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Submitted by Elizabeth Faust, MSN, CRNP, CSWS, CWOCN-AP, DAPWCA

A skilled provider should always debride necrotic tissue.

A. True
B. False

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Submitted by Charles A. Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA

A 62 year old diabetic male presents to the hospital wound care clinic with pain in his right foot and wounds on his toes. The patient states that he has been having pain in his calf with ambulation for the past 2 years. His pain initially occurred after ambulating two blocks and was relieved by rest. Over the past 6 months his walking distance has gradually decreased, now the patient states he can only walk a few feet and has pain at night relieved by hanging his foot over the side of the bed. He now has wounds involving his toes.

Part 3: The pain he is experiencing at night is neuropathy.

A. True
B. False

Part 4: The gangrenous toes are a result of “Diabetic Small Vessel Disease”.

A. True
B. False

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Submitted by Charles A. Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA

A 62 year old diabetic male presents to the hospital wound care clinic with pain in his right foot and wounds on his toes. The patient states that he has been having pain in his calf with ambulation for the past 2 years. His pain initially occurred after ambulating two blocks and was relieved by rest. Over the past 6 months his walking distance has gradually decreased, now the patient states he can only walk a few feet and has pain at night relieved by hanging his foot over the side of the bed. He now has wounds involving his toes.

Part 1: Many patients especially patients with diabetes have very significant PAD have no symptoms.

A. True
B. False

Part 2: Because the patient has diabetes he probably has small vessel disease and should be taken to the OR for a BK Amputation

A. True
B. False

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Your APWCA collaborated with the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of the National Coverage Decision (NCD)for Autologous Blood-Derived Products for Chronic Non-Healing Wounds.

Submitted by Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA

Which type of debridement methods can be used in biofilm management?

A. BEAMS
B. Conservative sharp debridement
C. Autolysis
D. All the above

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Submitted by Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, FACCWS, DAPWCA

A chronic wound can be defined as:

A. A wound with slow progression that is interrupted by only intrinsic factors.
B. A wound that has a slow progression through the healing phases, delayed or stalled healing due to intrinsic and extrinsic factors that impact on the individual and their wound.
C. Chronic non-healing wounds are wounds that have failed to progress through a timely sequential of repairment.

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