episode-header-image

Mar 2025

8m 36s

Wound Healing Stages

About this episode

Heather is a female with diabetes who is referred to physical therapy for evaluation of a right heel wound. The wound measures 4 cm in diameter, shows a dry black eschar covering the entire wound bed, and has no surrounding erythema or drainage. The patient denies pain at the wound site. Which wound stage is MOST consistent with the described findings?

A) Stage II

B) Stage III

C) Stage IV

D) Unstageable

TEXT OUR TEAM:

(727) 732-4573

Up next

Deep Tendon Reflex Assessment

Garret is a 30-year-old patient who was hospitalized 3 days ago after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. During examination, the patient is able to perform repeated seated marches without difficulty. However, the therapist notes impaired sensation in a glove-and-stocki ... Show More

Mobilization Grades & Application

Ulises presents with intermittent upper extremity paresthesia reproduced with overhead activity. Examination reveals an elevated first rib on the involved side without reports of soft tissue tenderness. Which of the following mobilization techniques is MOST appropriate?A) Large-a ... Show More

Substance Abuse & Ethics

Brendaisha is a physical therapist who becomes concerned about a colleague who previously completed rehabilitation for substance abuse. Over the past several weeks, the colleague has demonstrated increasing tardiness, reduced attention during patient care, and episodes of excessi ... Show More

Recommended Episodes

GI Differential Diagnosis

A 25-year-old patient is being evaluated for pain in the region of the right oblique abdominis muscle that has been present for 1 week. The patient describes the pain as deep and has progressively worsened in the last 3 days, with only mild relief felt when the patient bends over ... Show More

219. Gastrointestinal Interventions

A patient in a long-term care facility is referred for physical therapy intervention for mobility training. The patient's chart indicates that the patient currently has abdominal cramping and tenderness, and watery diarrhea 3 times daily. When treating the patient, which of the f ... Show More

229. Integumentary Examination Wounds

What pressure injury grading is most appropriate for a wound with undermining or tunneling at its base with no muscle or bone visible? Find it all out in the podcast! Be prepared for the NPTE so that you can pass with flying colors! Check out www.ptfinalexam.com/podcast for more ... Show More

Episode 040: Achilles Tendon Rupture with Lizzie Marlow

On this episode of the podcast I talk with Lizzie Marlow, an MSK physiotherapist & educator specialising in lower limbs with special interests in running injuries, lower limb tendinopathies & of course management & treatment of achilles ruptures. We talk about everything surround ... Show More

258. MSK Interventions

A physical therapist is treating a patient 3 weeks postoperatively following a traumatic elbow injury complicated by early signs of heterotopic ossification (HO). The patient presents with mild pain, limited range of motion, and radiographic evidence of HO formation. Which of the ... Show More

Under Pressure: Nutrition for Pressure Injuries

In this episode of "Dietitians Only," we delve deep into the critical role of nutrition in managing and healing pressure injuries. Sara Glanz, MS, RD, LD, CNSC reviews who’s at high risk for developing pressure injuries, staging, and how nutrition can help in prevention and heali ... Show More

How to Overcome Pain and Heal From Injury

In this episode, I explain the treatment model I use when treating patients. Understanding this model, will help you manage pain issues or injuries that you might be dealing with now or encounter in the future. This three phased model is covered in detail in each of the 30 reh ... Show More

How to Figure Out What Type of Pain You Have (Mechanical vs Neuropathic vs Chronic)

In today's episode, I cover the three primary types of musculoskeletal pain, which include mechanical (nociceptive) pain, neuropathic (nerve) pain and chronic or persistent pain. Understanding what type of pain you have helps determine the best path forward in terms of which trea ... Show More