Lesson 1Key history parts: high sugar, ulcer length, past ulcers or cuts, body symptomsLearners will spot main history parts for suspected diabetic foot infection, like ulcer start, past wounds or cuts, body symptoms, sugar control, and recent drugs, to guess seriousness and guide quick tests in Nigeria.
Describing ulcer start and lengthPast ulcers, cuts, and operationsRecent injury, shoes, and pressure historyBody symptoms and sepsis warningsDrug, antibiotic, and allergy checkLesson 2First hospital handling in 24 hours: starting antibiotics, culture method, offloading plans, dressing picks, sugar control teamworkLearners will plan the first 24 hours of hospital care, including starting antibiotic choice, right culture methods, quick offloading, dressing picks, pain relief, and sugar management teamwork with the ward team in Nigeria.
Risk-based starting antibiotic choiceGetting deep tissue and bone culturesQuick offloading and bed rest ordersPicking first dressings and local careTeamwork on insulin and sugar controlLesson 3Lab and scans: full blood count, CRP, blood cultures, HbA1c, simple x-rays, MRI needs and useThis part explains right lab and scan workup, including full blood count, CRP, ESR, blood cultures, HbA1c, simple x-rays, and MRI, CT, or ultrasound needs to find bone infection, pus pocket, and gas in soft parts in Nigerian hospitals.
Base swelling and sepsis labsHbA1c and body marker roleSimple x-rays and usual findingsMRI needs for bone infectionWhen to use CT or ultrasound scansLesson 4How diabetic foot infection and numb ulcer formThis part reviews ways leading to numb ulcer and infection in diabetes, linking high sugar, nerve damage, poor blood flow, and weak defence to patterns that guide risk grouping and treatment choices in Nigeria.
High sugar effect on body partsNerve damage and lost protectionSmall and big blood vessel poor flowDefence weakness and infection riskFilm build-up in long-term foot woundsLesson 5Teamwork with sugar experts, infection doctors, blood vessel surgeons, and wound teamsLearners will learn how to team up with sugar experts, infection doctors, blood vessel surgeons, and wound teams, setting roles, referral triggers, and talk strategies to improve results and cut problems in Nigerian care.
When to call sugar servicesCalling infection specialistsReferral rules for blood vessel surgeryWorking with wound and podiatry teamsOrganised team case reviewsLesson 6Focused foot and lower leg check: probe-to-bone, depth, side paths, nerve test (10g thread), side pulsesThis part details organised foot and lower leg check, including looking, feeling, probe-to-bone test, depth and side path check, nerve screen with 10g thread, and blood vessel check with foot pulses in Nigeria.
Organised foot look checkProbe-to-bone method and meaningMeasuring wound depth and side paths10g thread nerve testFeeling and grading foot pulsesLesson 7Leaving hospital plans: outpatient wound care, offloading tools, shoe scripts, sugar follow-upLearners will plan safe leaving for diabetic foot infection patients, including outpatient wound care setup, offloading tools, shoe scripts, sugar follow-up, teaching on warning signs, and rules for quick return in Nigeria.
Checking readiness and safety for leavingSetting outpatient wound care visitsScripting offloading tools and shoesScheduling diabetes and sugar follow-upPatient teaching on repeat preventionLesson 8Wound grouping systems and seriousness scores (IDSA, IWGDF, University of Texas)Learners will compare main wound grouping and seriousness score systems, like IDSA, IWGDF, and University of Texas, and use them to group risk, standardise recording, and guide care level and treatment strength in Nigeria.
IDSA infection seriousness groupsIWGDF risk and infection gradingUniversity of Texas wound stagesLinking scores to treatment pathsUsing scores for talk and checksLesson 9Rules and time for surgery clean or cut and around-operation thoughtsThis part outlines rules and time for surgery clean or cut, including needs, urgency levels, around-operation improvement, sleep method thoughts, and after-operation limb save and rehab planning in Nigerian hospitals.
Needs for quick surgery cleanRules for small versus big cutBefore-operation risk check and improvementAntibiotic time around operationAfter-operation wound and limb save plansLesson 10Wound care rules, germ drug wise use, repeated check and recordingThis part shows standard wound care rules, dressing pick, clean times, germ drug wise use rules, and ways for repeated check, photos, and recording to watch healing and guide changes in Nigeria.
Standard bedside wound checkPicking dressings by leak and depthTime and ways of cleaningAntibiotic step-down and lengthRepeated photos and health record recording
