Gangrene diagnosis and treatment plan✔️
Gangrene is caused by death of tissues due to lack of blood supply. This may be caused by long term diseases that lead to damage to blood vessels like diabetes or due to blood vessel injury like in burns or injuries that give way to deeper tissue infections. These infections cause the part to swell up leading to occlusion of blood vessels. Diagnosis of gangrene Diagnosis of gangrene is based on history, physical examination and clinical and laboratory tests. Medical history may indicate a long term health condition like diabetes, high blood cholesterol, injury in an accident or burn. Physical examination shows discoloration of the affected area. In case of dry gangrene there is a dried, cool and black appearance of the affected limb. Wet gangrene on the other hand leads to a swelling of the limb or the affected area. Aims of treatment of gangrene Treatment of gangrene: Surgical debridement of removal of the infected tissues so that the infection does not spread via the blood vessels. The treatment aims at prevention of the infection and its spread. To treat and control the underlying condition that leads to the gangrene to prevent recurrence. A vascular or blood vessel surgery is performed to prevent occlusion and diabetes is controlled to prevent diabetic gangrene.
