CWS Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
Partial-thicknessAwoundsAhealedAbyA-AAnswerAEpidermalAresurfacing
TheAprimaryAfunctionAofAfibroblastsA-AAnswerACollagenAsynthesis
TheAprimaryAcellsAinvolvedAinAtheAinflammatoryAphaseAofAwoundAhealingAareA-AAnswerALeukocytes
MyofibroblastAisAprimarilyAresponsibleAforA-AAnswerAWoundAcontraction
WhatAkindAofAulcerAcommonlyAoccursAinAtheAgaiterAareaAwithAirregularAwoundAedgesAandAlargeAex
udateA-AAnswerAVenousAulcer
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAreflectsAadequateAtissueAperfusionAandAoxygenationAneededAforAwound
AhealingA-AAnswerATCAPO2AgreaterAthanA40AmmHg
AtAwhatAlevelAofAlegAelevationAasAtheAclientAlikelyAtoAreceiveAtheAbestAedemaAreductionA-
AAnswerALegAelevatedAatA18AcmA(7-8Ainches)AaboveAtheAlevelAofAtheAheart
AmbulatoryApatientAwithAdependentAedemaAsecondaryAtoAchronicAvenousAinsufficiencyAwithoutAopenA
woundArequiresAwhatAlevelAofAcompressionA-AAnswerAClassAII:A30-40AmmHg
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcellsAareAfoundAinAtheAdermisA-AAnswerAFibroblasts
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmajorAproteinAcomponentAofAtheAdermisA-AAnswerACollagen
WhichATheAFollowingAisAnotAsynthesizedAbyAtheAfibroblastA-AAnswerAHistamines
FibroblastsAprimarilyAsynthesizeAwhichAtypeAofAcollagenAduringAformationAofAgranulationAtissueA-
AAnswerAtypeA3Acollagen
TheAprocessAbyAwhichAleukocytesAbeginAadheringAtoAtheAendotheliumAisAtermedAneutrophilicA-
AAnswerAMargination
,oneAofAtheAearliestApresentingAsymptomsAandAatherosclerosisAthatAlimitsAtheApatient'sAabilityAtoAam
bulateAlongAdistancesA-AAnswerAIntermittentAclaudication
NotAaAcharacteristicAofAvenousAlegAulcerA-AAnswerARound,AsymmetricalAwoundAborder
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdressingAmaterialsAwouldAmostAlikelyAbeAutilizedAforAtheAmanagementAofAa
AgranulatingAvenousAulcerAwithAsignificantAdrainageAinAaAbedboundApatientA-
AAnswerAFoamAdressingAandAmultilayerAelasticAcompressionAbandage
TheAreproductiveAlayerAofAtheAepidermisAisAknownAasAtheAstratumA-
AAnswerAGerminativumAorAbasalAlayer
TheAepidermisAreceivesAitsAvascularAnourishmentAfromAtheA-AAnswerAPapillaryAdermis
AAcellAthatAisAaAsignificantAsourceAofAgrowthAfactorA-AAnswerAMacrophage
TheAmolecularAenvironmentAofAtheAchronicAwoundAisAcharacterizedAbyA-
AAnswerAIncreasedAlevelsAofAproteases
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAinterventionAusedAforAaApurposeAotherAthanAforAaAwoundAofAvenousA
insufficiencyAetiologyAinAanAambulatoryApatientA-AAnswerATEDAhoseAwithAanAabsorbentAdressing
RestApainAisAindicativeAofA-AAnswerAAdvancedAocclusiveAdiseaseAofA90%AorAmoreAocclusion
IntermittentAclaudicationAisAtheAtypeAofApainAthatA-AAnswerAIsAtriggeredAbyAambulation
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAABIAvaluesAisAindicativeAofAcalcificationAofAtheAvesselAwallAinAaApersonAwit
hAdiabetesA-AAnswerA>A1.3
MaintenanceAofAanAescharAcoveredAarterialAheelAulcerAisApreferredAwhenA-
AAnswerAIndicationAofAanAinfectionAareAabsentAwithAlimitedApotentialAforAhealing
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAscenariosAisAmostAlikelyAindicativeAofAcoexistingAarterialAdiseaseAinAaApatie
ntAwithAaAvenousAulcerA-AAnswerAABIA<A0.7
LipodermatosclerosisAisAassociatedAwithA-
AAnswerAHardeningAofAtheAdermisAandAsubcutaneousAtissues
, TheAoverlappingAphasesAofAacuteAwoundAhealingAoccurAinAtheAfollowingAorderAandAincludeA-
AAnswerAHemostasis,Ainflammation,Aproliferation,Aremodeling
