Question 288 · LEK · Wounds
Examination of an 80-year-old chronically bedridden male patient reveals a blister with abrasion in the sacral area. This should be classified as pressure ulcer of which stage?
- A. stage I.
- B. stage II.
- C. stage III.
- D. stage IV.
- E. stage V.
Hint
Recall which pressure ulcer stage corresponds to partial-thickness skin loss limited to the epidermis and dermis.
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