ACOLS study questions with correct answer
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Whatdgrepresentsdgthedgbeginningdgofdgthedglymphaticdgsystem?dg-
dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ LymphdgCapillaries
WhichdglymphaticdgstructuresdgfilterdgLymphdgfluid?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔
✔ Lymphdgnodes
TruedgordgFalse,dgLymphaticdgterritoriesdgaredgareasdgofdgthedgbodydgthatdgconta
indgseveraldgcollectorsdgthatdgdraindgtowardsdgoppositedggroupsdgofdgregionaldgl
ymphdgnodes?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False
Wheredgisdgthedgaxilla-axillarydganastomosesdg(AAA)dglocated?dg-
dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Betweendgthedgaxillarydglymphdgnodesdgcrossingdgthedgsagitaldgwatershed.
Whichdgtwodgveinsdgformdgthedgvenousdgangle?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Internaldgjugulardganddgsubclavian
ThedgmaindgpurposedgofdgthedgLymphaticdgSystemdgisdgtodgdraindgthosedgsubsta
ncesdgthatdgcannotdgbedgdraineddgordgregabsorbeddgbydgthedgcirculatorydgsyste
,mdganddgreturnsdgthemdgtodgthedgblood.dgThesedgsubstancesdgaredgalsodgknowndg
asdg"LymphaticdgLoads"dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
WhatdgaredgthedgfourdgmaindgcomponentsdgofdgthedgLymphaticdgLoad?dg-
dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Water,dgProteins,dgcell/celldgfragments,dglongdgchaindgfattydgacids
ThedgpercentagedgofdgwaterdgthatdgbecomesdgLymphaticdgLoaddgisdgalsodgknow
ndgas?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ Netdgfiltrate
Howdgmuchdgfluiddgreturnsdgtodgthedgleftdgvenousdgangledgindg24dghours?dg-
dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ 2-4dgliters
Ifdgadghealthydglymphaticdgsystemdgisdgoverwhelemeddganddgthedglymphaticdglo
addgofdgwaterdgexceedsdgthedgtransportdgcapacitydg(TC)dgofdgthedglymphaticdgsy
stemdgwithdgthedgLymphdgTimedgVolumedg(LTV)dgmaxeddgoutdgthisdgisdgknow
ndgas?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ Dynamicdginsufficiency
Ifdgadgpatientdgwithdgadgmalformationdgofdgthedglymphaticdgsystemdgdevelopsdgl
ymphedema,dgthisdglymphedemadgisdgknowndgas?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
PrimarydgLymphedema
,Hypoproteinemiadgis?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Abnormaldgdeficiencydgofdgthedgamountdgofdgproteindgindgthedgblood.
WhatdgisdgthedgpurposedgofdgLymphdgcollectors?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
TransportdglymphdgtodgLymphdgnodesdganddglymphaticdgtrunks
TruedgordgFalse,dgLymphedemadgusuallydgaffectsdgonedgextremitydgonlydg(unil
ateraldgevolvement),dgifdgtwodgextremitiesdglymphedemadggenerallydgappearsd
asymmetrical?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
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TruedgordgFalse,dgLymphedemadgisdgadgproteindgrichdgswelling?dg-
dg correctdganswer✔ ✔ True
TruedgordgFalse,dgLymphedemadgresultsdgduedgtodgadgcombineddginsufficiency
?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False,dgMechanicaldgInsufficiency
TruedgordgFalse,dgsecondarydgLymphedemadgcandgbedgcauseddgbydgcancerdgordg
radiation?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
TruedgordgFalse,dgsecondarydgLymphedemadgcandgbedgcauseddgbydgsurgerydgord
trauma?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
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, TruedgordgFalse,dgsecondarydgLymphedemadgisdgnotdgcauseddgbydgadgknowndgin
sultdgtodgthedglymphaticdgsystem?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False
Whatdgaredgthedgcomponentsdgofdgcompletedgdecongestivedgtherapydg(CDT)?dg
-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Skindgcare,dgMLD,dgcompression,dganddgdecongestivedgexercise
TruedgordgFalse,dginjuriesdgtodgthedgskindgshoulddgbedgavoideddgbydgadglymphede
madgpatient?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
TruedgordgFalse,dgmisquotesdganddginsectdgbitesdghavedgnodgnegativedgeffectdgon
dgadglymphedemadgpatient?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False
TruedgordgFalse,dgfulldgbodydgmassagedganddgheatdgshoulddgnotdgbedgavoideddgb
ydgadglymphedemadgpatient?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False
TruedgordgFalse,dgblooddgpressuredganddgvenousdgpuncturedgshoulddgbedgavoide
ddgbydgadglymphedemadgpatient?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
TruedgordgFalse,dgcompressiondgtherapydgdoesdgnotdgimprovedgefficiencydgofdgj
ointdganddgmuscledgpump?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False
dg dg dg dg dg
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Whatdgrepresentsdgthedgbeginningdgofdgthedglymphaticdgsystem?dg-
dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ LymphdgCapillaries
WhichdglymphaticdgstructuresdgfilterdgLymphdgfluid?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔
✔ Lymphdgnodes
TruedgordgFalse,dgLymphaticdgterritoriesdgaredgareasdgofdgthedgbodydgthatdgconta
indgseveraldgcollectorsdgthatdgdraindgtowardsdgoppositedggroupsdgofdgregionaldgl
ymphdgnodes?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False
Wheredgisdgthedgaxilla-axillarydganastomosesdg(AAA)dglocated?dg-
dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Betweendgthedgaxillarydglymphdgnodesdgcrossingdgthedgsagitaldgwatershed.