TheAprimaryAcauseAofAvenousAdiseaseAisA-AAnswerAIncompetentAvalves
AA75-year-
oldAwheelchairAconfinedApatientAwithAsevereAbilateralAlowerAextremityAedemaAsecondaryAtoAvenousAi
nsufficiencyAandAdependencyApresentsAtoAtheAclinic.ATheAmostAappropriateAinitialAtypeAofAcompressio
nAforAthisApatientAwouldAbeA-AAnswerAMultilayeredAsustainedAcompression
AAconditionAthatAmayAoccurAasAaAresultAofAlong-standingAvenousAinsufficiencyAisA-
AAnswerAphlebolymphedema
Inelastic/nonelasticAorAshortAstretchAcompressionAisAindicatedAforA-
AAnswerAAmbulatoryApatientsAwithAvenousAinsufficiencyAandAlymphedema
CompressionApressureAforceAforAtheAtreatmentAofAvenousAinsufficiencyAwithAmultilayerAcompressionAs
ystemsAisAtheAresultsAofA-AAnswerALeplacesAlaw
SymsAamputationAisAatAtheAlevelAofA-AAnswerATheAankle
AnAabsoluteAcontraindicationAtoAcompressingAaApatientAwithAvenousAinsufficiencyAulcerationAwithAaA
4-layerAcompressionAisA-AAnswerAUncompensatedACHF
PatientAisAaA19-year-oldAfemaleAwhoAhadAaAyear-
longAhistoryAofArightAlowerAextremityAswellingAwhichAworsensAasAtheAdayAprogresses.ASwellingAdecr
easesAwithAovernightAbedArest.AThereAisAnoAhistoryAofAtrauma.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdiagnosisAis
AmostAaccurateA-AAnswerAPrimaryAlymphedema
YourApatientApresentsAwithAbilateralAlowerAextremityAswelling.ACellulitisAinAtheAgaiterAareaAofAtheA
rightAlowerAextremity,AindurationAandAedemaAwithAaApositiveAstemmerAsignAyourAbestAdiagnosisAis
A-AAnswerAStageAIIAlymphedema
IfAtheAABIAisAgreaterAthanA1.3AinAaApatientAwithAdiabetesAtheAnextAmostApredictiveAvalueAforAheal
ingAisA-AAnswerATBIA(toeAbrachialAindex)
WhichAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAtypicalAcharacteristicAinApatientsAwithAperipheralAarteryAdiseaseA-
AAnswerAIrregularAwoundAmargins
Updated 2026
Partial-thicknessAwoundsAhealedAbyA-AAnswerAEpidermalAresurfacing
TheAprimaryAfunctionAofAfibroblastsA-AAnswerACollagenAsynthesis
TheAprimaryAcellsAinvolvedAinAtheAinflammatoryAphaseAofAwoundAhealingAareA-AAnswerALeukocytes
MyofibroblastAisAprimarilyAresponsibleAforA-AAnswerAWoundAcontraction
WhatAkindAofAulcerAcommonlyAoccursAinAtheAgaiterAareaAwithAirregularAwoundAedgesAandAlargeAex
udateA-AAnswerAVenousAulcer
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAreflectsAadequateAtissueAperfusionAandAoxygenationAneededAforAwound
AhealingA-AAnswerATCAPO2AgreaterAthanA40AmmHg
AtAwhatAlevelAofAlegAelevationAasAtheAclientAlikelyAtoAreceiveAtheAbestAedemaAreductionA-
AAnswerALegAelevatedAatA18AcmA(7-8Ainches)AaboveAtheAlevelAofAtheAheart
AmbulatoryApatientAwithAdependentAedemaAsecondaryAtoAchronicAvenousAinsufficiencyAwithoutAopenA
woundArequiresAwhatAlevelAofAcompressionA-AAnswerAClassAII:A30-40AmmHg
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcellsAareAfoundAinAtheAdermisA-AAnswerAFibroblasts
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmajorAproteinAcomponentAofAtheAdermisA-AAnswerACollagen
WhichATheAFollowingAisAnotAsynthesizedAbyAtheAfibroblastA-AAnswerAHistamines
FibroblastsAprimarilyAsynthesizeAwhichAtypeAofAcollagenAduringAformationAofAgranulationAtissueA-
AAnswerAtypeA3Acollagen
TheAprocessAbyAwhichAleukocytesAbeginAadheringAtoAtheAendotheliumAisAtermedAneutrophilicA-
AAnswerAMargination
,oneAofAtheAearliestApresentingAsymptomsAandAatherosclerosisAthatAlimitsAtheApatient'sAabilityAtoAam
bulateAlongAdistancesA-AAnswerAIntermittentAclaudication
NotAaAcharacteristicAofAvenousAlegAulcerA-AAnswerARound,AsymmetricalAwoundAborder
