ACOLS Study Questions and Answers

ACOLS Study Questions and Answers
WhatArepresentsAtheAbeginningAofAtheAlymphaticAsystem?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
LymphACapillaries
WhichAlymphaticAstructuresAfilterALymphAfluid?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-LymphAnodes
TrueAorAFalse,ALymphaticAterritoriesAareAareasAofAtheAbodyAthatAcontainAseveralAcollectorsA
thatAdrainAtowardsAoppositeAgroupsAofAregionalAlymphAnodes?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
False
WhereAisAtheAaxilla-axillaryAanastomosesA(AAA)Alocated?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BetweenAtheAaxillaryAlymphAnodesAcrossingAtheAsagitalAwatershed.
WhichAtwoAveinsAformAtheAvenousAangle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
InternalAjugularAandAsubclavian
TheAmainApurposeAofAtheALymphaticASystemAisAtoAdrainAthoseAsubstancesAthatAcannotAbeA
drainedAorAregabsorbedAbyAtheAcirculatoryAsystemAandAreturnsAthemAtoAtheAblood.ATheseA
substancesAareAalsoAknownAasA"LymphaticALoads"A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
WhatAareAtheAfourAmainAcomponentsAofAtheALymphaticALoad?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Water,AProteins,Acell/cellAfragments,AlongAchainAfattyAacids
TheApercentageAofAwaterAthatAbecomesALymphaticALoadAisAalsoAknownAas?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-NetAfiltrate

HowAmuchAfluidAreturnsAtoAtheAleftAvenousAangleAinA24Ahours?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
2-4Aliters
IfAaAhealthyAlymphaticAsystemAisAoverwhelemedAandAtheAlymphaticAloadAofAwaterAexceeds
AtheAtransportAcapacityA(TC)AofAtheAlymphaticAsystemAwithAtheALymphATimeAVolumeA(LTV)

AmaxedAoutAthisAisAknownAas?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DynamicAinsufficiency

IfAaApatientAwithAaAmalformationAofAtheAlymphaticAsystemAdevelopsAlymphedema,AthisAlym
phedemaAisAknownAas?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PrimaryALymphedema
HypoproteinemiaAis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AbnormalAdeficiencyAofAtheAamountAofAproteinAinAtheAblood.
WhatAisAtheApurposeAofALymphAcollectors?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TransportAlymphAtoALymphAnodesAandAlymphaticAtrunks
TrueAorAFalse,ALymphedemaAusuallyAaffectsAoneAextremityAonlyA(unilateralAevolvement),Ai
fAtwoAextremitiesAlymphedemaAgenerallyAappearsAasymmetrical?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True

TrueAorAFalse,ALymphedemaAisAaAproteinArichAswelling?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
TrueAorAFalse,ALymphedemaAresultsAdueAtoAaAcombinedAinsufficiency?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False,AMechanicalAInsufficiency

TrueAorAFalse,AsecondaryALymphedemaAcanAbeAcausedAbyAcancerAorAradiation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True

TrueAorAFalse,AsecondaryALymphedemaAcanAbeAcausedAbyAsurgeryAorAtrauma?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True

TrueAorAFalse,AsecondaryALymphedemaAisAnotAcausedAbyAaAknownAinsultAtoAtheAlymphatic
Asystem?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False

WhatAareAtheAcomponentsAofAcompleteAdecongestiveAtherapyA(CDT)?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SkinAcare,AMLD,Acompression,AandAdecongestiveAexercise

, TrueAorAFalse,AinjuriesAtoAtheAskinAshouldAbeAavoidedAbyAaAlymphedemaApatient?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True

TrueAorAFalse,AmisquotesAandAinsectAbitesAhaveAnoAnegativeAeffectAonAaAlymphedemaApat
ient?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
TrueAorAFalse,AfullAbodyAmassageAandAheatAshouldAnotAbeAavoidedAbyAaAlymphedemaApati
ent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
TrueAorAFalse,AbloodApressureAandAvenousApunctureAshouldAbeAavoidedAbyAaAlymphedem
aApatient?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
TrueAorAFalse,AcompressionAtherapyAdoesAnotAimproveAefficiencyAofAjointAandAmuscleApu
mp?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
TrueAorAFalse,AcompressionAtherapyAincreasesAreabsorption?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
True
TrueAorAFalse,AcompressionAtherapyAprovidesAsupportAforAtissuesAthatAhaveAlostAelasticity
?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
TrueAorAFalse,AdecongestiveAexerciseAimprovesAlymphAtransportationAandAvenousAreturn?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True

TrueAorAFalse,AdecongestiveAexerciseAdoesAnotAoptomizeAjointAandAmuscleApump?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False

TrueAorAFalse,AdeepA(diaphragmatic)AbreathingAincreasesAtheAvolumeAofAfluidAreturnedAvia
AthoracicAductAtoAtheAvenousAangle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True

TrueAorAFalse,AAAbodyApartAisAconsideredAtoAhaveAlymphedemaAwhenAanAabnormalAaccu
mulationAofAproteinAandAwaterAisApresentAinAtheAinterstitialAspaceAdueAtoAaAmechanicalAins
ufficiencyAofAtheAlymphaticAsystem?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
TrueAorAFalse,ALymphaticAFluidAisArichAinAprotein?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
TrueAorAFalse,ALymphedemaAisAusuallyAunilateralAandAwhenAitAisAbilateralAitAisAalwaysAasy
mmetrical?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
TrueAorAFalse,ALymphedemaAonAextremitiesAoccursAusuallyAbilateral?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False

TrueAorAFalse,ATheAmainApurposeAofAtheAlymphaticAsystemAisAtoAdrainAthoseAsubstancesAt
hatAcannotAbeAdrainedAorAreabsorbedAbyAtheAcirculatoryAsystemAandAreturnsAthemAtoAtheAb
lood?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
TrueAorAFalse,AProteinsAcanAbeAreabsorbedAbyAtheAvenousAsystemAbcAtheyAareAsmallAeno
ughAtoAenterAtheAmembranesAofAtheAvenousAendAofAtheAcapillaries?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False

TrueAorAFalse,ALymphAfluidAcontainedAinAtheAlymphaticsAofAtheAintestinalAsystemAappearsA
asA"milky"AbcAofAtheAcontentAofAfat?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
TrueAorAFalse,ASuperficialAlymphaticAsystemAisAlocatedAaboveAtheAfascia?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True

TrueAorAFalse,ATheAinterstitialAfluidAbecomesAlymphAwhenAitAentersAtheAlymphAnodes?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False

TrueAorAFalse,ATheAanatomyAofAtheAinitialAlymphAvesselAplexusAisAimportantAtoAusAasACLTs
AbcAitAallowsAusAtoAre-routeAlymphAtoAhealthyAareasAinAanyAdirection?A-

ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True

TrueAorAFalse,ALymphAnodesAcanAregenerate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
TrueAorAFalse,ALymphAcollectors/vesselsAcanAreAgenerate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
True