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By Dejan Sataria TyQuez and Josh Causes Caused by infection or reduced blood supply to tissues Dry gangrene Lack of blood supply causes tissues to die Wet gangrene Tissue is infected with bacteria from an injury The tissue becomes moist and breaks down A rare wet typ ID: 292973

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Slide1

Gangrene

By:

Dejan

,

Sataria

,

TyQuez

, and JoshSlide2

Causes

Caused by infection or reduced blood supply to tissues.

Dry gangrene – Lack of blood supply causes tissues to die.

Wet gangrene – Tissue is infected with bacteria from an injury. The tissue becomes moist and breaks down. A rare wet type, called gas gangrene, develops from specific bacteria deep inside the body. Gas gangrene can be a result of surgery or trauma.

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www.med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=11839

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Symptoms

Color changes from white, red, and black.

Shiny appearance to skin.

Foul-smelling, frothy, clear, or watery discharge.

Shedding off of skin.

Severe pain/loss of feeling in affected area.

Fever and chills.

Confusion.

Nausea and vomiting.

Diarrhea

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Risk Factors

More common in older adults.

Surgery.

Smoking.

Obesity.

Excessive alcohol use.

Drug use.

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Treatment

Antibiotics.

Debridement (surgery cut away dead/dying tissue.(to avoid spreading)).

Supportive care.

Blood thinners.

Amputation.

Hyperbaric (oxygen treatment)

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WARNING

GRAPHIC CONTENT AHEAD!Slide7

PicturesSlide8

Video

www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&edufilter=E-nIA6VrvGA5Avu83FoomA&v=jNTEycOUUn0Slide9

Work Cited

"Gangrene: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia."

U.S National Library of Medicine

. U.S. National Library

of Medicine,

n.d.

Web. 04 Feb. 2015.

 

"Gangrene."

Gangrene

. Mayo Clinic,

n.d.

Web. 04 Feb. 2015.

 

"Gangrene."

Gangrene

. Medical Center,

n.d.

Web. 4 Feb. 2015.

 

“Gangrene: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments.” WebMD,

n.d.

Web. 02 Feb. 2015.