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdressingAmaterialsAwouldAmostAlikelyAbeAutilizedAforAtheAmanagementAofAa
AgranulatingAvenousAulcerAwithAsignificantAdrainageAinAaAbedboundApatientA-
AAnswerAFoamAdressingAandAmultilayerAelasticAcompressionAbandage
TheAreproductiveAlayerAofAtheAepidermisAisAknownAasAtheAstratumA-
AAnswerAGerminativumAorAbasalAlayer
TheAepidermisAreceivesAitsAvascularAnourishmentAfromAtheA-AAnswerAPapillaryAdermis
AAcellAthatAisAaAsignificantAsourceAofAgrowthAfactorA-AAnswerAMacrophage
TheAmolecularAenvironmentAofAtheAchronicAwoundAisAcharacterizedAbyA-
AAnswerAIncreasedAlevelsAofAproteases
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAinterventionAusedAforAaApurposeAotherAthanAforAaAwoundAofAvenousA
insufficiencyAetiologyAinAanAambulatoryApatientA-AAnswerATEDAhoseAwithAanAabsorbentAdressing
RestApainAisAindicativeAofA-AAnswerAAdvancedAocclusiveAdiseaseAofA90%AorAmoreAocclusion
IntermittentAclaudicationAisAtheAtypeAofApainAthatA-AAnswerAIsAtriggeredAbyAambulation
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAABIAvaluesAisAindicativeAofAcalcificationAofAtheAvesselAwallAinAaApersonAwit
hAdiabetesA-AAnswerA>A1.3
MaintenanceAofAanAescharAcoveredAarterialAheelAulcerAisApreferredAwhenA-
AAnswerAIndicationAofAanAinfectionAareAabsentAwithAlimitedApotentialAforAhealing
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAscenariosAisAmostAlikelyAindicativeAofAcoexistingAarterialAdiseaseAinAaApatie
ntAwithAaAvenousAulcerA-AAnswerAABIA<A0.7
LipodermatosclerosisAisAassociatedAwithA-
AAnswerAHardeningAofAtheAdermisAandAsubcutaneousAtissues
, TheAoverlappingAphasesAofAacuteAwoundAhealingAoccurAinAtheAfollowingAorderAandAincludeA-
AAnswerAHemostasis,Ainflammation,Aproliferation,Aremodeling
TheAprimaryAcauseAofAvenousAdiseaseAisA-AAnswerAIncompetentAvalves
AA75-year-
oldAwheelchairAconfinedApatientAwithAsevereAbilateralAlowerAextremityAedemaAsecondaryAtoAvenousAi
nsufficiencyAandAdependencyApresentsAtoAtheAclinic.ATheAmostAappropriateAinitialAtypeAofAcompressio
nAforAthisApatientAwouldAbeA-AAnswerAMultilayeredAsustainedAcompression
AAconditionAthatAmayAoccurAasAaAresultAofAlong-standingAvenousAinsufficiencyAisA-
AAnswerAphlebolymphedema
Inelastic/nonelasticAorAshortAstretchAcompressionAisAindicatedAforA-
AAnswerAAmbulatoryApatientsAwithAvenousAinsufficiencyAandAlymphedema
CompressionApressureAforceAforAtheAtreatmentAofAvenousAinsufficiencyAwithAmultilayerAcompressionAs
ystemsAisAtheAresultsAofA-AAnswerALeplacesAlaw
SymsAamputationAisAatAtheAlevelAofA-AAnswerATheAankle
AnAabsoluteAcontraindicationAtoAcompressingAaApatientAwithAvenousAinsufficiencyAulcerationAwithAaA
4-layerAcompressionAisA-AAnswerAUncompensatedACHF
PatientAisAaA19-year-oldAfemaleAwhoAhadAaAyear-
longAhistoryAofArightAlowerAextremityAswellingAwhichAworsensAasAtheAdayAprogresses.ASwellingAdecr
easesAwithAovernightAbedArest.AThereAisAnoAhistoryAofAtrauma.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdiagnosisAis
AmostAaccurateA-AAnswerAPrimaryAlymphedema
YourApatientApresentsAwithAbilateralAlowerAextremityAswelling.ACellulitisAinAtheAgaiterAareaAofAtheA
rightAlowerAextremity,AindurationAandAedemaAwithAaApositiveAstemmerAsignAyourAbestAdiagnosisAis
A-AAnswerAStageAIIAlymphedema
IfAtheAABIAisAgreaterAthanA1.3AinAaApatientAwithAdiabetesAtheAnextAmostApredictiveAvalueAforAheal
ingAisA-AAnswerATBIA(toeAbrachialAindex)
WhichAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAtypicalAcharacteristicAinApatientsAwithAperipheralAarteryAdiseaseA-
AAnswerAIrregularAwoundAmargins