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NPTE LYMPHEDEMA QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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NPTE LYMPHEDEMA QUESTIONS WITHVERIFIED ANSWERS
A physical therapist sees a female patient who underwent radical mastectomy and
axillary node excision. Which of the following indicators would indicate the
patient's first development of lymphoedema?
A: Atrophy of the brachioradialis muscle
B: Numbness in the antecubital fossa.
C- Reduced flexibility of the fingers
D- High blood pressure - ANSWER C.
What goes into the R lymphatic duct? - Answer: Right side of the head.
- Right thorax.
- Right UE.
What drains into the thoracic duct? - Answer: Everything else.
Congestion order of drainage? Proximal, distal, etc. - ANSWER Stroke proximal
first, then distal.
Is lymphatic drainage stroking from distal to proximal or proximal to distal? -
ANSWER Distal to proximal
Stemmers' sign? - ANSWER: A special lymphatic test
Pinch the skin.
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