Lesson 1Key history parts: high sugar, ulcer length, past ulcers or cuts, body symptomsLearners will spot main history parts for suspected diabetic foot infection, including ulcer start, past wounds or cuts, body symptoms, sugar control, and recent medicines, to guess severity and guide quick checks.
Describing ulcer start and lengthPast ulcers, cuts, and operationsRecent harm, shoes, and pressure historyBody symptoms and sepsis warningsMedicine, antibiotic, and allergy checkLesson 2First hospital handling in first 24 hours: trial antibiotics, culture method, offloading ways, dressing picks, sugar control team workLearners will plan the first 24 hours of hospital care, covering trial antibiotic choice, right culture methods, quick offloading, dressing picks, pain control, and team work on sugar management with hospital staff.
Risk-based trial antibiotic choiceGetting deep tissue and bone culturesQuick offloading and bed rest ordersPicking first dressings and local careTeam work on insulin and sugar controlLesson 3Lab and imaging: blood count, CRP, blood cultures, HbA1c, simple x-rays, MRI needs and useThis part explains right lab and imaging checks, including blood count, CRP, ESR, blood cultures, HbA1c, simple x-rays, and needs for MRI, CT, or ultrasound to find bone infection, pus pocket, and gas in soft parts.
Base swelling and sepsis labsRole of HbA1c and body markersSimple x-rays and usual findingsMRI needs for bone infectionWhen to use CT or ultrasound imagingLesson 4Body workings of diabetic foot infection and nerve ulcerThis part reviews ways leading to nerve 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.
Effect of long high sugar on tissuesNerve damage and loss of guardSmall and big blood vessel poor flowDefence weakness and infection riskFilm build in long foot woundsLesson 5Team work with sugar doctors, infection experts, blood vessel surgery, and wound care teamsLearners will learn how to team up with sugar doctors, infection experts, blood vessel surgery, and wound care teams, setting roles, referral signs, and talk ways to better results and cut problems.
When to call sugar servicesCalling infection expertsReferral rules for blood vessel surgeryWorking with wound care and podiatryPlanned team case reviewsLesson 6Focused foot and lower-leg check: probe-to-bone, depth, side paths, nerve test (10g thread), edge pulsesThis part details planned foot and lower-leg check, including look, feel, probe-to-bone test, depth and side path check, nerve screen with 10g thread, and blood vessel check with foot pulses.
Planned look check of the footProbe-to-bone method and meaningMeasuring wound depth and side paths10g thread nerve testingFeel and grade of foot pulsesLesson 7Leaving hospital plan: outside wound care, offloading tools, shoe order, sugar follow-upLearners will plan safe leaving for patients with diabetic foot infection, including outside wound care setup, offloading tools, shoe orders, sugar follow-up, teaching on warning signs, and rules for quick return.
Checking ready and safe for leavingTeam work on outside wound care visitsOrdering offloading tools and shoesSetting sugar and body follow-upPatient teaching on repeat stopLesson 8Wound grouping systems and severity marks (IDSA, IWGDF, University of Texas)Learners will compare main wound grouping and severity mark systems, including IDSA, IWGDF, and University of Texas, and use them to group risk, standard record, and guide care level and treatment strength.
IDSA infection severity groupsIWGDF risk and infection marksUniversity of Texas wound stepsLinking marks to treatment pathsUsing marks for talk and checkLesson 9Rules and time for surgery clean or cut and around-operation thoughtsThis part sets rules and time for surgery clean or cut, including signs, urgency levels, around-operation betterment, numb choices, and after-operation limb save and rehab plan.
Signs for quick surgery cleanRules for small versus big cutBefore-operation risk check and bettermentAntibiotic time around the workAfter-operation wound and limb save plansLesson 10Wound care rules, germ medicine wise use, steady check and recordThis part shows standard wound care rules, dressing pick, clean times, germ medicine wise rules, and ways for steady check, photo, and record to watch healing and guide changes.
Standard bedside wound checkPicking dressings by leak and depthTime and ways of cleanAntibiotic lower and lengthSteady photo and record record
