Foot Symptom Assessment

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Foot Symptom Assessment Anne Mallin, RPh, BScPhm, PharmD Date of Revision: March 2013

Assessment Algorithm

Figure 1: Assessment of Patients with Foot Symptoms

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See Corns, Calluses, Bunions and Ingrown Toenails. See Plantar Warts. c See Athlete's Foot. a b

Abbreviations: MTP = metatarsophalangeal

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