what is gangerene?what is the treatment for gangrene? what are the preventive measure taken to gangrene?

Question

what are the medicines for gangerene?would the adverse treatment given by doctor results in gangrene?

Answer 1

GANGRENE

A necrosis, or death, of tissue or bone, usually resulting from deficient or absent blood supply.

Several conditions and injuries can interfere with the blood supply, although these do not necessarily result in gangrene. They include frostbite, burns, thrombosis, atheroma, an embolism and certain skin infections. People with diabetes mellitus have a tendency to poor circulation and are also prone to gangrene of the legs or feet.

TREATMENT

Simple ulceration of te feet or ankles can be nursed at home.

When to consult a doctor:- If any digit or limb suddenly becomes cold and pale in appearence for more than two hours, or the ends become discoloured or ulcerated, you need to see a doctor as a matter of urgency. You may be at risk of developing gangrene which, if left untreated, can be fatal.

If a diabetic develops ulcers on the feet this needs urgent attention: diabetics are prone to infection and are more at risk of gangrene.

What a doctor may do:-
1. Antibiotics like Penicillin may be prescribed to prevent an infection from spreading.
2. Surgery may be needed to cut away the dead area before gangrene develops.
3. A finger, toe or limb affected by gangrene will almost certainly need to be amputated.

PREVENTION

1. Avoid extreme temperatures.
2. Stop smoking: smokers with arterial disease risk gangrene due to poor circulation.
3. Avoid wearing thght-fitting shoes, since these can interfere with the circulation of blood to the toes eventually causing the flesh to die.
4. If you have deabetes, it is important to treat infections of the feet promptly. Keep your toenails short and clean to minimize the risk of infection.

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Answer 2

The word gangrene comes from the Latin word gangraena, an eating sore. Gangrene is death and decay of a body part due to deficiency of blood supply and is frequent complication in the diabetic foot.
I am not aware of any treatment for Gangrene except amputation of the affected part without any delay.Otherwise the Gangrene will spread and one will be loosing a larger part than the initial part that got gangrene.
This is mostly prevalent in diabetics and one has to take utmost
care of the feet and avoid any injury to the foot.One must wear shoes on a regular basis to prevent chances of foot injuries.

Answer 3

gangrene is simply tissue death, whatever the cause.

Gangrene can occur when a body part loses its blood supply. This may happen from, for example, injury or infection. You have a higher risk for gangrene if you have:

* Diabetes
* Blood vessel disease (such as arteriosclerosis in your arms or legs)
* A serious injury
* Surgery
* Immunosuppression (for example, from HIV or chemotherapy)


Gangrene requires urgent evaluation and treatment. In general, dead tissue should be removed to allow healing and prevent further infection. Depending on the area affected, the condition of the patient, and the cause of the gangrene, treatment may include:

* An emergency operation to explore or remove dead tissue
* Amputating the affected body part
* Repeated operations to remove dead tissue (debridement)
* An operation to improve blood supply to the area
* Antibiotics
* Treatment in the intensive care unit (for severely ill patients)

Answer 4

Gangrene is death of tissue due to loss of blood supply. It usually occurs in the extremities - fingers and toes - as a complication of a number of causes like frostbite or even diabetes. Treatment: involves debridement of the necrotic ischemic tissue and amputation. Prevention:for frostbite -keep yourself warm, especially ears, fingers, toes - wear gloves, socks and ear muffs when you go out in the snow. For Diabetics - take proper care of your feet - good moisturizing and take proper care of all wounds. Medicines: None.
What exactly do you mean by ''adverse treatment''? If you mean certain medications -- no... I dont think its possible for most medicines to directly cause gangrene. If you mean a surgery was done but all the necrotic areas weren't removed and the gangrene then spread resulting in need for further amputation, then yes,it would be the doc's fault. It would be nice if you can specify the exact ''adverse treatment'' given for me to give you a more complete answer.

Answer 5

Gangrene is the dying of tissue in a living person or animal.Diabetics are prone to this illness because of bad blood circulation.The wrong treatment of other problems could lead to gangrene but it has to be proved.
Treatment is to avoid alcohol,sugar,caffeine and acidic foods.Wash the wound regularly with a disinfectant.Eat a lot of garlic, vitamin c omega 3 and cal-mag.Also ensure to take a lot, and I mean a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables especially colored ones(not apples and bananas)A protein supplement and a multi vitamin supplement would also help.Vitamin E is very good at thinning the blood.I would suggest that as well but you have to buy this from GNLD only.As far as my knowledge goes they have the only full and complete Vitamin E supplement on the world market. To find the nearest distributor to you go to www.gnld.com.

Answer 6

Gangrene was the rotting of the tissue. It is caused by infection or when the circulation is cut off. There is no cure but doctors treat it by cutting away dead tissue, perhaps amputating the whole limb. Some places they will use maggots to eat the dead tissue and then remove them. Gangrene is very dangerous and can turn deadly.

Answer 7

Gangrene refers to septic roting of a tissue or organ that suffers prolonged isquemia(poor to no blood supply), undergoes necrosis( tissue death), and secondary is colonized by bacteria. It is not a disease per-se, it´s more like a condition secondary to a major disease( i.e.: diabetes mellitus). Some times bacterial infectyions can cause gangrene on their own( i.e.: necrotic fascitis)There are no spececific medicines for this but treting the underlying condition and very often surgically removing the death tissue or organ.

Answer 8

Gangrene is sort of like a really bad form of frostbite, where your body tissue dies -- if you don't amputate the dead tissue area, it could spread and eventually be fatal.

I have no idea about medicenes but the best prevention is to be smart about wearing warm clothing, etc, when going in extrememly cold temperatures.

Answer 9

Gangrene is caused by anaerobic bacteria mostly from the clostridium group.It can be treated by antibiotics.Just ask your doctor about it.Keeping the wound clean would help in avoiding gangrene.

Answer 10

with smoking its not a matter of time particularly.. some people get sick and some dont.. so a person that has never smoked in their life could get cancer, while a person who has smoked all their life doesnt.. I dont know about gangrene, but i doubt its a failsafe amount of time- eg "smoke for 50 years and you're sure to get it" it just depends on the smoker's body and how it reacts to the chemicals in a cigarette..