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ACOLS MLD Training EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES
LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST RELEASED
When the precapillary sphincter located at the arteriole contracts:
Less blood enters into the capillaries
Volume will decrease and the Blood Capillary pressure will also decrease
Less filtration occurs
Less blood enters into the capillaries
Volume will decrease and the Blood Capillary pressure will also decrease
Less filtration occurs
All of the above
What upsets the equilibrium of Starling's Law?
• a. Passive Hyperemia
b. Active Hyperemia
Both A and B
Passive Hyperemia & Active Hyper
Match page
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If the normal diffusion distance in the tissues between the cells and the blood capillary
increases (if swelling is present):a. The local immune response in the tissue cells is
compromised
b. The nutritional supply to the cells will suffer
c. Patient is prone to frequent infections
d. All of the above
a. The local immune response in the tissue cells is compromised
b. The nutritional supply to the cells will suffer
c. Patient is prone to frequent infections
d. All of the above
If a healthy lymphatic system is overwhelmed and the lymphatic load of water exceeds the
Transport Capacity (TC) with a Lymph Time Volume (LTV) maxed out this is called:
Dynamic insufficiency
Hypoproteinemia:
Abnormal deficiency of the amount of protein in the blood
When lymph volume increases, what happens to lymphangiomotoricity?
It Increases
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What is the main function of the lymph nodes?
a. To filter harmful material out of the lymph fluid
b. To produce and house lymphocytes and macrophages for immune system function
c. Both A and B
Which part of the nervous system innervates the lymph collectors?
a. Sympathetic branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
b. Parasympathetic branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
c. Spinal nerves of the Somatic Nervous System
d. Cranial nerves of the Somatic Nervous System
Sympathetic branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
All these are effects of the use of Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) except:
a.Increase in the contraction frequency of lymph collectors
b.Eliminates the risk of re-accumulation after decongestion
c.Re-route lymph flow around blocked areas into more centrally located, healthy areas
d.Increase the local sympathetic response and the general parasympathetic effect
Increase the local sympathetic response and the general parasympathetic effect
Lymphedema is a symptom; edema is a disease.
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False
Crohn's disease is a contraindication for deep abdominal techniques.
True
All of the following are absolute contraindications for compression treatment except:
Arterial diseases
Severe congestive heart failure (CHF)
Spasticity
Pregnancy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, congestive heart failure (CHF), dysmenorrhea, and lleus are contraindications for
Abdominal techniques
Blood pressure in arteries is higher than blood capillary pressure.
True
If the precapillary sphincter dilates = Less blood into capillaries -> Less volume = decreased
Blood Capillary Pressure (BCP).
False
The precapillary sphincter is innervated by the sympathetic portion of the Autonomic Nervous
System (ANS).
ACOLS MLD Training EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES
LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST RELEASED
When the precapillary sphincter located at the arteriole contracts:
Less blood enters into the capillaries
Volume will decrease and the Blood Capillary pressure will also decrease
Less filtration occurs
Less blood enters into the capillaries
Volume will decrease and the Blood Capillary pressure will also decrease
Less filtration occurs
All of the above
What upsets the equilibrium of Starling's Law?
• a. Passive Hyperemia
b. Active Hyperemia
Both A and B
Passive Hyperemia & Active Hyper
Match page
, Page 2 of 42
If the normal diffusion distance in the tissues between the cells and the blood capillary
increases (if swelling is present):a. The local immune response in the tissue cells is
compromised
b. The nutritional supply to the cells will suffer
c. Patient is prone to frequent infections
d. All of the above
a. The local immune response in the tissue cells is compromised
b. The nutritional supply to the cells will suffer
c. Patient is prone to frequent infections
d. All of the above
If a healthy lymphatic system is overwhelmed and the lymphatic load of water exceeds the
Transport Capacity (TC) with a Lymph Time Volume (LTV) maxed out this is called:
Dynamic insufficiency
Hypoproteinemia:
Abnormal deficiency of the amount of protein in the blood
When lymph volume increases, what happens to lymphangiomotoricity?
It Increases
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What is the main function of the lymph nodes?
a. To filter harmful material out of the lymph fluid
b. To produce and house lymphocytes and macrophages for immune system function
c. Both A and B
Which part of the nervous system innervates the lymph collectors?
a. Sympathetic branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
b. Parasympathetic branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
c. Spinal nerves of the Somatic Nervous System
d. Cranial nerves of the Somatic Nervous System
Sympathetic branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
All these are effects of the use of Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) except:
a.Increase in the contraction frequency of lymph collectors
b.Eliminates the risk of re-accumulation after decongestion
c.Re-route lymph flow around blocked areas into more centrally located, healthy areas
d.Increase the local sympathetic response and the general parasympathetic effect
Increase the local sympathetic response and the general parasympathetic effect
Lymphedema is a symptom; edema is a disease.
, Page 4 of 42
False
Crohn's disease is a contraindication for deep abdominal techniques.
True
All of the following are absolute contraindications for compression treatment except:
Arterial diseases
Severe congestive heart failure (CHF)
Spasticity
Pregnancy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, congestive heart failure (CHF), dysmenorrhea, and lleus are contraindications for
Abdominal techniques
Blood pressure in arteries is higher than blood capillary pressure.
True
If the precapillary sphincter dilates = Less blood into capillaries -> Less volume = decreased
Blood Capillary Pressure (BCP).
False
The precapillary sphincter is innervated by the sympathetic portion of the Autonomic Nervous
System (ANS).
