
01/25/2022
What is the difference between a diabetic foot ulcer and pressure injury?
By Dianne Rudolph, DNP, GNP-bc, CWOCN In evaluating a patient with a wound on the foot, a question that often comes to mind is whether that wound is caused by pressure, diabetes mellitus (DM), ischemia, trauma, or a combination. For example, a patient with DM who happens to have an ulcer on the foot...