Whichdgtwodgveinsdgformdgthedgvenousdgangle?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Internaldgjugulardganddgsubclavian
ThedgmaindgpurposedgofdgthedgLymphaticdgSystemdgisdgtodgdraindgthosedgsubsta
ncesdgthatdgcannotdgbedgdraineddgordgregabsorbeddgbydgthedgcirculatorydgsyste
,mdganddgreturnsdgthemdgtodgthedgblood.dgThesedgsubstancesdgaredgalsodgknowndg
asdg"LymphaticdgLoads"dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
WhatdgaredgthedgfourdgmaindgcomponentsdgofdgthedgLymphaticdgLoad?dg-
dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Water,dgProteins,dgcell/celldgfragments,dglongdgchaindgfattydgacids
ThedgpercentagedgofdgwaterdgthatdgbecomesdgLymphaticdgLoaddgisdgalsodgknow
ndgas?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ Netdgfiltrate
Howdgmuchdgfluiddgreturnsdgtodgthedgleftdgvenousdgangledgindg24dghours?dg-
dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ 2-4dgliters
Ifdgadghealthydglymphaticdgsystemdgisdgoverwhelemeddganddgthedglymphaticdglo
addgofdgwaterdgexceedsdgthedgtransportdgcapacitydg(TC)dgofdgthedglymphaticdgsy
stemdgwithdgthedgLymphdgTimedgVolumedg(LTV)dgmaxeddgoutdgthisdgisdgknow
ndgas?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ Dynamicdginsufficiency
Ifdgadgpatientdgwithdgadgmalformationdgofdgthedglymphaticdgsystemdgdevelopsdgl
ymphedema,dgthisdglymphedemadgisdgknowndgas?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
PrimarydgLymphedema
,Hypoproteinemiadgis?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Abnormaldgdeficiencydgofdgthedgamountdgofdgproteindgindgthedgblood.
WhatdgisdgthedgpurposedgofdgLymphdgcollectors?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
TransportdglymphdgtodgLymphdgnodesdganddglymphaticdgtrunks
TruedgordgFalse,dgLymphedemadgusuallydgaffectsdgonedgextremitydgonlydg(unil
ateraldgevolvement),dgifdgtwodgextremitiesdglymphedemadggenerallydgappearsd
asymmetrical?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
g
TruedgordgFalse,dgLymphedemadgisdgadgproteindgrichdgswelling?dg-
dg correctdganswer✔ ✔ True
TruedgordgFalse,dgLymphedemadgresultsdgduedgtodgadgcombineddginsufficiency
?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False,dgMechanicaldgInsufficiency
TruedgordgFalse,dgsecondarydgLymphedemadgcandgbedgcauseddgbydgcancerdgordg
radiation?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
TruedgordgFalse,dgsecondarydgLymphedemadgcandgbedgcauseddgbydgsurgerydgord
trauma?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
g
, TruedgordgFalse,dgsecondarydgLymphedemadgisdgnotdgcauseddgbydgadgknowndgin
sultdgtodgthedglymphaticdgsystem?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False
Whatdgaredgthedgcomponentsdgofdgcompletedgdecongestivedgtherapydg(CDT)?dg
-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔
Skindgcare,dgMLD,dgcompression,dganddgdecongestivedgexercise
TruedgordgFalse,dginjuriesdgtodgthedgskindgshoulddgbedgavoideddgbydgadglymphede
madgpatient?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
TruedgordgFalse,dgmisquotesdganddginsectdgbitesdghavedgnodgnegativedgeffectdgon
dgadglymphedemadgpatient?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False
TruedgordgFalse,dgfulldgbodydgmassagedganddgheatdgshoulddgnotdgbedgavoideddgb
ydgadglymphedemadgpatient?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False
TruedgordgFalse,dgblooddgpressuredganddgvenousdgpuncturedgshoulddgbedgavoide
ddgbydgadglymphedemadgpatient?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ True
TruedgordgFalse,dgcompressiondgtherapydgdoesdgnotdgimprovedgefficiencydgofdgj
ointdganddgmuscledgpump?dg-dgcorrectdganswer✔ ✔ False