metformin During Hospitalization, Joel Speir, Sean Shearan, Kevin Trappett, Elizabeth Uba, Kenneth Krell
Continental, MidAmerica, & Mountain Divisions Research Day 2024
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Diabetic Foot Wound Care, Richard Q. Vuong
Diabetic Foot Wound Care, Richard Q. Vuong
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Diabetic foot wound care educational pamphlet developed during the family medicine rotation for 3rd-year medical students. This project was developed in Brookfield, CT.
Patient Education: Importance Of Diabetic Foot Care, John Paul Nsubuga
Patient Education: Importance Of Diabetic Foot Care, John Paul Nsubuga
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Diabetes is about the leading causes of mortality in united states, estimated to cause greater than 80,000 deaths annually. With the ongoing obesity epidemic, the prevalence and incidence of this debilitating disease is on the rise. Diabetes the leading cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputation in United states. These amputations are often preceded by infected non-healing foot ulcers. It is therefore of at most importance to continue educating diabetic patients on proper foot care management to prevent ulcer formation. This project aims to create a patient educational brochure about the importance of proper diabetic foot care, while providing easy to …
Combating Diabetes In Chittenden County: A Healthcare Provider Referral Campaign To Increase Patient Participation In The Vermont Diabetes Prevention Program, Samantha Magier
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
As of 2016, diabetes affects more than 29 million people in the United States and is the 7th leading cause of death nationwide. In Vermont, 1/10 people are diagnosed with either diabetes or prediabetes, with 6% of Vermonters affected by prediabetes and 5% of Chittenden Country affected by prediabetes. The public health burden of this chronic disease is immense: diabetes costs Vermont an estimated $543 million each year and is the leading cause of kidney failure, lower limb amputations, and adult-onset blindness. Prediabetes occurs when blood sugar is higher than normal but not at the diagnostic threshold of diabetes. Prediabetes …
Bringing Diabetes Education To Your Home Via Your Smart Phones, Nazey Z. Gulec
Bringing Diabetes Education To Your Home Via Your Smart Phones, Nazey Z. Gulec
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
No abstract provided.