By Dajana CJ DAngelo Chris Date February 92015 Period 2B What is Gangrene Gangrene is a condition that occurs when body tissue dies It is caused by a loss of blood supply due to an underlying illness injury ID: 541880
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Gangrene
By: Dajana, CJ, D’Angelo, Chris
Date: February 9,2015
Period: 2B Slide2
What is Gangrene?
Gangrene is a condition that occurs when body tissue dies. It is caused by a loss of blood supply due to an underlying illness, injury,
and or infection.
Fingers, toes, and limbs are most often affected, but gangrene can also occur inside the body, damaging organs and muscles. Slide3
Symptoms of Gangrene
Persistent
fever
Skin changes — including discoloration, warmth, swelling, blisters or lesions — that won't go awayA
foul-smelling discharge leaking from a sore
Sudden
pain at the site of a recent surgery or traumaSkin that's pale, hard, cold and numbSlide4
Types of Gangrene
Dry
gangrene
Wet gangreneGas gangreneNecrotising
fasciitis
Internal
gangreneFournier’s gangreneMeleney's synergistic gangreneSlide5
Causes
Gangrene happens when a body part loses its blood supply. This may happen from injury, an infection, or other causes
.
•A serious injury•Blood vessel disease (such as arteriosclerosis, also called hardening of the arteries, in your arms or legs)
•Diabetes
•Suppressed immune system (for example, from HIV or chemotherapy)
•SurgerySlide6
Prevention
Gangrene may be prevented if it is treated before the tissue damage is irreversible. Wounds should be treated properly and watched carefully for signs of infection (such as spreading redness, swelling, or drainage) or failure to heal
.Slide7
Exams and Test
Arteriogram
(special x-ray to see any blockages in the blood vessels) to help plan treatment for blood vessel disease
Blood tests (white blood cell
count
may be high)
CT scan to examine internal organsCulture of the tissue or fluid from wounds to identify bacterial infectionExamining
tissue under the microscope to look for cell death
X-rays Slide8
Treatments
Treatment for gangrene involves removing the dead tissue, treating and preventing the spread of infection, and treating the condition that caused gangrene to develop. The sooner you receive treatment, the better your chance of recovery. Slide9
Gangrene Video
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