APPLIED PATHOLOGY · PRIMARIES SURGERY
Wound healing biology → dressing + suture — diabetic foot ulcer
8 decision points
~18 min
Difficulty 3/5
Primaries
Setting
Wound care round at the diabetic foot clinic. You are teaching the resident to reason from wound-healing pathology through to intervention choices.
Patient
Mrs P, 58-year-old type 2 diabetic (HbA1c 10.4%), has a 3-week-old plantar foot ulcer following minor trauma. Base shows yellow slough, no granulation, minimal exudate, no signs of infection today. Peripheral pulses palpable.
Reference stack
Bailey & Love 28e Ch 2 · Robbins Basic Pathology 10e · Sabiston 21e Ch 6 · WUWHS 2016 wound bed prep
You'll be asked to decide what happens next at each step. There's no timer — take your time. The correct answer + evidence-anchored rationale is revealed after each choice.